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

[ScottishR3T]

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

 

[barbagris]

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]

^That's a real thing? Wow

 

[Tripps]

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]

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

Make sure you kill it right after #8 fires

 

[instant]

^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]

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

 

[mr hunt]

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]

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]

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........