Guest DevilsAdvocate Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 But what is it ? [ATTACH]76018[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Garfy Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Flux capacitor!?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Some sort of Diesel 2 stroke I guess, never seen one like that before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Supercharged too by the looks of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 I'm going to hazard a guess at a reciprocating rotary internal combustion engine. No idea what the application is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Navel engine from a minesweeper/fast attack boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Look's like a piece o' cr@p to me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Deltic engine. Still in use in some minesweepers. Used because of the high power to small size. Unfortunately the governors were cr*p and the engine used to run away lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DevilsAdvocate Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Homer's on the right track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DevilsAdvocate Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Deltic engine. Still in use in some minesweepers. Used because of the high power to small size. Unfortunately the governors were cr*p and the engine used to run away lol. Yup, Napier Deltic as used in class 55 locos. only ten minutes, not bad Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Yup, Napier Deltic as used in class 55 locos. only ten minutes, not bad Roy Cheers Roy. Forgot they were Napier though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanderroan Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 yeah - i thought i recognised that from a book on marine engineering a friend had (who shared some classes with me at uni), I found a web page on them while i was checking up in case anyone is interested hehe http://www.wis.co.uk/justin/deltic-engine.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Garfy Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 so not a flux capacitor then, no? I was so excited then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Deltic 160cc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Deltic 160cc? Wow, that really is a fantastic looking piece of kit yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermonkey Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Deltic 160cc? Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DevilsAdvocate Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Deltic 160cc? neat:d I always wondered if one could be scaled down sufficiently to use in a model aircraft (probably but at what cost?) Means you could adjust the gearing from the cranks to suit the airscrew. roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DevilsAdvocate Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 so not a flux capacitor then, no? I was so excited then nope, but I do have a working model of a 'flux capacitor' in my shed, I'll tell you about it last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 if you want ultimate high performance piston engines its got to be the Napier Sabre it powered the WW2 Tempest and Typhoon the Tempest being the fastest low level strike aircraft of the war, the Sabre had sleeve valves that ran the length of the piston rather than the traditional popet valves seen in our cylinder heads this lead to a very compact design, late war models produced 3750 hp which was power Rolls-Royce could only dream about and to proove the reliability Napier ran a Sabre at the full power of 3750 hp for 175 hours none stop, imagine the cost of V-Power today on a 37 litre motor ran at full power for a week , now if i can just squeeze one in the back of the supe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 if you want ultimate high performance piston engines its got to be the Napier Sabre it powered the WW2 Tempest and Typhoon the Tempest being the fastest low level strike aircraft of the war, the Sabre had sleeve valves that ran the length of the piston rather than the traditional popet valves seen in our cylinder heads this lead to a very compact design, late war models produced 3750 hp which was power Rolls-Royce could only dream about and to proove the reliability Napier ran a Sabre at the full power of 3750 hp for 175 hours none stop, imagine the cost of V-Power today on a 37 litre motor ran at full power for a week , now if i can just squeeze one in the back of the supe That is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 if you want ultimate high performance piston engines its got to be the Napier Sabre it powered the WW2 Tempest and Typhoon the Tempest being the fastest low level strike aircraft of the war, the Sabre had sleeve valves that ran the length of the piston rather than the traditional popet valves seen in our cylinder heads this lead to a very compact design, late war models produced 3750 hp which was power Rolls-Royce could only dream about and to proove the reliability Napier ran a Sabre at the full power of 3750 hp for 175 hours none stop, imagine the cost of V-Power today on a 37 litre motor ran at full power for a week , now if i can just squeeze one in the back of the supe Wow...if only... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dangerousandy Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Deltic Engine by english electric. As fitted to BR class 23 (baby Deltic) and the BR class 55 'Deltic' Type 5 locomotives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DevilsAdvocate Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 if you want ultimate high performance piston engines its got to be the Napier Sabre it powered the WW2 Tempest and Typhoon the Tempest being the fastest low level strike aircraft of the war, the Sabre had sleeve valves that ran the length of the piston rather than the traditional popet valves seen in our cylinder heads this lead to a very compact design, late war models produced 3750 hp which was power Rolls-Royce could only dream about and to proove the reliability Napier ran a Sabre at the full power of 3750 hp for 175 hours none stop, imagine the cost of V-Power today on a 37 litre motor ran at full power for a week , now if i can just squeeze one in the back of the supe 100 horsepower per litre from an n/a, should get the twin turbo guys thinking a bit ! BUT Packard/Merlin engined Mustangs were still better at altitude. Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
and1c Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 if you want ultimate high performance piston engines its got to be the Napier Sabre it powered the WW2 Tempest and Typhoon the Tempest being the fastest low level strike aircraft of the war, the Sabre had sleeve valves that ran the length of the piston rather than the traditional popet valves seen in our cylinder heads this lead to a very compact design, late war models produced 3750 hp which was power Rolls-Royce could only dream about and to proove the reliability Napier ran a Sabre at the full power of 3750 hp for 175 hours none stop, imagine the cost of V-Power today on a 37 litre motor ran at full power for a week , now if i can just squeeze one in the back of the supe Wow. Thats awesome. It would be interesting to know the cost of that test in todays modern robbing fuel prices. Are there any aviation buffs who have got an idea of the consumption of one of these beasts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 100 horsepower per litre from an n/a Supercharged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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