The last surviving flying example of the Vulcan bomber grounded for the same reason, not because it isn’t air worthy, but because the only people whom know how to maintain it don’t themselves have enough natural life expectancy left to train up the next generation of ground crew, 😔 A nice video from guy Martin on the Vulcan ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kKqFMoh-32A.html
Having restored engines myself know the amount of work it takes to restore these engines back to running order, she looks fantastic well done and keep up the good work.
THIRTY thumbs down, I am astounded! This is a project that would make any man proud to be a part of this project as well as preserving history. Congrats and cheers from John. Proud Aussie.
With some 35,000 Pratt & Whitney (Wasp Junior) built and used in just about everything that had wings, parts are not what's missing........how to put them together is another thing all together ! Big enjoyment watching this video. (We are now close to 8 years later (2022) and still a great video !)
A beautiful rebuild. Even with the limited information contained in the film it is clear this has been renovated and rebuilt to a very high standard. This sort of thing is gold dust to engineers. A great job John.
I have done something similar, but nowhere near as comprehensive as your beautiful engine, and people have told me that I must be Mad, I beg to differ it's all about a love of what you enjoy, and you enjoy what you have made .Thank you.
I cannot imagine you accomplish restoration in 3 months. Highly impressive effort. Beautiful work on this wonderful R985 Pratt & Whitney engine. You deserve all the praise imaginable. Hope you enjoy this engine for many years.
As someone who is about to complete my second year of college as an AME, this was awesome to watch, and makes me very excited to get working on air craft. Superb job, very well done.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching the time and attention you put into resurrecting such a beautiful engine. I've had the luxury of driving a couple aircraft with this engine. Let me tell you, if that lusty sound doesn't stir your soul, you're dead already... Thank you for posting this to all of us aviation lovers!
I find it hard to believe you did that in three months! Incredible job, and a credit to the ladies and gentlemen involved. I have a flight booked on Harvard for my 60th, hence my interest in the motor.
Super job! In college I had the awesome opportunity to rebuild one of these. What a great experience! On startup, I got covered with oil due to the configuration of the exhaust and the lubrication of parts during assembly. When that engine roared to life and I had a smile a mile wide! Thanks for posting this!
That is very impressive. Well done.I noticed no oil being burned, you did a great job fitting the rings and someone did a great ob honing the jugs. Please wear hearing protection! I have no idea why anyone would give you a thumbs down. They must be cretins. Congrats on the rebuild.
wfs52 - Probably, mostly men are viewing this with amazement and affection. The women who see this are angry that men would put so much attention to a machine and not so much on them. After all a woman only has like 15 moving parts! And of those only a handful are worth 15 minutes of attention!
God if that was cheaper than buying a working engine than a working engine must be astronomical. The rebuild is just beautiful, so much better than a jet engine. A real beautiful job done.
Not many videos inspire me to do further research on the subject. This is one of them. Great resurrection of an amazingly versatile engine, Mr Rutherford. Apparently they even powered helicopters. I suspect you might have had a wee bit of prior experience with this sort of thing. Bravo. 👍
That was Beautiful! Your work to restore looked amazing. I have been fortunate to have been present two times at an old private airport to hear a newly rebuilt and a stored away engine start and run. There's nuthin like it to be present and hear them purr. Thanks for sharing.
What a great restoration! One safety note: I once had an incident in an open-cockpit bi-plane that convinced me to wear safety goggles every time I get behind a big spinning prop like that. Those of you watching might consider it if you ever do something like this.
The raggedy parts that made this engine ultimately looked beautiful. Congratulations! I am sure that the live sounds of the engine are far more harmonically rich and loud than my feeble computer system can possibly replicate.
Amazing Mr John. This is not a simple restoration. This work requires a knowledge about assembly the engine and specific processes for recovery the spare parts. Congratulations. Claudio from Brazil.
As many before have commented... Congratulations, amazing job. Beautiful to see something that others considered "junk" very carefully and painstakingly and lovingly re-assembled, restored to proper working condition. A piece (or pieces) of history, kept from the scrap heap. Bravo, good man, bravo.
Great job using miscellaneous different spare scrap parts , now you have a beautiful piece of equipment from the 2nd World War ! Congratulations on a job well done !
About 30 years ago I almost bought a D-18 Beechcraft, it had two of those beautiful engines, what scared me away was that the plane had been sitting for years and the engines needed more then just a little work. What that fellow did to that engine in the video wouldn't have done it for these engines, much less for the rest of the plane. I'd probably still be working on it! Neglect is never a good thing, and has been the downfall is many a good machine! Cheers!
Fascinating, I have always wondered how radials work and now I know. I admire your expertise and wood working skills. Museum quality exhibit I'd say. Many thanks for sharing.
All I can say is WOW! Great engine and great work! I've always liked the great radial engines of the last century, especially the twin row radials like the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 series, the Bristol Hercules series, and the BMW 801 series.
Amazing...and my hat is off to you talented gentlemen from a fellow engine man. This was a joy to watch and I hope to one day have your level of skill. THIS is history in motion.
Bravo ... well done matey ... amazing job ... thanks for keeping part of history alive ! Every bit of such living history helps a new generation see and understand a bit more of the joy and adventure that was the history of aviation ... THANKS FOR KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE
i just love the rumble being started I love it you are an amazing mechanic my friend I watch it so many time watch it run I love also watching ther2800double wasp those engines are modern marvels
dear Mr. Rutherford: this is without question utterly GORGEOUS, BEAUTIFUL, PLAINLY MAGNIFICENT RESTORATION... You should be commended for this great work around the world in every aviation mag that matters... THANK FOR SHARING THIS GREAT re-BUILD WITH US... you are a master aviation mechanical engineer. just beautiful. arthur b (Ngai) NOW LET'S FLY, brother!
That was absolutely fabulous!! Very well photgraphed and video'd. An amazing amount of craftsmanship and detail work, John...the engine looked and sounded amazing. You should be proud of your accomplishment. Nothing like this here in Canada...
