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Finished 18 cylinder radial
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:48 pm
by leesubs
Thought some of you would like to see the completed radial engine. It was 2 years in the making and has been complete for about 2 years. I was pleasently surprised when it started and ran for about 15 seconds when first tried. Some minor carburetor adjustments allowed a prolonged run of about 5 minutes. I think it sounds like a top fuel dragster when it is idling.
Re: Finished 18 cylinder radial
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 1:52 am
by Patio
That is impressive! Nice job.
Re: Finished 18 cylinder radial
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 3:38 am
by Harold_V
Very nice! It would be nice to see it run. Any chance you have something on YouTube?
Harold
Re: Finished 18 cylinder radial
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:17 am
by JackF
leesubs,
That is a beautiful engine.
Is it a scale model of an actual 18 cyl. radial?
Jack.
Re: Finished 18 cylinder radial
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:28 am
by ken572
leesubs,
Fantastic
Workmanship
Very Cool
Thanks for the pictures.
Ken.
Re: Finished 18 cylinder radial
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:08 pm
by SteveM
WOW!
Re: Finished 18 cylinder radial
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 3:35 pm
by leesubs
Thanks for all the nice comments. It is a 1/5 scale (or close to scale) model of a Pratt & Whitney R2800. The plans I used came from Lee Hodgson at Ageless Engines. As I understand it, his father worked for P&W and built a model a long time ago. Since his passing, his son,Lee, has put all his sketches on a CAD system and sells the plans for both a 9 cyl. and an 18 cyl.
I would like to put a youtube video of it running when I figure out how to do that. There are videos of others on Youtube already, mostly 9 cyl. versions.
The propeller is a 28" diameyter , carbon fiber prop made in Poland. It moves a lot of air!! It displaces just under 12 cubic inches, no idea of the horsepower. It burns either 100 LL aviation gas or Coleman fuel. Seems to run the same on either one.
Anyone interested in building one should contact Lee Hodgson at Ageless Engines. He has a website.
Re: Finished 18 cylinder radial
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 2:08 pm
by scmods
Great project, very, very nice!
Bill Walck
Re: Finished 18 cylinder radial
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 5:14 pm
by warmstrong1955
Wow!
When you're bored....post some more pics!
That's some beautiful craftsmanship!
Bill