There is a brief view of the control deck in this video, and better views of Patrick's control deck in other videos where he is running his Bristol Hercules. RPM, boost, head temps, oil pressure are key instruments. Others include fuel and oil temp, as well as switches for ignition, pumps and ancillary controls. Levers for throttle, mixture, propeller pitch.
Terrific rebuild. I enjoy seeing these WW2 engines come to life. Question, how do you pull the prop through, to ensure that there's no oil lock in the lower cylinders ? Wouldn't that be difficult with short prop blades ? Thanks, Tom.
Pulling through the prop takes two of three operators. It is done first before being run. Patrick is considering a hand cranking device so he can perform the pull-through by himself.
Very cool indeed. Great to see teams like you keeping the best engines alive and able to be seen and heard by those that probably never have before. Was wondering what the wining noise was after shutdown? Are the Turbo turbines still connected on this one, or something else that runs down on 3350s? Also what model engine is she? Si, Christchurch, NZ.
@@HistoricAeroEngines Thanks for the reply. Radial engines are cool; I have a Wright Cyclone 7 R-1300 in my hangar, complete with prop, that came off of a T-28A. It was given to me by the Yankee Air Museum. Still wondering what to do with it... might put on an ultralight. ;)
I could ALMOST smell the fumes!!!! lol
As a retired military mechanic, this type of videos are always a blast to watch for me. Thanks.
The heart of famous Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation and many others in working shape. This engine is masterpiece of engineering in own time.
Big radials are fascinating to me. Thanks for sharing! That grass on the left side of the trailer is never going to recover from this. 😉
Dang I need to hear one of these beasts in person!!! What a gorgeous piece of history!
how cool it must be to own such a piece of history
Awesome! Love the sound of the power recovery turbines
Amazing engine, thanks for the video.
You thought you had it all...then you saw this! The sound, the smell... Whoa doggies .
Been nice to have a tachomometer
Max speed during this test run was 2,200rpm.
@@HistoricAeroEngines what gauges do you watch on the console? I assume you have some switch board and such
There is a brief view of the control deck in this video, and better views of Patrick's control deck in other videos where he is running his Bristol Hercules. RPM, boost, head temps, oil pressure are key instruments. Others include fuel and oil temp, as well as switches for ignition, pumps and ancillary controls. Levers for throttle, mixture, propeller pitch.
Love this engine. Love too no metriq foreign jibberish was not used to build them.
Terrific rebuild. I enjoy seeing these WW2 engines come to life. Question, how do you pull the prop through, to ensure that there's no oil lock in the lower cylinders ? Wouldn't that be difficult with short prop blades ? Thanks, Tom.
Pulling through the prop takes two of three operators. It is done first before being run. Patrick is considering a hand cranking device so he can perform the pull-through by himself.
Very cool indeed. Great to see teams like you keeping the best engines alive and able to be seen and heard by those that probably never have before. Was wondering what the wining noise was after shutdown? Are the Turbo turbines still connected on this one, or something else that runs down on 3350s? Also what model engine is she? Si, Christchurch, NZ.
There are three Power Recovery Turbines (PRTs) that you can hear spooling down after shutdown. The engine is a Curtiss - Wright R3350 972TC18DA3.
Is that an outer wing panel from a HP Hastings in the background?
@@RaggyAl1971 Yes they are, ready to ship to Rescue57 in Canada
With PRTs.
It must be far more difficult to pull the engine through with the shortened prop prior to starting to prevent hydraulic lock. How do you manage it?
It can be be done with 2 or three people, but Patrick intends to make a extension handle so turning can be done single-handed.👍
@@HistoricAeroEngines Thanks for the reply. Radial engines are cool; I have a Wright Cyclone 7 R-1300 in my hangar, complete with prop, that came off of a T-28A. It was given to me by the Yankee Air Museum. Still wondering what to do with it... might put on an ultralight. ;)
Sounds like you need to join our Facebook group. That's where aero engine enthusiasts hang out, ask questions, find solutions, etc.
@@HistoricAeroEngines Done! Or I should say, request form submitted.
.. and joined. Welcome to the group.
Clutch temp?