[nathanbedford]

I am old enough to remember from my youth the droning almost throbbing sound of four engine Constellations passing overhead before jets became ubiquitous.

[Roccus]

Loved the sound of those Connies as they took off and/or landed at LaGuardia. Spent some time in a hospital in the 50s that was in line with runway 4-22(?). The lights from some of those prop planes would come directly through the windows. One Connie was so low we thought it was gonna come into the ward! lol

Speed’s Sky Writers out of Flushing Airport (5 planes w/radial engines) flying overhead were a fixture in our summers. When their engines were not quite synchronised, we’d remark at the “beat”.