Radial engines and bicycles - who would be interested in that?

ScottishR3T · Jun 25, 2018

I have never really taken much interest or paid attention to radial engines before this thread. Some of these things are absolute engine ****

barbagris · Jun 25, 2018

EasTexRIII said:
Wrong 1,3,5,7,9,2,4,6,8. for R-1340 & R-985

OK - How do we know that it is N°1 that fires first?

Tripps · Jun 25, 2018

^That's a real thing? Wow

Tripps · Jun 25, 2018

ScottishR3T said:
I have never really taken much interest or paid attention to radial engines before this thread. Some of these things are absolute engine ****

Firing order 1, 275, 13, 387, 46,.......

EasTexRIII · Jun 25, 2018

barbagris said:
OK - How do we know that it is N°1 that fires first?

Make sure you kill it right after #8 fires

instant · Jun 25, 2018

Tripps said:
^That's a real thing? Wow

It looks like two R4360 bolted together.. Probably some crazy demo. Even one "regular" R4360 is real engine ****.. 3500HP from piston engine. I like.

instant · Jun 25, 2018

42 cylinder soviet Zvezda M503 radial engine in entertainment mode (8000HP, about 150 liters of displacement and 160meters of ignition cable):

mr hunt · Jun 25, 2018

EasTexRIII said:
Wrong 1,3,5,7,9,2,4,6,8. for R-1340 & R-985

I got 1 and 6 in the right spot...22% correct....thats a fail isn't it?

Ishrub · Jun 26, 2018

Not sure all that relates to this engine.
Gnome 9B-2 Engine History | The Vintage Aviator

This arrangement eliminated the need for points, distributor, high-voltage wiring and capacitors found in conventional mechanically timed ignition systems.

ruzzle · Jun 26, 2018

ScottishR3T said:
I have never really taken much interest or paid attention to radial engines before this thread. Some of these things are absolute engine ****

I see some of the rocker covers are off. Must be doing a tappet adjustment........

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