Pinback Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 (edited) This is the best explanation of the inner workings of a radial engine I have come across. Not sure if this You Tube has been posted on this site before. The model is pretty impressive too Edited February 1, 2017 by Pinback typo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarLos Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Very good! Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Now let's see him do a sleeve valve. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 8 hours ago, JasonC said: Now let's see him do a sleeve valve. There's this: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coors54 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 That Hercules engineering is a thing of beauty. Like a Swiss watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 (edited) The 18-cylinder Centaurus is even more so. Chris Edited February 3, 2017 by dogsbody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Where do you even start when designing an engine like the Bristol Hercules....magnificent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jure Miljevic Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 With a crankshaft. Agreed, planet transmission gear looks magnificent although I find rotary engines even more fascinating. Cheers Jure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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