[fraidycat]

Is it possable to copy the F4F sounds and replace the P-47 engine sound with it. The wildcat sounds way more like a big radial than the current P-47, to my ears.
Thanks for any help.

[Klemm]

Yes, you just need to find the relevant sound files in your basic sould mod folder, delete/rename the P-47 ones, then copy the F4F ones and rename them with the original names of the P-47 ones.
Unfortunately i can't tell you the names of them, you will have to look them up yourself or someone else will tell you.
They are located in: X:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\files\samples
(Or if you have your files (basic soundmod) folder in your mods folder then look in there.)

[VT-51_Razor]

It may sound better to your ears, which is what this is all about after all, but know that, the R-2800 is a very smooth running engine under all conditions other than at idle when cold. The R-1820, on the other hand, is the proverbial washing machine! It is on the T-28, which is still fairly common around most air shows. I believe that they got it just right on the F6F, F4U and the Jug IMHO.

[fraidycat]

Thank You for the help Klemm, i was hoping there was awy to do it! Apreciate you telling me how!

Razor Im sure you are right. Ive never heard a P-47 irl, ive heard a bearcat up close and that was awsome! I wonder if they both use the same engine?
Thank you both for your replies.

[stansdds]

The Bearcat, Hellcat, Corsair, and Thunderbolt all use the same engine as did a variety of other aircraft, but they don't always sound the same. The sound is altered by the shape of the prop blades, number of blades, length of the blades, exhaust collector arrangement, exhaust pipe length, turns, and exactly where the pipes exit the airframe. The P-47 exhaust had three possible exits, the two waste gates just behind the engine or the turbocharger exhaust port just ahead of the tailwheel. The P-47's engine note tends to be lower pitched and less of a staccato sound than the Bearcat, which had three pipes on either side of the fuselage. The B-25 is a great example of how short, individual ports sound. It uses a 14 cylinder 2600 cubic inch engine, but the sounds coming from the individual ports gives it a distinct and very loud sound.

[Trooper117]

Sorry, can't agree with some of the above posts.. The P-47 doesn't sound right at all.. I've seen 'No Guts No Glory' many times at Duxford on airshows, I've been present at engine tests and flight tests, and the in game sounds we have at the moment don't reflect the real beast IMO..
You only have to watch dvd's or video's of fly bys etc let alone listen to the real thing to know its not quite right in game...
This is not me saying the sound mod is crap by the way.. I'm extremely pleased with the efforts from the authors of the mod, it's superb.. but the P-47 sounds off unfortunately..