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| Thread ID: 87155 | 2008-02-10 21:01:00 | Only for engine enthusiasts. | Cicero (40) | PC World Chat |
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| 639226 | 2008-02-11 00:01:00 | While on the subject of engines, this was probibly one of the biggest piston engine aircraft motors ever built. en.wikipedia.org :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 639227 | 2008-02-11 00:09:00 | While on the subject of engines, this was probibly one of the biggest piston engine aircraft motors ever built. en.wikipedia.org :)It's described as a radial, but doesn't look like it? But blimmin heck it's huge! Would love one of them in my Mazda! :lol: |
Greg (193) | ||
| 639228 | 2008-02-11 00:16:00 | It's described as a radial, but doesn't look like it? But blimmin heck it's huge! Would love one of them in my Mazda! :lol: It has 28 cylinders in 7 banks of 4, 4360 cubic inches capacity (71500cc), 3500 horsepower... what a beast! Would have looked good in a Morrie Thou!!!! Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 639229 | 2008-02-11 00:33:00 | Great post Cicero. Remember the Commer trucks well, they were a great and popular workhorse. That 28 cylinder radial must have been something to hear running. I believe the Constellation airliner (small by todays standards) had 4 19 cylinder radials. Did you look up the Leyland 12 cylinder tank engine on YouTube? No wonder the tank crews kept all the hatches open, must have been like a diesel sauna in there. |
Richard (739) | ||
| 639230 | 2008-02-11 01:20:00 | I remember the small Commer trucks and that about it. I am surprised how many have heard of this engine type. Can't have worked too wel l seeing they are no longer around,a bit like Lucas,they were rubbish too. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 639231 | 2008-02-11 07:00:00 | I'd love to see one of these diesels running... (the one mentioned in the original post) | dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 639232 | 2008-02-12 02:28:00 | en.wikipedia.org I had never heard of this b4? No doubt old Joe worked one for years. "Old Joe"? ............."OLD JOE???" Hrrrruuuummmph!!! But...no...I never even saw one of them...let alone worked on one either. I'm lying here in my deathbed, watching a story about the British Mosquito Bomber and I didn't have much idea about IT either. [Two - Rolls-Royce Merlin 76/77 (left/right) liquid-cooled V12 engines, 1,710 hp (1,280 kW) each]. Great stuff, those old engines. I worked on an "opposed-piston, common-cylinder" two cycle diesel with twin crankshafts once. It was on a yard tug in LBCH/LOSA/ for the US Navy. That was fun. The pistons were 3 1/2 or 4 feet in diameter each. When I get better, I might try to Google for it...but let me finish practicing my death-pose face for a while in case I need one. So far my wife hasn't seen one she likes for my open coffin viewing. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 639233 | 2008-02-12 02:39:00 | I found what I THINK is a modern copy of the old Sulzer I just mentioned (people.bath.ac.uk). It is a new Japanese version...and these pixs are sure interesting, but somehow I don't remember the crankshaft layout as the same as I worked on. Maybe i AM old after all. Gonna sleep a whole now. Nite! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 639234 | 2008-02-12 03:05:00 | And the answer to your sig Joe is an umbrella. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 639235 | 2008-02-12 03:12:00 | I found what I THINK is a modern copy of the old Sulzer I just mentioned ( . bath . ac . uk/ccsshb/12cyl/" target="_blank">people . bath . ac . uk) . It is a new Japanese version . . . and these pics arevery interesting, but somehow I don't remember the crankshaft layout being the same that I worked on . Maybe i AM old after all . Going sleep a whole lot now . Night . ! Very interesting Joe . Get well soon,whilst resting,contemplate not being so long winded . And study the word précis . |
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