Wright 3350 Radial Engine

[matt22us]

At first I really thought the video was CGI. Very cool!

[Sneighke]

Man that sounds SWEET! Throw some wings on the truck and, there ya go!

Can't beat that sound with anything else.

Talk about a "decapitator". That would hurt. I got uneasy with the camera shot seeming so close to the prop. Would keep ya cool in the summer though. heheh

[INRealtor]

Running a little line on number 17 i think.

[RobloxFlightSchool]

Chuck Norris approves this engine

[Strumfighter]

Are u tring to fly with this truck? :D

[jfan4reva]

Love the 'random clatter' of a big radial engine idling! The only thing better is when it's throttled up and turns into that beautiful smooth roar!

[vinnypd61]

hunny you said we needed a fan......

[woodheat411]

@vinnypd61 I wanna see it move the truck. I am sure it can! Wheels could be put on the side riggings

[hypothesies1]

Who else got a big goofy grin on their face when the engine sped up at 1:34 ?

[pr3ach3r305]

let me guess chuck norris lawnmore not jk im tired of those comments too lol

[singletrackmatt]

I dont know much about these engines, but do they run on leaded fuel? Heance the big smoke at startup? So much is lost during our librial schooling....

[hondabigredatc]

@singletrackmatt The smoke isn't a result of the leaded fuel but yes these engines use leaded aviation fuel.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@singletrackmatt

Today they run on modern 100LL avgas, except for Reno racing that uses a custom fuel for more power that duplicates the high-octane fuel from wartime. The smoke is common for all round engines since oil seeps into the lower cylinders and burns in the exhaust when the engine starts.

[feduncan]

That's one of the best sounding engines I've ever heard!

[stephmc111]

it would be neat to see it push the truck rather than just stationary. and whatever you do, dont get too close

[quiglearo]

We had these on the EC-121 G Connies in Nam. These engines were pron to fires and were the cause of many B-29's being lost. The Pratt Whitney 4360 was a much better engine.

[MrTpengineer]

control the engine with one hand and steer with the other :)

[TheCraftedMine]

Why the fuck is it on the back of a truck?

[FiveCentsPlease]

@TheCraftedMine

It's a test rig, which was commonly used to test the engine after overhaul or repair and before it's installed. Inside the truck cab there is a full set of controls to operate the engine.

[rcdufffy]

@TheCraftedMine It is being used as an engine test stand, you can't really test them in a hanger. You really can't mount them ona F-150. Hope this clears up the mystery. I was a mechanic on the A1 Skyraider a long time ago.

[theeasybeats]

remember when Americans actually made things

[crackhead97full]

guess what will happen if the propeller flies foo

[herenow3]

Thousands of part running in unison, that is music.

[gyfyasdugcuxjftsdvfb]

now get it reved up to 8 grand and get in the truck and take that brakes off shove it in nutral and u willl be goin fast :D

[MrRICCOSANCHEZ]

HOW MUCH DOES THAT WEIGH?

[FiveCentsPlease]

@MrRICCOSANCHEZ

About 2,600+ lbs for the engine, plus the weight of the propeller (probably close to another 400 lbs.) I think that's an Aero Products prop and I can't find a weight for it.

[CWO4Mann]

Was't this the engine nicknamed "The Corncob" and was on the B36, B50, and DC-7? Didn't want to over prime and foul the plugs -- there was about 54 spark plugs on this engine.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@CWO4Mann

Nope, that was the R-4360.

[Blueagle8u]

Did they put those In the B-29?

[JL85FW]

@Blueagle8u Yep, 4 of 'em

[dirtydogvideo]

that right there is a cool lookin dragster!...

[Spudforth]

That prop's not on backwards.

It looks like a completely wrung out Curtiss Electric, with all the pitch change electronics removed from the hub.

If it were intact and in a usable state, it would be worth the cost of a Contellation airframe!

[gt40f]

Suddenly the throttle sticks wide open and simultaneously the e-brake cable on the truck snaps in half.....

[bobbbhalicious]

Um, prop's facing backwards, jackass!

[rabbitrogerrr]

Why they put this car into a siege mode? :D

[frankbing1]

Nice, would love to hear that going in my back yard.

[mrb692]

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[EpicFork]

Thats a happy engine!

[nonvalidOT]

those engines are just evil.



[galloway62042009]

Chuck Norris's farts...

[0oz]

this is probably how hell sounds like.

[irelandbloke]

Love it :-)

[andgate2000]

A big ...slow...torquey engine means reliability and longlife.....witch means longlife.....yours !!! They generally dont go over 3000rpm because the prop is useless at supersonic speeds (proptips). So if you want power , you have to go bigger...not faster.

[Bagadaboats]

what was that sound b4 the startup

[Bagadaboats]

what type of electric starter motor does this use?

[05fordgtx1]

What kind of RPMs are we looking at there

[FiveCentsPlease]

@05fordgtx1

Think of these big piston aircraft engines as truck engines with a lot of torque. The max RPM for the 3350 is 2800 RPM. Turning these big engines at higher RPMs will start throwing parts because of the mass of the rotating assembly.

[Krahl123]

fricken shweet!

[DragonGamer9]

Best thing about this truck, it can hover over traffic.

[denmalski]

No one tail gates that fella

[thedreamliner2012]

Anyone else tired of the stupid "Chuck Norris" comments?

[SenorSpode]

@thedreamliner2012 Hell yeah. Especially since Lt. Martin Castillo is badder than Chuck. ;-)

[EVAUnit4A]

@thedreamliner2012

No.

=D

[JohnMinigun]

@thedreamliner2012 you will newer be Chuck Norris ! :D

[thedreamliner2012]

@JohnMinigun I could care less about being Chuck Norris. I love the guy, but I grow weary of the childish, stupid comments. Like a 1000 degree heat gun is "Chuck Norris's hair dryer" or a 20 ton rock is " a paper weight for Chuck Norris". That is all I am saying.

[michaelhpedersen]

@thedreamliner2012 Come on Chuck, you know you love it.

[m3lyc]

@thedreamliner2012 I'm tired of chuck norris full stop.

[toblertwo]

@thedreamliner2012 shhhhhh, he hears everything.

[pbartolomeo05]

@thedreamliner2012 Even Chuck Norris would approve of this comment.

[arbitor1701]

I was waiting for the truck to taxi down the road getting ready for take off .

[Fluvance]

The camera's saying "Oh shit, which was should I make the propellor spin??!?!?!"

[pasley21]

Now to attach to something that flies!

[BlackandYellow87]

they should put this in black ops zombies imagine zombies walking into that thing omg that would be amazing

[TheAnimeDogfighter]

Early B-29's Wright engines were rated at 2,200 hp, was this 3,000 hp engines ever installed in the B-29 before the end of the Pacific War or later during the Korean War?

[DUKDRVR]

@TheAnimeDogfighter

I think that the 3350 was equiped with a "power recovery turbine" which was a bladed wheel that was geared to the engine's crankshaft. All of the exhaust gasses were collected and directed to the blades and turned the wheel which boosted the hp by helping to turn turn the crankshaft. This may have been only on the 3350 used in the B-29.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@DUKDRVR

The Turbo-Compound 3350s were post-war and mostly built in the 1950s. They were installed on Constellations/C-121s, P2V, DC-7s, C-119s and a few others. I don't think they were used on the B-29s.

[GMisurdaddy]

@FiveCentsPlease B-29 Superfortress Powerplant: 4 × Wright R-3350-23 and 23A turbosupercharged radial engines, 2,200 hp (1,640 kW) each

[FiveCentsPlease]

@GMisurdaddy

You are confusing commonly used turbo-supercharging with power recovery turbines that were developed later. The first Turbo-Compound 3350 TC18 series engines entered production in March 1950, and the dash numbers were 30W, 30WA, 32, 32W, 34, 36W, 38, 85, 89, and 91.

[TheAnimeDogfighter]

@DUKDRVR

A sort of "Meredith Effect" that boosted the speed of the aircraft by exhaust gasses?

[DUKDRVR]

@TheAnimeDogfighter Yes, normally the exhaust gasses turn another turbine attached to the other end of the same shaft. This turbine forces air into the engine, which ads more horsepower, especailly at high altitudes. It is a little more efficient since, otherwise, the hot exhaust gasses and their energy would be lost out the exhaust pipes.

[TheAnimeDogfighter]

@DUKDRVR

Yes I do have a rough idea of how the Meredith Effect works; however, what I would like to know is if the Meredith Effect boosted the total hp output from the B-29 2,000hp Wright engine to 3,000hp.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@TheAnimeDogfighter

The Meredith Effect is a thrust effect applied to aircraft radiators where the radiator housing slows down the cool inlet air, allowing it to remove heat, and then be accelerated outward producing thrust benefit to the aircraft. This was applied effectively on the P-51 where the radiator doghouse under the aircraft produced added thrust. This is not the same as turbocharging or supercharging which increases the engine intake boost pressure for more horsepower.

[TheAnimeDogfighter]

@FiveCentsPlease

Thanks for the explanation.

[TheAnimeDogfighter]

@DUKDRVR

2,200hp, my mistake =)

[barthoedemaker]

vtec is piece of cake to the complexety of these babies.

[teamfab]

A great job for clearing the leaves off the drive..

[antimattercrusader]

I almost jizzed my pants when this started up....

[teamfab]

@antimattercrusader lololololololol

[NiMareQ]

This is Art!

[TOPHAT1966GS]

The sound of music.

[joe23ba]

@TOPHAT1966GS music is sound

[anonimoculto]

Muito legal o batimento entre a rotação do motor e a varredura da câmera. A hélice simplesmente pára!

[kenns9]

Now just times that by 4 and you got a Superfortress! :D

[Hondaridr58]

24 inches per gallon.

[NipkowDisk]

LOVE those round engines! They always seem to get the job done in spite of the fact that they sound like they're going to blow up in any second!

[wlh1usa]

i bet it would be a fun run down the runway in the truck powered by the wright engine, lol

[15300Juju]

Manque plus qua enlever les calles et se mettre au neutre sa donnera un aérorouleur ^^

[tomcrissy]

As sweet as as a cherry.

[niniafo]

@94eyung it will rund backwards..

[stargazer444]

love the sound look's like it may have been used on a DC7?

[Lillie1986]

@stargazer444 I think a Skyraider. But they also put them in the B29s, Constellations and the P2.

[ProfessorMackin]

@zzztubazzz Somebody needs to throw you into this prop, you ungrateful piece of trash.

[zzztubazzz]

One piece of shit work and get this shit of my utube mother fucker

[teletubbykiller54]

@zzztubazzz umm this=piece of shit? umm a vtech honda or toyota prius is a piece of shit this ''piece of shit'' was used in douglas skyraider fighter planes and lockheed constellation airliners and produces 3000+

HP

[zzztubazzz]

@teletubbykiller54 Hey fuck you

[manhoot]

@zzztubazzz why don't you just fuck off?

[MrDiesel3408]

I love the sound of those radial engines. Wonderful piece of history that is still in use!! Love it!

[sky12066sed3]

I'll bet you could hear this baby 5 miles away.

[tomcrissy]

The sound of history is wonderful.

The people who built this motor were genius.

[tomasdoc2002]

attn traffic, mac is ready for departure

[Sonicku]

thats kool... it cools itself

[72fordmaverick]

tuned nicely huh

[falcondriver100]

WAY COOL!!!!!!

[heresyournametagmark]

this is what they use to turn those govt subsidized windmills

[BlackWiiOwner2010]

Nice vid! Gotta love radial engines. I enjoyed listening to the clanking of the cylinders as the engine shut down. Thanks for sharing.

[Mondscheinfpv]

3000 horses of convient power

[saknk1]

this come out of a prius !

[davee232]

Its actully pretty funny when the propeller looks like its still that means the rpm on that thing is in sync with the camcorders fps.

[Zejex15]

@davee232 Or 1/4, 1/2, 1½, 2, 2½, 4....

[davee232]

@Zejex15 Yes :) your smarter then the average salamander. (It's a compliment)

[Zejex15]

@davee232 I'm academic.

[AvianAzn]

throw a bird in it and see what happens

[whyjay12]

................yeah, its gotta hemi

[YTM021807]

Please Put that thing in a boat, drag racer, Indianapolis 500 car!

[Zoidberg227]

@YTM021807 And ruin it?

[YTM021807]

@Zoidberg227 No, just to see if they could be used in other areas of interest. I bet there are many radials not being used in 2011 !!

[FiveCentsPlease]

@YTM021807

Radials are still in use foreign countries and small air cargo services. It is increasingly expensive to overhaul them and keep them going. Aircraft engines in drag cars, boats, and other uses has already been tried. They aren't meant for speed because they are heavy with a lot of torque. Drag racing merely burned up tires. Hydroplane racers used them a lot, but the boat prop rpm fluctuations and temperature swings ruined the engines quickly, destroying hundreds of them in the past.

[BlackWiiOwner2010]

Awesome!! I absolutely love radial engines, 

[24preacherboy]

I want this for my ultimate swamp buggy!!

[timewarp35]

Stick your finger in it and see if it hurts >:-)

[tonyktx44]

that thing got a hemi?

[Konyarome]

I'm trying to contact the owners/operators of big radials like this (or other aero engines like Merlins, DB601s etc.) to see if we can get some up to Philadelphia next spring for a display. Contact me at callomon@ansp.org if you know anyone who might be interested

[ke4ahr]

Finally, an industrial sized lawn mower....

[turbocompound]

Hello Bobby,

do you have an engine frame for my R-3350 32-WA engine???

Regards

Andre

[DJSRZsmack]

and why isnt this in my supra?

[FrankinFurby]

Mad max truck

[lorirocks777]

Very nice

[gooseneck12]

I have one of thoes engines. Mine makes 2500 hp.

[JOCKATEO]

you could use that if zombies attack chop them up

[Chicken57]

Imagine back in the 50's flying over the oceans with those hunk of junks the only things keeping you from the sharks.

[GayBoyRunning]

@Chicken57 R you calling a Radial a "Hunk of junk"? Radial Engines have been around alot longer & last alot longer then thoses money sucking tubro fans / jet engines.

[TheAmericanRifleman]

Nice.

[broski1993]

Why are the blades moving so slow and backwards at times???

[vector6977]

@broski1993 optical illusion. its the camera's shutter rate is alot slower that what the blades are actually turning. In person you would just see the bur and the yellow/white of the painted tips.

[scott93257]

@broski1993

They're not...It's an optical illusion caught by the camera... They are actually moving very fast...

[FiveCentsPlease]

@broski1993

Stroboscopic effect, or read more on the "wagon wheel effect."

[freeman8128]

Music, sweet memories.

[SirDeanosity]

From what I've seen, the propeller looks to be from a B-29 so then the engine would be also. Not sure.

[kaysandesses]

@SirDeanosity I'm thinking the whole rig came from a Douglas Skyraider. Most of the B-29's used P&W R4360 engines. Either way, it's a cool setup!

[aussiepaul44]

@kaysandesses - B29's used the R3350-23 and 23A engine. The B50 used Pratt & Whitney R-4360-35 Wasp Major engines.

[thrunobulax1]

The sound really is something else, all those short little headers. The German's may never have even heard our bombers in WW2 if they'd only put mufflers on em!

[thrunobulax1]

Nice

[euemeupaiful]

0:28

[Balkons13]

lol at first i thought that it was stopping :D at 0:33

[TheFlemingsgarage]

the sound of that engine is better than sex

[Legotruck82]

Tailgater repellant device.

[crazybeats396]

Chuck norris's pocket fan

[hristijank2]

@crazybeats396 it will go reverse

[TotallyTheSims3]

Now THATS an MF engine!!!!

[wlh1usa]

way cool, hard to believ that 6 bolts hold it to the mount

[turbocompound]

Hello Bobby,

I´m restoring an old R-3350-32WA engine and an ignition vibrator is missing to start it. Do you know what type of vibrator I need and how it is connected. What type of spark plugs do I need for this engine?

Regards A. (Germany)

[gosst60]

@turbocompound hi. let me know a bit more and i will contact HARS for you, we have a connie here with 3350`s with PRT`s, see what i can do, and what you going to do with ur enigine when built ???, Cheers :)

[turbocompound]

@gosst60

Hello gosst60,

thanks for comment, you will get an answer via You Tube-mail. If not, please let me know. Regards. A.

[n9athan]

thats about 2800hp but the 42wa is somewhere around 3800hp

[94eyung]

Now put the truck in neutral and see how fast you go

[falcon96kickass]

@94eyung nar blades not even turning at some points its stationary and some points its spinning the other way lol

[darkhound891]

@94eyung you will be going pretty fast in reverse lol

[Aphidboy]

@94eyung  And don't forget your seatbelt.

[IntScout3]

@94eyung the truck would probably just fly the fuck backwards :D

[Ytuama]

@94eyung Lol, but they would be going backwards. Look at the pitch of the blades. Nice comment, though! :D

[playcard120]

@94eyung

wont it be goin in reverse then ? ? :)

[jhspooner]

that truck needs to be in front of all herds of cars in traffic jams! for one the intellegent people wont have overheating problems because of airflow and two the idiots who just have to cut around would get shredded into tiny bits! lol

[yamxt5]

Lets throw lady gaga in that thing, shitbama too

[rhwerkman]

@yamxt5 don't forget justin bieber

[FiveCentsPlease]

@stupidrider53

18 cylinder R-3350

[GINmetallist]

great and that's it !!

[paul0367]

Wow what a sound, radial music to the ears

[barthoedemaker]

the sound of fuel guzzling !

[barthoedemaker]

Ow man the sound of old piston engine, the sound of fuel guzzling !