"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
05/14/2020 at 16:57 • Filed to: None
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"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
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It’s used to tension seatbelts during a crash. It’s powered by a cou ple of 9mm blanks and can only be used once. Read more about it at Hagerty .
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jimz
> TheRealBicycleBuck
05/14/2020 at 17:12 |
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if I had money to blow on dumb stuff I’d get myself one of these R/C aircraft wankels made by OS Engines.
Glow fuel has so much oil in it the apex seals in these would probably last forever :D
edit: and this guy put a clear cover on one.
sn4cktimes
> TheRealBicycleBuck
05/14/2020 at 17:13 |
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Going to go read this right meow!
WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
> TheRealBicycleBuck
05/14/2020 at 17:14 |
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I was looking at the picture thinking to myself “is that a bullet cartridge?”
And it was!
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> jimz
05/14/2020 at 17:57 |
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So many interesting things happening in that video! We were talking about L-head engines just a few days ago and he used one for his comparison. But the real elephant in the room is what happened to that guy’s finger? He’s also running the engine without a load. That’s not a good idea with a piston engine, but perhaps the rotary is fine. At least not having a prop will keep it from blowing oil all over the shop. Cleaning up oil, especially castor oil, after a flight was always a chore nobody wanted to do.
Anyway, I can’t wait to show the kids this video. There’s a couple of people running piston engines with plexiglass heads, but this is the first rotary I’ve seen. Neat!
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jimz
> TheRealBicycleBuck
05/14/2020 at 18:00 |
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He’s also running the engine without a load.
by the sloshing, the needle on the carb is obviously way, way rich so it’s probably running relatively cold.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> jimz
05/14/2020 at 18:03 |
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Good point.
Nauraushaun
> TheRealBicycleBuck
05/14/2020 at 18:10 |
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That’s fascinating
Urambo Tauro
> TheRealBicycleBuck
05/14/2020 at 19:33 |
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That’s so cool. The thought never even crossed my mind that you could make a pretensioner this way. The modern p iston/ cylinder design just kinda seemed like a foregone conclusion.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> Urambo Tauro
05/14/2020 at 19:55 |
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I w onder how many times it would rotate when fired without the seat belt attached. I also wonder how much torque it has when fired. I know it’s just for taking up the slack, but I wonder if it has enough to pull the passenger back a bit. Probably not, but just imagine!
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Urambo Tauro
> TheRealBicycleBuck
05/14/2020 at 19:58 |
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Well, for what it’s worth, I was taken aback just looking at it!
pip bip - choose Corrour
> TheRealBicycleBuck
05/15/2020 at 06:23 |
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interesting read
SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> Urambo Tauro
05/16/2020 at 17:15 |
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Even looking at it at point blank range , I’m taken aback