It's crazy that those even work. I can't imagine the design meeting, where someone said "we could just have the cylinders spin, instead of the crankshaft." And they all agreed on it! :)
@@vipertwenty249 I read or heard a lecture by a guy that was a mechanic on these things and he said castor oil was the perfect lubricant for these engines. I believe he said they have not been able to find anything better.
@@kurtvonfricken6829 That would be so true. We could make a much better lubricant now but back then caster oil was as near perfect as they could hope to get. The only problem - the fine mist from the engine gave pilots diahorrea.
Cool, history is interesting! I love history, especially thins about WWI! This is all a result of the industrial revolution! I've been to history shows before and I hade loads of fun!
their are more than one type of engine that get called "rotary". the Wankel type engine in the mazda is one type invented in the 1920s but this is another type, and was at the time (ww1) just called a rotary engine, with no distinction.
This is 100% a rotary engine. It is not a Wankel Rotary Engine, such as the RX7 had, but it *is* a Rotary Engine. It, and the term Rotary Engine, predate the Wankel Rotary by about 15 years or so. These engines were fairly quickly replaced by Radial engines, which look similar, but do not rotate the entire engine around the crankshaft.
Just a little correction bud. This is a radial engine, not rotary. Hopes this helps. Edit: My statement is ambiguous, but @rescue270 corrected my statement: "... correct that is a radial, due to the cylinders mounted radially on the case, but this type rotating radial is known as a rotary engine. Not to be confused with the Wankel rotor engine." "All rotary aircraft engines are also radials, due to the radial cylinder arrangement. In fact, the first radials were of the rotary type. In the 1880s this design was first envisaged as a powerplant to be mounted within the wheels of early motorcycles." "This is a very confusing subject. All rotaries are radials, but not all radials are rotaries. ..."
Radial has a stationary block with a moving crank. This has a fixed crank and moving block, meaning it is a rotary. Note that this is different from a Wankel rotary, however.
You are correct that is a radial, due to the cylinders mounted radially on the case, but this type rotating radial is known as a rotary engine. Not to be confused with the Wankel rotor engine.
@@thecodeofreality ya most people make that mistake because of the failed mazda enging they call rotary. It's common mistake made by uploaders apparently also, cause when i typed rotary engine, i got many videos of Wankel engines in cars lol
No Radials have a Stationary Engine Block and Cylinders (Pratt & Whitney, Wright and others. Rotary(Not to be Confused with Wankel's) had a stationary Crankshaft and the Engine itself Turned. Primarily WWI Aircraft's used them. Companies like Humber, Le Rhone Produced them.
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It's crazy that those even work. I can't imagine the design meeting, where someone said "we could just have the cylinders spin, instead of the crankshaft." And they all agreed on it! :)
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Forced air cooling - much more effective at the very low flight speeds of that time, especially with only castor oil as a lubricant.
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The metals available at the time forced this. It looks funny now but back then 1910-1920 ish it is what worked.
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I read or heard a lecture by a guy that was a mechanic on these things and he said castor oil was the perfect lubricant for these engines. I believe he said they have not been able to find anything better.
@@kurtvonfricken6829 That would be so true. We could make a much better lubricant now but back then caster oil was as near perfect as they could hope to get. The only problem - the fine mist from the engine gave pilots diahorrea.
Truly a marvel of engineering, it is astonishing how amazing those engines were. Especially if you consider that the engine itself is what rotates
absolutely mind blowing 😍😍😍😍😍🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
We agree!!!
love that sound
...i had a really bad dream...and...someone made it...
Cool, history is interesting! I love history, especially thins about WWI! This is all a result of the industrial revolution! I've been to history shows before and I hade loads of fun!
Wait a second can someone explain,,, the whole engine and cylinders and everything is rotating not just the propeller?
now i know a a rotary engine works for my project less goo
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Can't believe someone said "lets put that in a rx7
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@@rincam5 Totally different kind of (Rotory) ie Wankel Rotory
How dumb are you bro
People need to stop incorrectly calling wankel engines, rotary engines.
An rx7 motor is a rotary also known as a wankel after its inventor.
This engine is actually called a rotational engine
Yo, WHAT!?
I didn’t know the ENTIRE engine rotates on the cams!!!
That’s NUTS.
The crankshaft, not the camshaft
@@fairlanewhip79 both I’m pretty sure, since the valves are pushrod actuated.
Looks like a hell of a heave to get that thing spinning.
These sound better than the spitfire
Never. Do you have bad hearing or poor speakers.
@@mikepxg6406 LOL they sound good too
I'm getting "Night Witches" vibes from this.
that was such a great experience in person!
Interested in carburetor to intake manifold construction
It had neither. It injected the fuel through the crankcase, similar to a two-stroke, and the spinning of the motor is what mixed the air and fuel.
Purdy Trace
That’s why they worn a scarf to wipe the oil off there goggles
Hagenes Port
“Radial”
Too bad nobody understood how to film this.
I think we have the shutter controls dialed in now.
"too bad" what does that mean. Speak English.
Not rotary. This is a rotational engine. A rotary is one like in a mazda. It has a rotor. This engine rotates. It has a crankshaft
their are more than one type of engine that get called "rotary". the Wankel type engine in the mazda is one type invented in the 1920s but this is another type, and was at the time (ww1) just called a rotary engine, with no distinction.
This is 100% a rotary engine. It is not a Wankel Rotary Engine, such as the RX7 had, but it *is* a Rotary Engine. It, and the term Rotary Engine, predate the Wankel Rotary by about 15 years or so. These engines were fairly quickly replaced by Radial engines, which look similar, but do not rotate the entire engine around the crankshaft.
@@cr4zyj4ck rotational
Wrong. look at the patents.
Just a little correction bud. This is a radial engine, not rotary. Hopes this helps.
Edit: My statement is ambiguous, but @rescue270 corrected my statement:
"... correct that is a radial, due to the cylinders mounted radially on the case, but this type rotating radial is known as a rotary engine. Not to be confused with the Wankel rotor engine."
"All rotary aircraft engines are also radials, due to the radial cylinder arrangement. In fact, the first radials were of the rotary type. In the 1880s this design was first envisaged as a powerplant to be mounted within the wheels of early motorcycles."
"This is a very confusing subject. All rotaries are radials, but not all radials are rotaries. ..."
Incorrect. It is a rotary engine.
Radial has a stationary block with a moving crank. This has a fixed crank and moving block, meaning it is a rotary. Note that this is different from a Wankel rotary, however.
Its proper name is "piston rotary engine"...its not a radial engine!
No it's aa rotary engine. Engage brain before touching keyboard.......
You are correct that is a radial, due to the cylinders mounted radially on the case, but this type rotating radial is known as a rotary engine. Not to be confused with the Wankel rotor engine.
Radial, not rotary
Lol, it's a Rotary. Radial is completely different. Most people today confuse Rotary with Wankels.
This was the original rotary engine.
@@thecodeofreality ya most people make that mistake because of the failed mazda enging they call rotary. It's common mistake made by uploaders apparently also, cause when i typed rotary engine, i got many videos of Wankel engines in cars lol
No Radials have a Stationary Engine Block and Cylinders (Pratt & Whitney, Wright and others. Rotary(Not to be Confused with Wankel's) had a stationary Crankshaft and the Engine itself Turned. Primarily WWI Aircraft's used them. Companies like Humber, Le Rhone Produced them.
Wow, to be so sure of yourself to put out something so completely WRONG. Amazing.