Now imagine cruising for hour after hour after hour between four of those beauties. That's what I did as a kid in the 50's, flying to and from Africa either in Handley Page Hastings (RAF) or Hermes (Britavia). When they all got going the deeeeeep thrumming was the most wonderful symphony in the world.
I'd much rather fly between modern jet engines. As an engineer, there's too much complexity with these motors and too much risk for failure. A four row radial engine has so many moving parts and they are super stressed by the superchargers.
The J model has a six blade prop and makes 25% more power per engine than the H model. I have ridden them both into and out of some less than stellar locations.
Hi 👋 guys… I’m a retired C-130 Loadmaster. That engine never powered a C-130. All C -130 Hercules are powered by turboprops. Not piston driven. The first one that flew in 1954.. the A model … had 3 bladed turboprops. The engine in the video is a 14 cylinder “Hercules” radial built in the late 1930s by the Bristol Aeroplane Co. , it was used on bombers. Load Clear 👍
And I never new that there is a group of people that are unsatisfied with the power output of their trailer . Do you race them ? Do you meet monthly for competitions to see who's got the fastest trailer ,what is the land speed record for a trailer, I have so many questions. Do I start with a single Axel and work my way up as I'm interested in building one and competing . What size engine would you recommend for a tri axel
One cylinder on these big radial engines produce more horsepower than an entire a small car's engine. Jet engine development ended the short life span of these engines.
What's interesting about this engine is that it's of course a 4-Stroke but no valves. Instead it's got some type of cylinder sleeve that does the job. Also, 2 plugs per cylinder!
Yes, this engine has NO overhead " poppet " valves. The cylinder wall " sleeve" ( connected by a connecting rod like to the crankshaft or its own crankshaft ) timed slides travels opposite the reciprocating piston inside of it unsealing the cylinder at the combustion cylinder head. Pretty much all airplane piston engines have 2 plugs per cylinder. 1: A redundant safety where one dynamo/ distributer energizing one sparkplug per cylinder set is powered directly by the spinning crankshaft and the other set dynamo sparkplugs per cylinder is powered directly by the aircrafts electrical systems other engines generator alternator and battery backups. 2: They are larger piston cylinders than cars engines usually and greatly varying fuel/air mixtures so more sparking need for the more internal combustion volume.
@@spaceace1006 True I never worked on a Harley but the air cooled radial and flat 4 6 cylinders are very related to a air cooled motorbike engine also Porsche / VW beetle engines as well.
@@leonswan6733 I just happen to own a 2007 Fat Boy with a 96" engine. What's nice is that changing the plugs & wires is a snap. As soon as I got the bike back in April, I immediately replaced them and the battery as well! I'm no mechanic, but my Dad had me doing basic tune ups, oil changes, radiator flushes & stuff like that when I was 11!!! Quick question about our big monster engine here, is it carbureted or some type of FI??
@@leonswan6733 Oh, I just wanted to mention that when I was 11 back in 1969..ha ha!! I "cut my teeth" as it were on a 1966 Ford 289 2bbl carb. No A/C. Super-Duper easy to work on! It was a 1966 Ford Ranch Wagon. It became my car in 1974!
I assume you mean the oil blown out of the exhaust. All radial engines tend to blow oil from the lower cylinders when first started, this is because while they are standing oil drains down into the cylinders and has to be cleared by removing the spark plugs and turning the engine over by hand prior to starting. Enough will remain to make the exhaust smokey for the first minute or so of running.
