This video delves into the Lycoming IO-360-L2A as found on the Cessna 172S. You will learn the major components that make up this system, and how each relates to the operation of the airplane. www.erau.edu
This is hands down the best explanatory video about aircraft engines on the web. The great animations with partial see-through areas help demystify all that is going on when an engine starts and runs. Bravo!
I cannot express how happy I am that I found this. I’d love to have a career as an airplane mechanic, and this aircraft systems series is perfect for a beginning understanding
I’m an A&P for an airline and licensed Commercial Pilot... this is a great video that explains well how the engine works. Thanks for those who took the time to create the video.
All of you guys videos are must watches for student pilots, or anybody who plans on having an aviation career. I was struggling a little bit in groundschool reading about some stuff (because I’m a visual learner) and I came across your videos. They made a WORLD of a difference!!
For student who is working on your RPL or PPL exam , I highly recommend you to watch this before you even start reading any of the text books . An excellent video that explains the engine system within 15 mins in a simple way ! Awesome
The constant speed propeller deserves its own video with the same 3d deconstruction and level of detail as the other components. It would be amazing if they made one.....
It's the worst explanation of how an engine works I've ever seen. Its massively flawed and very wrong in a number of places. Whoever made this video is clearly not a pilot and most definitely not an engineer!
@NonyaBusiness! It is not really wrong but I think some things are showed in a way it could be interpreted wrong and some things are told as if it was like this for every type of engine. Like the 4 strokes shown in sequence in 4 separate cilinders as if one cilinder only does 1 of the 4 strokes. It is demonstrated very nice but it would be more clear if they showed it in 1 cilinder and show an animation of all 4 working . What is wrong is what they say about the order/position of pistons relative to each other. Not every engine has the same sequence as they told. There are numerous sequences and engine types. Not only 4 cilinder boxers. But I wish I could see videos like this when I was a little kid.
@NonyaBusiness! Yes, they are called two-stroke but that is not what I ment. :-) Every cilinder indeed has the same sequence of 4 strokes that they repeat that same sequence over and over. All do that at the same speed because they all are on the same cranckshaft. But the order in witch the cilinders are at the same stroke like the ignition stroke is complete free to the designer. If you want you can make it so all cilinders ignite at the same time. It would not be smart but it will work. Often pistons do not even reach the TDC at the same time. Or do reach the TDC at the same time but not in the same type of stroke. As I said it is not wrong and most will understaned but others could get the wrong impression of the order of strokes between cilinders . For me that is clear but I worked +30 years on engines (rebuilding/restoring motorbikes and cars, from 1 cilinders upto V8's, from 30's engines to modern stuff) I was looking for some info about WW2 and older airplane engines. They are manual controlled and I hoped to see some examples of how the controls are implemented. (like how a governor looks/works, how they implement superchargers and their gearchanging. How the automatic control in f.i. a FW190 works etc. Because the graphics were well done here I kept watching it.
I don’t understand how anyone could dislike this video! This is by far the best explanation of how a piston prop works that I’ve ever seen! I rate this video a solid 10/10. I wish they made a video explaining how various turbine engines work including bypass jet engines and turboprop engines...
I completed my ATPL theory exams well over 2 years ago and didn't come across this video. Only just watched it today and let me tell you; if I saw this video during ground school I would have got much better results in my engines exam. Instructors teaching off Microsoft powerpoint is okay, however this video is just amazing! No complex dialogue which nobody understands; just plain, simple English teaching the basics of an engine. Thank you so so much for this! Best video I have seen on Pistons!
A big thank you to the person(s) responsible for this video. The information is presented very well, it is videos like these that are the best of RU-vid. Thank you!
This video was simple enough that I wasnt overwhelmed with knowledge and lingo that i cant comprehend but also complex enough that it wasnt insulting the viewer's intelligence. I absolutely loved the way you explained this and it was very fun to watch. I'm not even into aviation or anything but you definitely got me interested. This is exactly the kind of video I wanted. Thank you.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this wonderful video. I don't own a plane and I've never flown, never even been near one. I only have a car and I know how it works. I had previously seen some videos recommended by youtube of a man repairing old planes, and that's how I saw what a broken plane looks like with the hood up. The information and video representations in this video made me understand better and make the connections. Most likely this information will never help me in life because I am not a pilot and I will not be, but I like to learn new things, to satisfy my curiosity.
Absolutely outstanding instructional video. Thank you so much for making this available to the general public. It’s helping thousands of future aviators!!!!
Geez even after 4 years of being on the internet, it's still a great resource! Thank you so much for making this, it is really gonna help for my Advanced aviation Air Cadets course tests!! ❤️ :)
Sa lahat ng mga Avionics or AMt na mag eexam, this video is really helpful. Kasama kasi to sa practical. Sobrang ganda ng explanation in which di ko naitindihan dati.
Wow I'm so glad I got to watch this.....I always kinda confused when my lecturers explain this in a lab but the illustrations r on the top level here that anyone could understand....respect 👏..wish I had a teacher like u guys
Great video ..wish we had these videos back in the 90’s as cfi’s to show it our students !! The mental picture about how everything functions is phenomenal
It's incredibly badly made and massively wrong in almost every respect. It was not made by an engineer that's for sure. Please don't think you know anything about engines after watching this awful video!
@NonyaBusiness! that would require me to watch it again, making a lengthy list if all the very many faults, then writing them in this column. I'm not overly sure I'm willing to waist my time in doing that.
I am thrilled at the beautiful job done on this lecture. It's clear and simple explanation method leaves no stone unturned which has enlightened me immensely. Bravo!
Amazing video. I was struggling a lot at my class today. watching this video helped me to understand everything perfectly about the engine. Thank you so much
The best engine function illustrations, easy to understand, thank you. I am working on 2 stroke fuel injection improvement that consume about the same amount of fuel like 4 strokes.
I started an aircraft maintenance mechanics course a few weeks ago and found this video researching youtube for interesting content. I'm really happy to have found it! Great video with great imagens and great explanations! Thanks for the upload!
Just because of the very well designed graphics and animation explanation made easy and narration was at its best🤩..... Covered the whole topic of engine in 14 mins that's like insane 🔥
Wow, thank you so much for this amazing explanation. It actually helps a lot understanding the whole mechanism of a piston engin system and therefore, offer a better comprehension for my ATPL theory. Your explanations and animations are very clear and mind-blowing, truly. Thanks for the good work!! It is the best explanation I ever seen.
I love videos like this. Very visual and detailed. I'm studying for my Part 107 license and it has really piqued my interest in other areas of aviation.
this was a well put video & a great refresher for me as I am currently studying for my powerplant written exam I will definitely keep reviewing it because it give a fantastic visual explanation !
This video helped me so much right now. I just started my first semester for power plant and not really knowing much, this explanation was really great and easy to understand