Hearing the engines firing up and running was always the best part of the airshows I used to go to.

I worked on the R1300, R-200 and the R-4360 when I was in the Air Force back in '62-'66. LOVED MY JOB!!

@misters2837

3 ай бұрын

The R1300 never sounds "Right" to me, I remember hearing them in T28's at air shows....I am always thinking....Dead Mag? - LOL!

@markc4768

3 ай бұрын

@@misters2837 I've got about 1200 hours in the T-28B and C as a test and cross country flight mech/E2P in VT-2, VT-6 and NARF Pensacola for 3 years in the late 60s. After volunteering with a group that rebuilt an 1820-86A for a resurrected B back in 2014, I got a ride in the finished bird with a retired navy pilot who had been an instructor at Whiting Field when I was there. I noticed a big difference in exhaust sound from what I remembered from the 60s - that smooth, almost deafening note at 52inHg was missing - still had good power though. I assume it came from the differences in new and old fuels - green 100/130 alkylate vs the original 1940s era leaded 115/140 purple that went away about 30 years ago and has only recently made a comeback. When supercharger HIGH was selected at 15,000 feet while climbing at a pretty good rate, it didn't give the same kick in the pants that I remembered, either. The old bird (whose every switch, lever, and gauge I can still visualize in total darkness) remains an impressive machine and needs no excuses in the presence of it's elder warbird brothers....

@DavidParker-cf2km

3 ай бұрын

@@misters2837 Yes, the 9 cylinder radial engines with their 5/4 exhaust always sounded like they were missing on a cylinder. Only the high power runup rpm test knows for sure! But, the T-28Bs and T-28Cs that I flew in 1971 in VT-6 were equipped with the R-1820. The S-2C, C-1A, and Hu-16D were also equipped with the R-1820. Never heard of a R-1300. That must be the 7 cylinder engine in the T-28A that the Air Force flew.

@misters2837

3 ай бұрын

@DavidParker-cf2km That Makes Sense NONE of them sound "RIGHT" the 5/4 9cyl B/C or the 7cyl A-Model! - They wanted you to always think there was something wrong with it! - They Sound like a V8 missing on 2 cylinders about 1 cylinder apart....so like Bang Bang Miss Bang Miss Bang Bang Bang.....I know, cuz I had a car that ran like that when I bought it! (Needed Tune Up!)

As someone that was done quite a bit of work on P&W 1830's, it saddens me to see the air-cooled radials ran without some method of cooling them, as is the case with that R-3350 pulling power. Those back cylinders get hot very quickly without proper airflow. They won't last very long like that, and it's a shame to see them deliberately abused. If you can afford to own one of these expensive jewels, please take care of it!

The P&W Wasp 18 cylinder engines were the marvel of design and engineering, and have such a great sound.

@JViello

2 ай бұрын

They were built about 5 miles from me in the East Hartford, CT "Headquarters" plant. What a campus they have/had over there. 600 acres I think, with their own airfield and buildings that go on and on. At the peak in the 80's that plant alone employed 60,000 people! (And they had several plants around the state!) Now, it's a sorry shadow of itself. Maybe 3500 people there, and only one other plant still going with a skeleton crew. Don't forget the SR71 Blackbird would not be what it was/is without Pratt solving the problem and coming up with a turbo/ram jet hybrid engine! Pure genius! Official speed of Mach 3.2 but reports from pilots getting close to 4 with plenty of throttle left, at 80,000+ feet! It was the fuselage that couldn't handle the heat from the airspeed, not the engines holding it back! I listened to one story from pilot Brian Shule (sp?) who had to outrun a SAM shot at him (Process that for a second. LOL ) and throttled up, limits be damned...he said he tried to touch the canopy afterwards and couldn't because it was too hot...with gloves on!!

If you listen - these engines don't like to idle. They lope in idle and run smoothly with throttle on. It's because their cam profile is that of a street rod / drag car. These engines are made to cruise continuously at 75%.

I love the guy running the engine in his front yard. I bet his neighbors love him too. I love air cooled engines no matter what they are in. The Rolls Royce Merlin and the Allison V12s are pretty bad ass too. That Curtis Wright R-1300 sounded like a galloping horse when it first fired off.

Kudos!!! to the people who restore, maintain and exhibit these fine engines for viewers to enjoy🎉❤

@technofusionhd

3 ай бұрын

Yes indeed!

My dad had an aircraft parts business, I grew up around the Pratt Whitney engines, tore down lots of them while I was in high school!

The Clerget 9B was a bit of a shock. So much spinning mass. No wonder those particular planes had so much precession. Just getting it to run without shaking to bits is a triumph. Hats off.

Best engines piston or jet ever even today Rolls-Royce !

@charlesimwold1429

Ай бұрын

Best Aircraft Engines even today piston or Jet Rolls-Royce !

These engines are pure art , The result of collaboration between designers , engineers and exceptional tradesmen. And deep pockets for the fuel bill ⛽️ 💰 💰

My soul has been shaken. The early radials are so insane...think of them as the "out of the box" ultimate engineering design. I mean who who thought to do this? And it was like early 1900s.... I wonder if there's any brains out there today that could come up with such a radical application of power? Thanks for such a great collection of examples. Oh my that Wasp was beyond insane...look at it....look at the plumbing. Even the Soviet pieces are a work of art. And to think kids worked on these during WW2. I fear "some" kids today couldn't load a mechanical pencil.

@madman216fpv

3 ай бұрын

Facts as stated above! (Love the Mechanical Pencil...)

@stirlingschmidt6325

3 ай бұрын

Not only that, but they were designed without the help of any computer.

@theophilhist6455

3 ай бұрын

@@stirlingschmidt6325 You got that buddy. I talk about slide rules, vernier calipers and architect triangles and kids look at me like I'm from another world...and I am

@netts2315

2 ай бұрын

Kids these days, eh? Quit your bullshit. As a "kid" that is quite mechanically and a bit electronically inclined I find your mindset quite rude. Kids that know about mechanical stuff haven't gone anywhere, you just have to get out of the social media bubble that is mostly populated by mechanically illiterate people. Besides, being mechanically illiterate is not a bad thing, everyone has their own hobbies and likes, and without all kinds of expertise the world wouldn't work.

@theophilhist6455

2 ай бұрын

@@netts2315 Well there Mr. Netts, the only thing I said wrong was that it should have been stated "some kids" (I just edited it) . I know a good amount of kids, like you, who are mechanically inclined and technically/electronically astute. Your comment about the "social media bubble ...populated by mechanically illiterate people" is spot on. I do watch a number of gifted kids working on complex stuff. Admittedly, I can do a very limited amount the higher tech cross-over of mechanical and computerized engineering. I had to learn computer mech/tech when I was in my mid-50s and am amazed how much I've learned to appreciate it over the last 20 years. Hopefully, "as a kid", you'll enjoy learning old and new things when you're in your 70s. Respectfully, Theo.

Bet the neighbors love having this guy run up aircraft engines in a residential area

@user-ey6rc1uo3i

3 ай бұрын

My neighbors' kids make more noise than this.

@manstersr

3 ай бұрын

I'd be mad if he didn't let me know when he was going to run it, so I could watch.

@juhajuntunen2557

3 ай бұрын

Reply: Its sound of the Freedom!

@johnsmith7676

2 ай бұрын

@@juhajuntunen2557 Nah... It's the sound of slavery to anyone actually paying attention.

@JViello

2 ай бұрын

I'd run right over there and....ask if he needs any help. LOL

if you have ever heard a spitfire or a mustang flying past live, then you know what the best ever sounding engines are, they are incredible.

@TEHSTONEDPUMPKIN

3 ай бұрын

There good. But in my opinion nothing beats the sound of the B25's. Those R-2600's are a deafening symphony!

@marcwesley8513

3 ай бұрын

It’s even better from the back seat of a P-51 Mustang, I used to maintain one, test flights were the best!

@speeddemon9555

3 ай бұрын

@@marcwesley8513 you lucky bugger, i would love to experience a flight in one.

@kivulifenrir

3 ай бұрын

@@marcwesley8513 This I can agree with. We keep one in working order at the local airfield here.

@user-pb8vc8vp8w

2 ай бұрын

Many years ago in Sydney,Aust I took my 8 & 6yr old daughters to an airshow at Bankstown airport specifically to hear a Spitfire flypast.They're in their 40s' now but still remember it. My duty as a father was done that day !

OUTSTANDING!!!! Love it!!! Thank you for posting this video!

I love this show!!! Keep on showing these engines and what they sound like!

I'll bet the Clerget 9Bs neighbours just love it.

@GHinWI

3 ай бұрын

Imagine your house being downwind of that cloud of oil vapor coming the exhaust!

I wish the people operating the cameras wouldn't stand in line with the props -- even if the chances of a mishap are low.

Thanks for putting a couple of turboprops in there. 👍

The Le Clerget is not a rotary-radial - it is a ROTARY full stop. The cylinders rotate around a fixed crankshaft. A radial has fixed cylinders and a rotating crankshaft. Ex-pilot here so I hope I know what I'n talking about - I've flown aircraft with radials and aircraft with liquid-cooled inlines but never a rotary.

The Curtis Wright R3350 with the blower sounds truly badass!

Some fine pieces of engineering, for sure ! Love that sound of raw power.

Amazing engineering that went into these engines of the day.

Nice, music for engine lovers like me, particulary radial engines, for as a drummer I hear interesting rithmes when they are starting up cold. Extremely inspiring. And thanks also for including the ssme rs 25 test in this collection, it has some unimaginable parameters in its design.

@user-jb2cm7el7t

3 ай бұрын

Значит мне не одному это казалось

Totally! It's a delightful surprise around every corner.

The RR Griffon is a different engine to the Merlin which powered most Spitfires. The Griffon didn’t go into the Spitfire till about the Mk 24 which was nearly a different plane to the Spitfire. Also the US had trouble building aero engines big enough to be useful early on which is why the Merlin built under licence to RR was put into the Mustang. That is what made the Mustang the power house it turned out to be.

@andrslnks4804

3 ай бұрын

No counterrunning propellers on spitfires

@jefftheaussie2225

3 ай бұрын

@@andrslnks4804 No. I think the Sea Fury had contra rotating props, the Griffon in the model Mk 24 Spitfire I have built did not.

@zero1zero184

3 ай бұрын

You haven't got a clue what you are talking about. The first production Griffon powered Spitfire was the Mk XII. Quickly followed by the Mk XIV. No Sea Fury had counter rotating propellers.. There were Spitfires with counter rotating props, The Seafire Mk 47 is one for example. Typical internet experts, clueless..

@jefftheaussie2225

3 ай бұрын

@@zero1zero184 Go for it mate.

@manstersr

3 ай бұрын

I always thought and saw old ads in magazines that the P-51 had Allison engines in them. They are a similar design to the RR, were they licensed to build them under the Allison name or what was the deal?

Loved your production, so well presented and ESPECIALLY well supported by intelligent, clear and properly phrased subtitles.

These boys and their motor stands would make great neighbors

That RR Griffon sure is a beauty...

Come on, don't play with them, put them in something

gotta love those Giffon sounds, raw

@kkteutsch6416

3 ай бұрын

Griffons

I still can’t believe radials came AFTER rotary engines..at least insofar as widespread usage. The 985 to me is the Chevy 350 of radials, and prolly my favorite, even after working on larger ones. It was the first I maintained, on a Beech 18. Perfect engine on a perfect plane. Oh wow, the 4360 sounded silky smooth and quiet at the first view from the front. I’ve a better appreciation for the 680 now than when I did when I worked on one, as I didn’t particularly care for the Stinson it was bolted on to. Geez, the Griffon sounds like silk. The Merlin was great, but I always thought it sounded like a zipper. The Griffon is, wow, amazing. The 1710 is a favorite. Such an underrated, under developed American masterpiece. If only the USAAC wouldn’t have told Allison not to bother developing superchargers.

Nothing like a multi bank radial under stress ❤

soul is indeed stable and never shook

My Uncle had a WWI trainer bi-plane. It had a huge Roll-Royce 12 cylinder radial engine on it. It was a monster. Had plenty of power to go up and have a shit load of fun in something that alone is a scary thought. I mean stick and pedal controls. The seats were nothing more than a couple pieces of play wood. The back seat can control the plane but also had what was called a "monkey strap attached to it. That was in case you fell out you pull yourself back in.

@steven.h0629

3 ай бұрын

Only the best in safety equipment 👍😎✊

@michaelshea1683

3 ай бұрын

@@steven.h0629 😆😆😆. Safety 3rd. 🤪

@wagonmaster1974

3 ай бұрын

"Roll-Royce 12 cylinder radial engine on it" No such animal.

@michaelshea1683

3 ай бұрын

@@wagonmaster1974 he was being sarcastic. 😀 RR never built a radial engine. No such thing as an even cyl radial engine. 🤪

Nice work, some cool engines. 👍👍

Love these huge engines, but by far the best part was a guy spraying a fuel fire with a crappy garden hose. Who has one of these engines and can't afford a CO2 fire extinguisher?

Bless the aviators!!!

The TPE331-10 at 14:00 sounds like an angry demon trying to escape when it reaches full speed

its hard to see some of these aircooled engines runn att full speed without propellers that give cooling, eaven if its just a short time its painfull.

My father worked at the Curtiss Wright plant in New Jersey after WWll.

all those people ready to get hammered

Es ist faszinierend, daß es so viele Faszinierte gibt, die es faszinierend finden, Maschinen zu starten, die nichts weiter machen, als sich zu drehen und manchmal in Flammen aufgehen, während sie sich drehen. Faszinierender ist beinahe, daß es Faszinierte gibt, die sich etwa eine halbe Stunde lang ein Video ansehen, in dem Faszinierte die Dinge zum Drehen bringen. Faszinierend, in der Tat. It's fascinating that there are so many fascinated people who find it fascinating to start machines that do nothing but spin and sometimes burst into flames as they spin. What's almost more fascinating is that there are fascinated people who will watch a video for half an hour or so of fascinated people making things spin. Fascinating, indeed.

@bertkilborne6464

3 ай бұрын

Yep - I watched it from start to finish Fascinating !

@jeffkujawa803

3 ай бұрын

I concur with your sentiments gentlemen

2:55. Love that enclosure using a truck bed cap. Great idea.

@technofusionhd

13 күн бұрын

Glad you like it!

Das hier, bei 15:14, ist der einzige Motor der am besten läuft. Ohne Nebengeräusche ausfallender Zündungen. Dieser Motor hat einen ruhigen satten gleichmäßigen Klang, siehe 15:23 Im Vergleich, wenn man das Laufgeräusch hier beim nächsten Motor hört, siehe 15:50 dann sagt man sich: "an dem Motor stimmt was nicht mit der Zündung" 15:50 Hier nochmal zum Vergleich zum perfekten Motor: 15:23

Gotta love a radial at cruising speed

Zero idea what ya do with these beautiful engines after ya start'em, watch and listen to them? I guess I'd just LOVE SITTIN THERE WITH THE THING 😊 and of course share it with ppl

Imagine living next door

How do you fuel a rotary engine that's revolving at the same speed as the propeller?, and how do the valves/rockers work with the added effect of inertia and centrifugal force? It's amazing they could do this over 100 years ago.

Great job

3:06 The roasted corncob 🤭

Outstanding

That first guy's neighbors must absolutely love him

2:00 slight backfire

Amazing engine’s! The lefty’s would stroke out seeing this. I love it!

@asmundukkelberg8741

3 ай бұрын

I am a far left wing guy, and I love this too, without a hint of shame.

@websterthorn5376

3 ай бұрын

Me too😎

@KutWrite

3 ай бұрын

Maybe because they all rotate counterclockwise, so a "stroke out" of joy?

@user-sl4hx8vs9w

3 ай бұрын

@@asmundukkelberg8741 you know they were burning fossil fuels right?

@user-sl4hx8vs9w

3 ай бұрын

@@asmundukkelberg8741maybe the designers of these engines were racisss too 😮

Very good 👍👍👍👍👍

Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪,, thanks for a very enjoyable and interesting video, well done, my ears 👂 are ringing 😀

@technofusionhd

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Looks like the Allison 1710 was the smoothest running engine there out of all these engines.

None of these can beat the sound of a Merlin in full song! By the way, many WW1 pilots got sick flying behind those Le Clergets and other early engines. The were lubricated with Castor oil!! 😱

I can't get over the Clerget 9B, with the cylinder bank rotating around the crankshaft. Fascinating, and kind of weird, also, whether practical, or not. I read they had some tough takeoff problems, etc. because of the extreme gyroscopic effects of all that rotating mass.

@margaretdutoit5553

3 ай бұрын

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@vumba1331

3 ай бұрын

Rotating the cylinders helped to cool them when they were on the ground hence they were able to get some good power from it without the engine overheating. Manufacturing air cooled cylinders with effective and efficient cooling fins was still quite a challenge at this time, a side effect as you say was the gyro effect on take off and in turns when flying. The other side efdect was that they were 2 strokes that used castor oil for lubrication, after flying a couple of hours ingesting those fumes you were cleaned in your bowels when you landed!

I love most engines, respect them, props- kind of scare me, but the power! Electric motors are great as well and the Diesel-electric, etc., it's amazing what we can do when we put our heads to use for something good! Classic Cars and Boat Engines get that, the power to move bug ships OMG! It's all just amazing to me.

I LOVE FAST N POWERFUL EVERYTHING so whilst scrolling I saw this and had to stop and take a watch. I'm a WWII buff so this is wonderful even though I don't know anything about aircraft engines I'm still e joking this very much. I REALLY LIKE THE MERLIN! I THINK ABOUT EVERYONE HAS HEARD OF THAT ENGINE 😅 A D ITS A GOODOOKIN ENGINE AT THAT. THANKS FOR POSTING THIS

Would loved to have seen a Napier Sabre

Absolutely nothing like the sound of a round motor.

That turbocharged curtiss wright 3350 sounds evil.

Awesome!!

@technofusionhd

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Neiman Harley Rental 707 area code I'm gonna look that place up and find out how I can witness that thing

The R3350 also powered my favorite war bird...the A1 Skyraider. Radials sure do burn a lot of oil

These things are monsters.

These old ingines remembers me about the the movie " THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX " with James GARNER , Ernest BORGNINE , Hardy KRÜGER and many other. I love this movie.WILL THE INGINE START , OR NOT ? !

@stephenleydon825

3 ай бұрын

Great movie

Du beau matériel ! ! !

Great job 👍

@technofusionhd

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

You can't do justice to the sound of these machines in a recording, but it's a good attempt - or it may just be down to my headphones. Anyway, my father, grandfather and uncle used to fly and restore aircraft, and we went to a lot of aircraft gatherings - including the world's largest in Oshkosh, Wisconsin - so I've been up close with several of these engines. The sound of a big old radial engine will just shake your soul. My favorite plane to listen to has to be the Boeing B17 bomber; when all four engines are properly tuned, they really make beautiful music.

The greatest sound in aviation (airplane music if you will), are the compound radials on the DC6&7, and the Lockheed Connie series aircraft. Jets can't hold a candle to the beautiful sound of those great airliners of the past.

I like the cockpit design

awesome 👍🏽

@technofusionhd

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Well, 30 minutes and no german engine. Well done sir

The Clerget 9B rotating rotary engine in the Sopwith Camel generated so much gyroscopic force, left turns were slow and right turns were dangerously fast for inexperienced pilots, sometimes leading into an uncontrollable spin. But for an experienced pilot they were incredibly manoeuvrable, with pilots often choosing a 270 degree right turn in favour of a slower 90 degree left turn. The Royal Flying Corp said flying one would get you a cross, either a wooden cross, a red cross, or a Victoria cross!

Super...

Love to see a Bristol Centaurus. If you are going to play turboprops put the first decent one in, the RR Dart.

I worked on RC121Ds in the USAF in 1963&1964. AKA Super Constellations in the airline world. It was awesome and a little scary to sit in the co-pilots seat during run ups of a test run. The flame shooting out of the PRTs was like the afterburner on a jet !!

@jayjones6904

3 ай бұрын

Connie's to me were one sexy airplane

@robertwright4015

3 ай бұрын

@@jayjones6904 Yes "Connie" was a female name that applied when we enjoyed the very curvaceous, sexy profile of her slender "fuselage", those long lifting airfoils of her "wings" and wow did she have big "engines"

At 11:50, the Curtiss R-1300 in the T28.... running the orange can of death. There is nothing wrong with those oil filters! May I quote George Seaton.....(Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to...)

Those engines on wheeled trailers. Flip those props around for the drive home. 😂😂

@12vibaba

3 ай бұрын

it does not work that way. it would still be pulling but with a lot less thrust.

@michaelshea1683

3 ай бұрын

@@12vibaba I know. I was being silly.

*Everyone’s Gangsta Till Avro-Vulcan Peaks Over The Horizon 💀*

The lack of vibration from these motors is astounding.

My neighbors would love me to get one!

"Good" idea to run up and turn tu high RPM´s radial eingines without prop, so without any cooling ... OMG.

@marshal7102

3 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly, gotta be no concern for cooling for air cooled engines

@BetterAircraftFabric

29 күн бұрын

So true, yet even worse the poor counterweights inside those motors, no rotational weight on the prop-shaft is insane, damage is for sure in short order, even before the engine gets warm....

Wow never seen before

THe Bristol engine at 27:39 is sleeve valve motor?

I can smell the fumes from where I'm sitting😂

8:31 Now, that is a lawnmower.

I want one. On a big Wag-Aero Sportsman Cuby.

The Rolls Royce derivations powered Unlimited class racing hydroplanes for many years before being replaced by gas turbines. Nothing had quite the sound of the Roll powered thunderbolts, though. The Rolls engined boats always outperformed the Allison engines

my neighbors would hate me if did this in the front yard lol

Nice compilation! But I'm missing the ASh-82, a russian 14-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine with 1800hp (ASh-82T). Or didn't I see it?

I love it when someone uses water on a type B (Bravo) fuel fire instead of CO2.

The RL-IO HYDROGEN/OXYGEN ROCKET ENGINE was developed and produced in 1960’s by Pratt&Whitney. I was test engineer and production manager in 1980’s. Rocketdyne did nothing other than buy the business from Pratt.

@jayjones6904

3 ай бұрын

Have neighbor retired pw 80 90s was in metallurgy lab joe burns

7:11 We need the MK58 RR/Griffon to cut our lawn. We got thick grass.

Just think how uncool a P-51 would've been if it was electric.

@johnsmith7676

2 ай бұрын

Not to mention completely worthless.

can they be modified into e-generators - howmuch MW can one get out of it ?