9 cylinder model radial engine

[Killerbunniez34]

how many hp?

[johncobra99]

Hi Gary can you tell John is engine is great, well done

[BillyRosinet]

One could build one hell of a model airplane with that thing. Really cool!

[sphinxart]

Great stuff!

[gloucesterdavid]

I would love to see one of these engines on a working model airplane.

[docjeffry]

Very nice work. I am a machinist and would like the contact information for the company that provided the plans for this beauty. Again, very very well done Sir.

~J~

[DarthSmittius]

Awesome...but why?

[docjeffry]

@DarthSmittius Why not? ~J~

[ZListon]

What will you do with this engine? Is it just a showpiece? Just wondering. I couldn't imagine actually putting it in a model aircraft all though that would be awesome. It's absolutely beautiful.

[Sergeantsteamer]

That's a very SMART man right there now.! That would be awesome on the front of a RC 40% Super Stearman.

[brownhole13]

Very Excellent Job, My hat is off to you for you patients.

[mrfarmerjimbob]

Naturephoenix, what you're talking about is called an "inertia starter". It works by winding up a flywheel (what the guy is cranking) Then you engage a clutch (screaming sound), the flywheel turns the engine over and it starts (usually). More reliable than electric start because you don't need a battery & you can try as long you can crank up the flywheel. Some inertia starters used an electric motor to wind up the flywheel.

[HoodwinkedbyanAngel]

Thats a great job u did there, Im an A & P and worked on the Pratt and Whitney 985s and the first the first A-10-A s out of Failchild industries & you making the internals is very impressive ..

~!~

Enjoy your handi- work

[AnonymoussourceL0L]

I wish I could just build and engineer my own engine and start an automotive company. problem is, I hate math in every way imaginable.

[fordawsome100]

great. now put it in a rc plane

[GitarStu]

Sounds unreal fully opened up!

[420witchdoctor]

Oh my goodness, this is the best radial build I've ever seen.

[NecroDaClown]

very cool engine

[Naturepheonix]

Hi Gary!

Is it 2 or 4 stroke?

and is the Fuel mixed with oil?

[garyford99]

@Naturepheonix

This engine, like most all radial engines is 4 stroke. John's engine runs on straight pure aviation gasoline, 100LL. The fuel and oil are not mixed together.

[Naturepheonix]

@garyford99 So there is a Oil reservoir at the bottom of the engines? Like real car engines??

Although I was wondering how it would work if the crank part is used to pump the fuel in and through out the back and through the carb and up the top of the engine and into the piston wall?

[garyford99]

@Naturepheonix The oil reservoir for a radial engine is basically the oil tank. For John's engine, the oil and the gas are stored in the same tank in the back of the engine, but they are separated by a divider so they do not mix.

In radial engines, there is an oil pump that scavanges oil and pumps it back to the tank.

[Naturepheonix]

@garyford99 OH NO WONDER

you know how they start these old engines in planes.

One guy cranks something and theres this "Electronic screaming sound" then it fires?

I don't get how those work.

[Bamchucknorris]

@Naturepheonix its a four stroke. an easy way to tell is the fact that the cylinder heads have pushrod tubes leading up to them, therefore indicating that there is indeed a valvetrain; 2 valves per cylinder making it a four stroke

[Naturepheonix]

@Bamchucknorris Oh okay.

[BishiSab]

Pistons made of Aluminum!!?? WOW?

Beautifull Job. When you can build a model like this, then you have the know how

to build a bigger engine :-).

I will start on a bigger motor right away if i knew how to do this :-(

It really lis a Gift, for thoes who know the know how :-)

[SpeedDeamon95]

could that thing attached to a airplane fly a realy small person or is it justlike a rc egine

[catey62]

absolutely beautiful peice of engineering...I agree...it would look incredible in a model aircraft of a vintage to suit....

[neomuttley]

I'd love to do that. I'm not talented enough in the garage for it, though :-(... I wonder how many hours he gets between rebuilds? As another Poster wrote. That thing needs to be in a lovely period aircraft.

[yermyahu]

You were very very informative - I don't care much for too much talking - but this was quite exceptional information as I don't know much about radials.

[yermyahu]

and a fine display of workmanship, Gary!

[Bazanteria]

find somebody to build a plane around this masterpiece !

[TheHeliHagrid]

Totally Awesome!! I'd like to see that flying in a scale R/C War Bird. How about the Carbuerator?!??!!? Did he say it's from a .60 heli two stroke nitro engine, yet it works on that bigg gasser?! Unreal…

[melcopc]

Hello, can I have an engine like that?

I really enjoyed!

I'm from Brazil and build giant models, Radial'm wanting a long time.

Abraço.

[plazzax]

damn..!, lots of work behind that :)

[RayH6]

that is a masterpiece

[STEVE21M]

just awesome

[sixtiesforever1966]

garyford99

This radial engine is nothing but spectacular. Great Work.

Looks like the full size New 9 Cylender Russian Vandenyev.

David

[enganear]

Nicely done, my hat is off to you sir.

[ALWAYSATHREAT]

this is a great video

[sdold]

Nice! Tell him it's pronounced "Sen sen NICK" not "Sen Sen ITCH" :-)

[Ibringthetruth1]

very nice.

[MoAvW]

Very professional video. This is how you all should present a build. Loved the engine itself too.

[ihelk]

every radial i see is 2 stroke. do they make 2 stroke radials?

[n33d4killz]

This is not a two stroke engine. I doubt that there any two stroke radials, and even if there were any, I haven't heard of them.

[madnesscombat5]

so is it 4-stroke?

[macanix]

nothing short of amazing!!!

[rottert]

Nice work. Great!

[FuriousVigor]

nothing short of amazing, well done!

[Bamchucknorris]

i'm interested in building Lee Hogson's 18 cylender model, but i'm wondering, did you have to machine everything or did you take the plans to a machine shop for them to machine it for you?

[dccollectoraz]

WOW!! Beautiful model! very well done!! SWEET sound too!!!!!!!

[kerrager]

Beautiful job. I really envy anyone that has so much patience and talent to create something like this. Truly a work of art. Well done!

[iloverush123]

It even sounds like a radial. Wow!

[RM250D8rzr]

awsome. to much prop noise tho. i want to hear the motor more

[plexnoid]

She's a beauty! Truly a work of art.

[pillockbrain]

Wonderful workmanship; sounds lovely too. Such a modest builder..

Congratulations..Look forward to your V8.

[nvidiafighter33]

wow nice work!

[bikemate]

Fantastic work! nice job

[dangerousprimate]

pleeeeease make it into a big rc plane it would be awesome...beautiful work by the way!!

[crk1121]

That is excellent! Very fine work indeed sir!!!

[NorCalExplorer]

Excellent! Any plans on building the model plane to go with the motor?

[TechnicalFreak]

That's just f'cking impressive. Damn, good work!

[Sebfly82]

das ist mal ein Motor!

[xGSxMayhem94]

that would make one hell of a fan

lol

but seriously, nice work

very impressive

[Squarerig]

What an achievment.I am so impressed.

[hoggdawn]

The genious of some people is amazing. Respect---and a lot of it!

[emtrixdk]

agree

[aggeles]

sooooo much work went into this beautiful engine. great job sir, you have my sincere respect.

[MuerteQuerida]

sounds like its bigger brothers

[holdencare]

that is brilliant, good luck with the v8.

[Collserra]

that is a thing of beauty

[jmh11962]

absolutely incredible!  truly a beautiful machine!

[pinwizz69]

As a frmr. USCG AD3 Radial qauiled to do eng. runups the only thing I saw wrong was you should always turn a radial over 3 time more than the # of cylinders to scavange oil that WILL build up in the head and top of the piston on the bottom (#1) cylinder can cause overpressure on that cyld.. Outherwise you may get a real loud BANG ! Thing have a tenency to go flying then.Thats bad ! Realy cool job by a very talented guy, I hope he mounts it on a miniture HU16e Albatross.Just a dream of mine.

[garyford99]

You are correct about turning a radial engine over before starting. However Mr Collier did indeed turn the engine over the required number of times before starting, but that was edited out of the video.

[Bamchucknorris]

@pinwizz69 when an incompresable liquid blocks and damages a rod/ crankshaft it is known as hydrolocking.

[sp4cepope]

Well made!

[kdesign4485]

That is amazing. Sounds and looks beautiful. Thank you for the great presentation.

[24859762tony]

Patent what ? the radial engine,its been around for 100 years.Very nice piece of engineering tho.a million times better than anything in the tate art gallery !

[spdkilzasoundsuck]

very nice work done on this you should patent this

[bunjeefreefall]

WOW! Simply beautiful.

[Ytsejam007]

Thats a fine piece of work sir!

[locosway]

What's the estimated HP on this setup?

[shadowhunter45s]

8 ci not alot of hp

[leadsolo]

Beautiful !! Just visited the agelessengines website too ...

[TeeBeeZee]

That is beautiful! You should be proud. Thanks for sharing with us.

[arnoldii2]

true craftsman.

[Ergock]

AWESOME WORK, looks so clean.

[jeremyk4]

why? i jus dont get it? wats it 4?

[garyford99]

If you have to ask, then *YOU* just don't get it.

[Vintabilly]

You tell him!! I'm in awe of the work.

Very very nice.

[BowHunt1229]

very well done...its amazing that everything was hand done out of just bar stock...and twelve hundred hours...very very well done sir

[Quadsly1]

It almost leaves Me Speechless! Without a dought, Worthy of a Trophy, but of what Type! From an Old Marine Corps, Aviator, "I Salute You Sir"! Congrat's To You on a "Work of Art"! I do not see how Anyone Could Post a Vide Responce! Semper-Fi from an Old Aviator at Fort Benning, Georgia.!

[vector409]

wow .. well done sir . beautiful workmanship

[moeape]

What Mr. Collier did as a machinist is craftsmanship perfection. What he did to the valve covers and pushrod cylinders, as well as the additional work, places him in the artist category. For those of us that know what you did, we are in awe.

[RMPCTek]

Very impressive! it sound's very nice! Nice peace of handcrafted machinery.

[cowboy6591]

Now put that engine in a 1945 50% Scale model Stinson Reliant and you now "OWN" my dreams. !!!

[rlthestig]

That is a work of art.

[Merel13]

check out boxermotorrad

[mikenco]

That sir, is a thing of beauty. I am very impressed!

[barumman]

Well done first class, from a fellow model engineer

[SmiertSpionem]

Please don't crash it!

[mhrteam70cc]

damn nice!

[fighter0w1]

A masterpiece that would challenge the greatest of artists that have ever lived

[Ocre]

beautiful!

[jphdg]

Awesome work of art! Well done. Good luck on the V8 project. Would love to see that.

[ala068]

Well sir, you have my respect... Well done from downunder, Perth Australia.

Kind Regards, Alan

[tomcornwall83]

hope you do make the V8. What would you go for? flat plane crank? pushrods or OHC? Never seen a scale V10.... hint hint ;-)

[tomcornwall83]

very Very nice. in reply to "Biggriz86" i guess this engine would make, what, between 8-12hp, but thats a total guess on my part.

[lowriderkillers]

wow you are a master

i give up on nuts that dont fit right i will never be abel to do that

[voodootl]

simply amazing.... well done Sir

[hartness57]

Truly a work of art, and it must be extremely satisfying to have it run. Will you be putting it into a model? I would love to see it fly.

[ssgtakeo]

A MASTERPIECE

[Biggriz86]

how much does it weigh? have you done any tests to measure the thrust generated by the given prop and engine combo? this seems like it has the potential to be a very effective ultralight engine assuming it is making enough power and thrust.

[thedanleer]

want one on my ceiling

[swerndly]

respect!!!

that's no engine

that's a master piece of art!

[kayjakk]

Beautiful. Absolutely a work of art.

I studied mechanical engineering, and I can certainly testify that THIS is a LOT of work, LOTS of hours, LOTS of $£$£ and a HELL of a dose of patience! And I'm not even gonna mention the tolerance levels and the micrometers they translate to on a scaled down engine...

Well done sir!

[crazywaters]

This is one AMAZING piece of engineering! I'd say that only wrist-watch makers pay so much attention to detail. Great craftmanship and looks gorgeous. A+++

[dzanicjasmin]

What a pitty that cars are not made witgh such engines..

[datzfast]

beautiful work hours of fun your the lucky one

[Siliamii]

That is absolutely awesome.

It would be so cool to see it run in a scale p-47m, hehe.

[badboy81791]

how much HP does it have i wana put that on my dirt bike lmao

[PauliusBa]

I minute of engine work equals one month of the production of the engine itself...

It is a masterpiece. So precise and fragile, but yet powerful.

[rubber314chicken]

I almost shat myself when he has his hands so close to the prop....

but that is a really cool engine. I want one.

[turtlemann14]

if he ever has plans for the v8 tell me lol

i want to try and make a small glow engine (8 cu inch) in my school's machine shop

[Templemain]

Dear Gary, Please forward by best regards to John Collier. That was an informative, impressive video about a very talented builder. Well done, regards Temple Main

[raboyd2008]

Golly,

I am always amazed by folks with such awesome techical skill

Dr Richard MD

[TommeyLeeReed]

Nice.. my engine works off air.

[sk8rfrikinno4me2]

ok cool, now lets see it on a scale airplane in the air!

[jerylhalter]

impressive great mechanic good job

[aaronhallam61]

Impressive. Some people do jigsaw puzzles. I guess he wanted something a little more challenging!

[revhard05]

awsome looks dangerous

[yort02]

mate very skilled engineer good job absolutly beautiful awsome work

[docjeffry]

Outstanding!!! Build anothe one of those babies and cram them in a super giant scaled Grumman Goose!!! Very good work!!!

[sledneck06]

beautiful. truly an intricate work of art. what specific materials were used to build it though?

[mikedasgerman]

Awesome work. I would love to make one but it is hard to mix a hobby with your job. Perhaps one day when i have a shop in the garage i can make one.

[Irvine5312x6ma]

Hey garyford99. What prop? How many hp's???

[aquaboris]

amazing work

[rendrageed]

put 4 of these on that giant scale B-29...

ooohoohoo chills!

[martintheslim]

this is a dream of an engine!!! thank you for sharing

[ryansiki]

thats a sweet ass engine

[bluesrul]

Pure Work of Art.

[bigredchevy1987]

absoluty beautyfull

[Irvine5312x6ma]

You need to have an aircraft at least 60 pounds in weight to install this monster! Otherwise it will start falling apart even on the ground!!! Truly awesome machinery, obvious from the engine's sound, very smooth and not rough running!!! 5 stars!!!

[birddoggarton]

I am sure he can figure this out. lol.

Very skilled machinist.

Very Nice Work!

[corbystarlet]

thats a work of art

[flyingblues]

Beautiful.

[reloader43]

Hey absolutly fantastic!! wish you had of flown the test stan for use.

[hyrcan]

Nice Engine, and wonderful video, very informative!

[florinbaiduc]

it's gorgeous.. Very nice work... :)

[MikeJS57]

Do radial engines vibrate less than inline engines ? I think that the German Focke Wulf 190 of World War 2 had a radial engine and was the best piston engined fighter plane until the more powerfully equipped Allied fighters appeared, later Spitfires and the American Mustang among them. Very well done with this engine, it's a work of art.

[No1sonuk]

I think the main advantage of radials is that they are very short compared to inline and v configurations.

I understand they're also very resitant to damage. I've heard of aircraft returning to base with entire cylinders missing from a running engine.

[svenp]

That's beautiful work.

[JGMagoo]

Fantastic!! I was just waiting for that table to take off and fly away!!

[taofledermaus]

Very nice machine work. If I built it, I'd have a hard time deciding if I would mount it in a plane or not!

[viper76248]

--air conditioning, much?

[mustangman442002]

That is amazing! I swear, he has some real skill, and a true reason to be proud! Talk about an amazing hobby, that requires skill and dedication beyond anything I've seen!

[Tonyv1951]

Wonderful achievement

[muggles1985]

Wow, there's nothing quite like the sound of a good radial 9...just beautiful. Hope he doesn't shut it down from full revs that fast all the time though, or he'll kill it.

[cruddiestcrudever]

Wow this is beautful, thanks for sharing. Just one thing, did you have to make the prop especially or can you buy those somewhere?

[garyford99]

As John stated in the video, that particular prop was made by PK Props in Kansas.

[reedy93]

excellent job,would be nice to see it in a plane.lovely sound

[garyford99]

No, you can't buy it in a kit. You have to machine each and every piece.

[HalfCockedMD]

What kind of IC engine would you recommend to a beginning amateur machinist who's never built one before? Someday, I'd love to build a beautiful radial engine like this, but I realize you have to start out with something a little easier...

[fdzwes]

This is youtube is all about!

[RumblePackF7]

throw a piece of bread in it lol

[Chronic155]

Verry Nice!

[dropeddime]

just outstanding

[tgore3]

Amazing work

[mechanicalguy]

Next task: Forced Induction!

[TGseason10]

And nitrous!