Ever wondered how a radial aircraft engine works?

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 05/16/2016 at 17:12 • Filed to: planelopnik

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This insane guy genius built a wooden replica of a 9-cylinder radial engine that shows its inner workings. Take the time to watch these two videos, and be amazed, not only at the how 9 cylinders go through the 4-stroke process, but at the amount of skill and craftsmanship that went into building this model. And spare a thought for the brilliant engineers who came up with this whole idea in the first place. There’s way, way too much math in this for me. Also, stick around for the end of Part 2 when he cranks it as fast as he can.

Part 1

Part 2

Blondude > ttyymmnn 05/16/2016 at 17:15

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Wobbles the Mind > ttyymmnn 05/16/2016 at 17:27

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When the hell did I take off my pants?!! Hnnnnnnggg!!!

Birddog > ttyymmnn 05/16/2016 at 17:27

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Amazing!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > ttyymmnn 05/16/2016 at 17:35

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Who’s idea was it to put pistons in a circle?

tulsaturbique > ttyymmnn 05/16/2016 at 17:35

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This guy is great. I seriously want my own wooden redial engine!

“...It’s not actually going to fly, so it will be OK.”

ttyymmnn > tulsaturbique 05/16/2016 at 17:36

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Build one! Maybe he’ll share the plans!

ttyymmnn > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/16/2016 at 17:37

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No idea. I’d start your research here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_en…

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > ttyymmnn 05/16/2016 at 17:41

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I’d like to see him make a wooden model of a Gnome Rotary... That would be the crowning touch

Cé hé sin > ttyymmnn 05/16/2016 at 18:08

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And just in case that idea wasn’t weird enough, they had rotary engines too. Crankshaft stays still, cylinders rotate around it.

ttyymmnn > Cé hé sin 05/16/2016 at 18:32

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Yup. The Sopwith Camel had such an engine. I understand that it made the Camel pretty difficult to fly for beginners, but also gave it excellent maneuverability. The Lego Camel has a rotary engine.

Clown Shoe Pilot > tulsaturbique 05/16/2016 at 20:08

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A redial engine? How about a *69 engine?

QCGoose > ttyymmnn 05/17/2016 at 09:16

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Fascinating stuff! Thanks for finding those.