The sound of a sleepy Radial Engine waking up, there simply is nothing like it in the world. I like how it sounds so grumpy and from there gets angry. I like that you have to work for it's co-operation rather then just press a button and I just generally like the engine.
lovely machine. the thing with radials is that the lower cylinders tend to fill with oil when the engine is off, hence the smoke and misfiring on start up
There is no rudder at the fuselage center line. This aircraft got two stabilizers/rudders mounted on the tips of the horizontal stabilizer (like the B-25)
Absolutely loved it! 100% agreement. No other sound like it. Round engines rule. Like an old Connie pilot had on his ball cap: "Jets Are For Kids". Yessir!
Ich fliege einen Kiebitz mit einem kleinen 5 Zylinder Stern und es ist nur geil! Geringe Drehzahl, Geruch nach Öl und Sprit, einfach wie Harley fahren in der Luft!
Wobei ich mit dem Anlassvorgang natürlich nicht mithalten kann, geht bei mir einfacher und schneller. Ein super geiles Video, von mir 5 Sterne!
yeah ok there is something wrong with the guy before me. I am pilot and I've never started or even flown in a radial, but my hat is off, that is really a beautiful sound and a beautiful engine all round. Congrats.
Nettes Video, nur der Kommentar am Anfang stört mich, denn eine Jet-Turbine zu starten erfordert mindestens genau so viel technisches Verständnis wie ein Sternmotor
Oh yeah, Radial engines have a triat that all cylnders don't fire right off. Takes a while, especially if its been sitting for a while. They spit smoke, carbon buildup, and raw fuel, but are also some of the most powerful (torque-wise) engines in the world.
The bottom two cylinders tend to collect oil. The pilot/engineer/mechanic/whoever will open a valve on those cylinders to drain out what accumulated (there's other methods of avoiding hydraulic lock, of course...that's just one), but it doesn't get rid of all of it! Few minutes of running, and it usually burns off.
Absolutely sensational. Nothing like a petrol engine firing in sub zero temperatures. Starts like my old V6 Evinrude 235 Cross Flow. Real aeroplanes run with round engines. (OK maybee V types if they start at 6 until 12)
HA!!! I absolutely LOVE IT!!! Especially the comment about turbines smelling like a boy scout camp full of coleman lanterns. I've got a little over 1200 hrs flying Ag Cats with 985's and 1340's on the nose. Nothing like firing her up first start of the morning!
Ha! The schpeal scrolling along the bottom is absolutely priceless! Yes, truly the radials are a man's powerplant. Nothing like the sound of a healthy P&W or Wright at startup, nor is there nothing like the enormous billowing cloud of oilsmoke.
Oooo, gotta love the old clunkers :)!! True- turbines do sound pretty cool the first time... Then get more boring and boring... Radials are just so much more unpredictable...
I prefer the good old Merlin 24s (Spitfire freak :P) BUT it's still music to my ears!!
You said it, brother! Jets are for wimps! Too simple! Real machines are those that take determination to operate! That helps ensure appreciation and love! Just like a woman.
is it fuel injected? what kind of fuel does it run on? and what kind of starter was that, as i noticed that the propeller was spinning before engagement of the starter. That is an AWESOME sounding engine!!!
It's a carburator and a single stage centrifugal compressor. Search for "Pratt & Whitney R-985" on Google and you find more info.
The reason the propeller spins before you hear the starter engage, is purly because of out of sync audio.... The process of uploading the video on YouTube messed it up.
The sound of a sleepy Radial Engine waking up, there simply is nothing like it in the world. I like how it sounds so grumpy and from there gets angry. I like that you have to work for it's co-operation rather then just press a button and I just generally like the engine.
TheMrbum 2 months ago
That's a mighty fine way to sweep out the hangar :) Love that engine.
solarisjedi 1 year ago
Me starting my car every morning for work....
eng081194 1 year ago
Super cool video and comments :-)
FlexyDemon 2 years ago
best sound in the world
cessna182tpilot 2 years ago
Beautiful! Love that sound!
FlingwingGolfer 2 years ago
thers just something about a radial that makes them so perfect. I lov radial planes
kingcobradude 2 years ago
Wow, what a rare airplane you have there. Sounds and looks amazing. Hope to see a video of you flying it soon.
AceLockCo 2 years ago
A little bit reluctant, that engine. But a real nice video. And a very nice plane.
Hydrant2602 2 years ago
Radials are often like this on cold start!
steamwally 2 years ago
Amen to that!
fb2800 2 years ago
nothing beats the sound of a round engine
rmurf23 2 years ago 11
lovely machine. the thing with radials is that the lower cylinders tend to fill with oil when the engine is off, hence the smoke and misfiring on start up
mrspivvy 2 years ago
That's just a magnificent sound!
Forget turbines, piston engines of any kind will forever by my passion!
Aussie50 3 years ago
Love the sound of a older engine. Newer engines just dont have it. Thankyou for posting.
wi11y1960 3 years ago
Yea We need things to fiddle with.....
hbunnie1120 3 years ago
that is a beautiful sight
SRTY31 3 years ago
Smoggy. Cool sounds though! Awesome.
CTTraine 3 years ago
well said on your scroll !!
EarlRausch 3 years ago
where is the rudder?
mww88 3 years ago
There is no rudder at the fuselage center line. This aircraft got two stabilizers/rudders mounted on the tips of the horizontal stabilizer (like the B-25)
propellskalle 3 years ago
Great Vid! YOur SoOO right about Rounds B-e-a-utiful noise, b-e-a-utiful smell b-e-a-utiful smoke
thetubeusernumber9 4 years ago 6
I agree 110% and then some!! Thanks for that awesome video!
kazmaz79 4 years ago 3
There's NO SOUND like a radial!!!!!
72Z15SS 4 years ago 18
Absolutely loved it! 100% agreement. No other sound like it. Round engines rule. Like an old Connie pilot had on his ball cap: "Jets Are For Kids". Yessir!
awkwarddude 4 years ago 4
Super Merveilleux , le demarrage du "Broussard"
VentDeTravers62500 4 years ago 3
My sentiments exactly.
mitsudave 4 years ago
Thank you. What a sound and what characterfull machine!
Fritztoons 4 years ago 2
Ich fliege einen Kiebitz mit einem kleinen 5 Zylinder Stern und es ist nur geil! Geringe Drehzahl, Geruch nach Öl und Sprit, einfach wie Harley fahren in der Luft!
Wobei ich mit dem Anlassvorgang natürlich nicht mithalten kann, geht bei mir einfacher und schneller. Ein super geiles Video, von mir 5 Sterne!
Gruß
Peter
quax011 4 years ago
yeah ok there is something wrong with the guy before me. I am pilot and I've never started or even flown in a radial, but my hat is off, that is really a beautiful sound and a beautiful engine all round. Congrats.
gdcran 4 years ago 3
mmm. Round engines kick ass. IMHO, its gotta be a be round, on an after burning turbofan. nothing else will do.
rangrz 4 years ago
I love radials as much as most people, but i'm glad my commercial flights are turbine powered.
Modern > Old School
bkenjura 4 years ago
Those radial engines sound so sweet. Plus they have better looks than the jets.
427Fourspeed 4 years ago
this is awsome. Love those radial engines.
huettmr 4 years ago
Nettes Video, nur der Kommentar am Anfang stört mich, denn eine Jet-Turbine zu starten erfordert mindestens genau so viel technisches Verständnis wie ein Sternmotor
DieroteFahne 4 years ago
And then, God made round engines, and said: go, Man, go fly.
saito125 4 years ago
Why does it puff smoke like that, as if there is a cylinder missing?
jackobcooper 4 years ago
Oh yeah, Radial engines have a triat that all cylnders don't fire right off. Takes a while, especially if its been sitting for a while. They spit smoke, carbon buildup, and raw fuel, but are also some of the most powerful (torque-wise) engines in the world.
bloodtypexneg 4 years ago 4
The bottom two cylinders tend to collect oil. The pilot/engineer/mechanic/whoever will open a valve on those cylinders to drain out what accumulated (there's other methods of avoiding hydraulic lock, of course...that's just one), but it doesn't get rid of all of it! Few minutes of running, and it usually burns off.
Alisterwolf66 4 years ago 5
Absolutely sensational. Nothing like a petrol engine firing in sub zero temperatures. Starts like my old V6 Evinrude 235 Cross Flow. Real aeroplanes run with round engines. (OK maybee V types if they start at 6 until 12)
grogadile225 4 years ago
Not sure hat was better...listening to a radial engine idle or the running commentary...
thejackal9mm 4 years ago
nothin like watchin a round engine belch smoke and fire and then finally come to life , and hear it run like a well oiled machine .
learflyer2 4 years ago
Ever started a P-51 Mustang, and heard it fly? That's a beautiful rolls royce merlin engine!! What kind of plane you got there?
fivestander 4 years ago
I've been standing close by a Mustang that fires up, and of course there is nothing like a Merlin...
The aircraft in the video is a Max Holste MH.1521 Broussard built in France 1956.
propellskalle 4 years ago
good thing the engine wasnt flooded. My car sometimes starts like that
Wiffrain 4 years ago
LOL! Good commentary in the vid.
Aeryk333 4 years ago
you have just gotta love radial engines. WHAT A SOUND that is not just an engine it is alive
fre2fly 4 years ago
GAWD what a sound... I never get tired of old round motors...
louswire 4 years ago
Where exactly is this plane located?
I think I've seen one near Stockholm, Sweden where I live, on the airfield Skå-Edeby? Is that the one?
MartinTrankell 4 years ago
This aircraft (LN-WNB) is located at Kjeller airfield (Lillestrøm).
We used to have two Broussards in Norway (LN-WNA & LN-WNB).
LN-WNA was sold to Sweden a few years ago, but I am not sure where it is based.
propellskalle 4 years ago
I LOVE THE OLD ENGINES
facel2 4 years ago
fett :D
b0rgen 4 years ago
i love way you conrol the engine to pick uup the pitch noice to start it isa AWSOME
paul8246 4 years ago
HA!!! I absolutely LOVE IT!!! Especially the comment about turbines smelling like a boy scout camp full of coleman lanterns. I've got a little over 1200 hrs flying Ag Cats with 985's and 1340's on the nose. Nothing like firing her up first start of the morning!
agcatdriver 5 years ago
Nice! very sweet! Would really like to hear a R4360 starting like that!
Tjenilvec 5 years ago
Ha! The schpeal scrolling along the bottom is absolutely priceless! Yes, truly the radials are a man's powerplant. Nothing like the sound of a healthy P&W or Wright at startup, nor is there nothing like the enormous billowing cloud of oilsmoke.
Alisterwolf66 5 years ago
Oooo, gotta love the old clunkers :)!! True- turbines do sound pretty cool the first time... Then get more boring and boring... Radials are just so much more unpredictable...
I prefer the good old Merlin 24s (Spitfire freak :P) BUT it's still music to my ears!!
Keep it running :)!!
Darkstud88 5 years ago
You said it, brother! Jets are for wimps! Too simple! Real machines are those that take determination to operate! That helps ensure appreciation and love! Just like a woman.
ntcrwler 5 years ago
That's Awesome! You're right, radial engines smell like God intended flying machines to smell!
ocebub 5 years ago
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propellskalle 5 years ago
Right on!!!
xKmotx 5 years ago
is it fuel injected? what kind of fuel does it run on? and what kind of starter was that, as i noticed that the propeller was spinning before engagement of the starter. That is an AWESOME sounding engine!!!
dieselducy 5 years ago
No it's not fuel injected.
It's a carburator and a single stage centrifugal compressor. Search for "Pratt & Whitney R-985" on Google and you find more info.
The reason the propeller spins before you hear the starter engage, is purly because of out of sync audio.... The process of uploading the video on YouTube messed it up.
propellskalle 5 years ago
how many cylinders is that engine
??
dieselducy 5 years ago
It's nine cylinders.
propellskalle 5 years ago