The Secret Horsepower Race - WW2 Aero Engines in detail
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Am I alone in looking at a Sea Fury, Griffon Spit, Bear Cat or Mustang selling for the same as the latest hyper car and thinking - these aircraft though expensive - are insanely great value relative to these hyper cars?
I can see at least $US10m of engineering in these great piston fighters but I struggle to see the $US3 - 5m in the cars.
Calum, I bought your book - loved it - just the ticket for everyone from private to professional pilots, aviation nerds, plane spotters and anyone else who appreciates the pinnacle of piston aerospace engineering.
Thank you for bringing your project to fruition.
I can see at least $US10m of engineering in these great piston fighters but I struggle to see the $US3 - 5m in the cars.
Calum, I bought your book - loved it - just the ticket for everyone from private to professional pilots, aviation nerds, plane spotters and anyone else who appreciates the pinnacle of piston aerospace engineering.
Thank you for bringing your project to fruition.
Penguinracer said:
Am I alone in looking at a Sea Fury, Griffon Spit, Bear Cat or Mustang selling for the same as the latest hyper car and thinking - these aircraft though expensive - are insanely great value relative to these hyper cars?
Running costs, storage and upkeep somewhat more though. If you thought anything prefixed 'marine' was expensive, try 'warbird'!Some old archive videos of the Merlin being made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fo7SmNuUU4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRVWyZf5MQk
BF109 Daimler Benz engine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qr7coMtjh0
And the BF109 itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCY11-LeOJI
Not a piston engine but a fascinating video on how to assemble and launch the V1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EEZuXQyA-E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fo7SmNuUU4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRVWyZf5MQk
BF109 Daimler Benz engine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qr7coMtjh0
And the BF109 itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCY11-LeOJI
Not a piston engine but a fascinating video on how to assemble and launch the V1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EEZuXQyA-E
Simpo Two said:
Penguinracer said:
Am I alone in looking at a Sea Fury, Griffon Spit, Bear Cat or Mustang selling for the same as the latest hyper car and thinking - these aircraft though expensive - are insanely great value relative to these hyper cars?
Running costs, storage and upkeep somewhat more though. If you thought anything prefixed 'marine' was expensive, try 'warbird'!There are rich boys toys, there are boats.............and then there's the warbird owner......and then there's the multiple warbird owner
The secret behind German engine performance: GM-1 and MW-50
https://youtu.be/stL8eSyieSU
May be of interest to some.
https://youtu.be/stL8eSyieSU
May be of interest to some.
There's a good LJK Setright book about the development of aircraft piston engines from the very beginning, The Power to Fly: The Development of the Piston Engine in Aviation. Extremely readable and full of little stories.
It's been a while since I read it but from what I remember he had a soft spot for sleeve valves. Some of the ideas the early designers came up with to work around limitations of materials etc. are very interesting.
It's been a while since I read it but from what I remember he had a soft spot for sleeve valves. Some of the ideas the early designers came up with to work around limitations of materials etc. are very interesting.
frisbee said:
There's a good LJK Setright book about the development of aircraft piston engines from the very beginning, The Power to Fly: The Development of the Piston Engine in Aviation. Extremely readable and full of little stories.
It's been a while since I read it but from what I remember he had a soft spot for sleeve valves. Some of the ideas the early designers came up with to work around limitations of materials etc. are very interesting.
Currently about £300 on Amazon It's been a while since I read it but from what I remember he had a soft spot for sleeve valves. Some of the ideas the early designers came up with to work around limitations of materials etc. are very interesting.
frisbee said:
There's a good LJK Setright book about the development of aircraft piston engines from the very beginning, The Power to Fly: The Development of the Piston Engine in Aviation. Extremely readable and full of little stories.
It's been a while since I read it but from what I remember he had a soft spot for sleeve valves. Some of the ideas the early designers came up with to work around limitations of materials etc. are very interesting.
Frisbee, thank you so much for recommending this book. I have to admit, I'm not the greatest fan of Setright's writing in Car in the 80s and 90s, but this book it utterly marvellous, I just lost myself in it. It's been a while since I read it but from what I remember he had a soft spot for sleeve valves. Some of the ideas the early designers came up with to work around limitations of materials etc. are very interesting.
Penguinracer said:
LJKS was the the high priest of verbosity imho....multiple subordinate clauses added, layered & entangled until the principal clause was obscured in a sea of obfuscating verbiage...
Imagine Hemingway & LJK meeting in a bar...I'm sure Papa wouldn't have much time for Leonard's style.
Obfuscating Verbiage was an Eno & Fripp collaboration from the late '70s.Imagine Hemingway & LJK meeting in a bar...I'm sure Papa wouldn't have much time for Leonard's style.
Although my memory of the time is somewhat clouded
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