GRIFFIN V12 36.7LITRE

[Eagle1ZX]

Thing of beauty that.. Still is.

[miroslavgoga]

Where is rest of plane?

[RFID666]

It's "Griffon" not "Griffin"

[MultiBrac]

sound's like the old vw transporter 2.4 from the early 90's :P

[ThaSweKillah]

@MultiBrac you mean the D24? :P haha

[MultiBrac]

@ThaSweKillah jea :P

[teamfab]

Quick, let the hand brake off!!

[TheConradChannel]

It would be hilarious if they did that one day and blew away. (And were not hurt of course)

[kenjohan]

Griffon, NOT "Griffin" lol

[MusicMatty93]

i dont see the point?

[adoreslaurel]

How did they cool it,slot that in a Mac truck, it would be a burger withe the LOT.

[23chilled]

whats the mpg like?

[unobombers]

I need this in my civic :DD

[ziolopalacz1996]

@unobombers It's bigger than your civic :D

[unobombers]

@ziolopalacz1996 i don't care, i would take away all unnecessary stuff like seats, steering wheel ect. and sit on the roof :D

[LucasPasquetto]

Vou comprar um desse pra colocar no carrinho de rolemâ!

[triniboy2007]

@XNorrinxRaddX you need to stop being a fag you pussy. its a joke faggot

[onenikkione]

drop it in a rat rod

[turismofreak]

Some people just like to flirt with danger, hope you regularly inspect your mounting points there mate...also i see your trailer fender flappin; ... that would hurt some on the side of the head ... play safe... i love the motor,

[sacr3]

@turismofreak pff c'mon, i don't see a single thing here with that massive engine on a loose little trailer with 2 massive blades spinning that can be a problem.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@turismofreak

The prop blades are cut down shorter and they really aren't putting the rpms high enough to overcome the weight of the engine and trailer. Most of these displays with the cut down props can't rev to high rpm because the lighter propeller has less mass and the engine would over-speed and come to pieces.

[Thedazeable]

that thing dont exactly look that safe =D

[chimoy1]

when i was kid used to scream at fan blades and make funny noises.

[davidrobert2007]

No ear defenders - mad!

[MrBadman37]

watch the trailer fender lol holy...



[kenjohan]

GRIFFON for fuck´s sake. Are you totally demented?

[omfgwtfbbq90]

36.7L holy shit so it would take about a whole normal car's fuel tank just to fill this engine's displacement rofl

[glockXblood]

whats the fucking point of this?

[magster65]

Why the giant props... to make it super dangerous? Why not put some pork butt-steaks on it and get a buncha' fat chicks to try and chew 'em off as it goes round and round... ? Now that's entertainment!

[ttersuful]

if you don't want to kill the engine, you must not make it work "empty"! you must charge it!

[TheAmericanRifleman]

Wouldn't this make one bad a*s air boat?

[Tritium5678]

Cool, two counter-rotating propellers. What kind of In of aircraft was it used for?

[FiveCentsPlease]

@Tritium5678

Typically the Avro Shackleton post-war maritime patrol plane. Also some late mark Spitfires and the Fairey Firefly.

[alexjohnston1981]

what is the point of this?

[FiveCentsPlease]

@alexjohnston1981

Hobbyist and mechanical enthusiasts restore the engines for running display, usually from engines that can't pass inspection for airworthy use anymore.

[marauss]

it needs wings to fly isn't it?



[prsap2]

Where some people see an airplane motor, Chuck Norris sees his hair dryer xD

[baileys60]

@prsap2 thats his chucks electric tooth brush

[triniboy2007]

Chuck Norris needs his ceiling fan back

[5bananas1]

@triniboy2007 my 1st wtf moment this week in youtube lol

[triniboy2007]

@5bananas1 lol

[nouseforausername794]

That's a man's hair dryer right there

[greenbean1984]

people get up to the weirdest shit

[mrwideboy]

I want to take the engine out of my 180Hp p28 and but that in

[TheSpeakers20]

so how do you reverse your trailer ? I turn on my v12

[alfamonk]

and the point is?>..

[hellsmond]

@alfamonk IT CAN SPIN REALLY HARD HAHA

[RDL1984]

Put it on a Class 43 locomotive....

[WilliamGruff]

I've never seen contra rotating props actually turning before. Very nice. Would it be a very silly question to ask how you cool the engine?

[FiveCentsPlease]

@WilliamGruff

The u-shaped object below and behind the prop is the coolant tank for oil and coolant. These display engines are not run at high throttle settings or for very long usually, so they don't get very hot.

[WilliamGruff]

@FiveCentsPlease: Many thanks.

[T3hbassmasta]

@WilliamGruff Almost all private aviation engines are air cooled. You can run them at idle (or close to) for a long time because the propellers cool the engine. But If you were to leave it at full power you would need to be up in the air and moving because the propellers do not give enough air to cool the engine.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@T3hbassmasta

But the Griffon and Merlin V12s are liquid-cooled. There's a coolant radiator behind the prop on this trailer. Even most air-cooled radials will use an oil-cooler for running displays.

[T3hbassmasta]

@FiveCentsPlease Indeed, but those both started their lives as military aviation engines, now used in privately owned aircraft. I should have been more specific in my statement. I meant all civilly built and owned aircraft, such as beechcraft and Cessna

[thelaughingman79]

right on running an engine doesn't need any kind of purpose what so ever..way to break social convention. these men are pioneers.

[59cva]

I happpen to own a gruman f 4 u corsair its powered by a pratt and whittney r2800 double wasp radial its presently in custody of the confederate air force and on display at airshows around the country. Its my humble opinion your a dill-hole if that radial is started its to power an airplane like your display your nothing but hot air be well and happy scooter

[FiveCentsPlease]

@59cva

Please don't embarrass yourself this badly on YT again.  It's just sad to read. Once you learn to type and spell correctly, you may have some time to reflect on what you have just written.

[djskyline701]

I wonder what would happen if i ran in to the blades?!

[karlelvidge]

chuck norris has one of these in his lawn-mower. lol

[TheRealKoolguy007]

Would suck if it started while it was attached to a vehicle, with the throttle jammed wide open.

[Sparkee202]

well that son of a bitch WANTS to run lmao

[59cva]

whats the reason for that rig ? dose it run a generator ? a pump? no just wasteing time and money what a couple of dickheads

[drzipperhead]

@59cva its a airplane engine.what other reason is there for it.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@59cva

It's their time and their money, not yours.

It's a running display, usually made from engines/parts that no longer can be used for airworthy use.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@59cva

Leaving immature and stupid comments on my channel doesn't change the fact that you didn't have a clue what this engine display is for or why it was built. Rather than just asking, you say something stupid. You were given the standard answer for people who insult others using their own time and money.

[pctriple]

MINT

[puniks2112]

I think the guy without ear muffs on , used to be one of Motorheads roadies.LOL

[supabaik]

penis extension...lol

[lyndonlongden]

why isn't that engine in a mk 2 escort?

[hurnerlevi]

put you're tung on the manifold 

[bryce995]

Now touch it.



[sp2001]

whats the point of this construction?

[bliglum]

@sp2001 To showcase the magnificent sound and power... I would suppose.

[barthoedemaker]

These old girls will still run, when turbofans are allready on the scrapyard! When we are flying jet cars, these babies still fucking run!

[klesmer]

@barthoedemaker ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY! Piston power forever.

[WhoWantsToKnow81]

So they sold the rest of the plane to purchase the engine?

[thedriver97]

Worlds first flying trailer

[mr1000rx]

that thing would eat a school.

[transamlover50259]

That would be really handy after a shower... "Honey, we don't have any clean towels!" "It's okay dear, here let me start the hair dryer for you"

[gwunta]

Did anyone tell these guys that the rest of their plane is missing lol

[gm16v149]

That must be out of a four engine Shackleton with the counter rotating props. They used to fly low over our house when we lived in Newquay Cornwall in the '60s. Beautiful noise. They sounded a helluva lot better than in the vid.

[prayb4udie]

thats my lawnmower engine and so as the blade on it haha

[DG19075]

With 1600 cubic inches, and 2300 hp, this is a BRUTE.

[blackmetalofnorway1]

where was griffins made?

[robthatguyx]

i need one of these in a s10 put it in the back somehow

[benaffleck3085]

Sounds like it had some bad chillies

[barbarybar]

Did that come out of a Shackleton MR Aircraft?

[4455336]

i was waiting for the trailer to fly away lol oh well.

[peepeevagi]

I'm not satisfied untill i see that poking out the end of a Volkswagen beetle.

[TheRedNeckInMN]

i think I will put that in my kids go kart.

[TheRedNeckInMN]

thats so my next go-kart engine

[willyford]

O men i love that sound :D

[Nordell]

Why!?!??!

[aaronzack14]

@monkeyBoner773 aviation engines operate on gallons an hour not miles per gallon.

this probably operates at maybe 7 gallons an hour.

[kaysandesses]

@aaronzack14

Did you mean 70 gallons per hour? I doubt you could start and properly warm up a RR Griffon on 7 gallons of fuel, let alone fly for an hour on that amount.

[1100HondaCB]

@kaysandesses Pilots of the P51 would initially use 30 gallons of fuel from the external tanks in early flight, then switch back to main tanks in order to balance the aircraft. So presumably, one refers to 70 gallons per hour.

[kaysandesses]

@1100HondaCB Thanks!

[aaronzack14]

@kaysandesses yes

[kaysandesses]

@aaronzack14 Roger that, the "fat finger" struck again. ; )

[aaronzack14]

@kaysandesses "fat finger"?

[kaysandesses]

@aaronzack14 When you're typing along and a "fat finger" hits the wrong key or missed the right one.

[FiveCentsPlease]

@aaronzack14

For the Griffon Mk. 58 is this video, the fuel demand at maximum power setting is 189 gallons per hour, or 3 gallons per minute. At typical cruise settings, this will be lower (60 gallons per hour for the smaller Merlin at cruise.) A gentle idle with some throttle will consume less, of course, and this engine with cut-down props will never be run at maximum settings since it can be damaged.

[1100HondaCB]

@aaronzack14 You are totally correct. It is quite logical in your statement. If a Spitfire is cruising at 280mph, using, lets say, 7 gallons an hour, its mpg would be much better than most modern cars at 40mpg. So, as you say, 70 gallons per hour is a more likely figure, if not more. Similar engines were used in tanks and the fuel consumption was so huge, it was more appropriate to measure it in, not in mpg but gpm. Some tanks used 2 gallons for every mile.

[teenonator]

The engine's actually a "Griffon", not Griffin

[xXxchipperchopperxXx]

im gonna buy this and put it in a civic thats the inly way to make it fast

[caV8455]

hi do you intrest to sell this engine I have a crazy project with this.

[tesicnr]

3 litres each

[kylehobbs93]

will this fit in a civic? :D haha

[hene987]

Oil consumption 12 litres/hour :) 

[CrazyForCooCooPuffs]

why not put a trannsmission between the props and then engine so then it would be that fast and instead of the engine revving at 6K it would rev at 2k

[FiveCentsPlease]

@CrazyForCooCooPuffs

These engines don't run anywhere near 6000 RPM. Typically they run in the neighborhood of 3000 RPM (plus or minus depending on the engine). There is already a transmission between the engine crankshaft and the propeller--it's called the reduction gear so the propeller turns less RPM than the engine. This ground display won't be operated a max RPM to avoid damage since the prop blades have been cut shorter.

[CrazyForCooCooPuffs]

@FiveCentsPlease k my bad but is it just 1 gear in between the prop and tranny?

[FiveCentsPlease]

@CrazyForCooCooPuffs

The counter-rotating props are a little more complex than just one gear, and it wasn't perfected until after the war. Typically it is just one gear, sometimes with accessory gears to drive other things like magnetos or camshafts (sometimes those are driven on the back side of the engine instead.)

[Mitchd03]

@FiveCentsPlease I think he meant 1 gear as in 1st, 2nd, 3rd like a car.

In that case, yes, there is one fixed gear ratio, the angle of the propeller blades, or their "pitch" is instead adjusted. This has the same effect as changing gears in a car.

[1100HondaCB]

@FiveCentsPlease You are right. These engines don't get anywhere near 6000rpm. If it did, it would have no pistons left! Even at 3000rpm, is quite high, when you consider the piston mass, length of stroke etc.

[1100HondaCB]

Just listening to that V12 at full throttle sends a shiver down my spine. Better than the best music. I guess it has direct fuel injection, 4 valves per cylinder and 36 spark plugs.

[SynkopeMusic]

@1100HondaCB I wonder how big each of the pistons are.. o_O

[1100HondaCB]

@SynkopeMusic Each cylinder is just over three litres in capacity, so the pistons must be quite large.

[damnusename]

@1100HondaCB Only 24 spark plugs, 2 per cylinder (inlet and exhaust). They also have a twin speed supercharger, water meths injection and variable valve timing if I remember rightly.

[1100HondaCB]

@damnusename What? Variable valve timing? Just goes to show, nothing's new! That probably explains why it revs higher than expected. One engine had 36 spark plugs, but I can't remember what one.

[1100HondaCB]

At 0:52 she sounds beautiful.

[hobbyguy]

respect to all, but I think this engine runs pretty shitty for a V12

[FiveCentsPlease]

@hobbyguy

The Griffon has a different V12 firing order compared with the Merlin, which gives it the characteristic raspy growl. Plus they aren't really running at high RPM because the prop blades are cut shorter, which could over-speed the engine.

[Dezinhuu94]

The best ventilator in the world

[Postal67]

The prop have got to be blowing at each other, at high RPM you ain't gonna hold that.

[pumpkinheadedsob]

@Postal67 actually they are set at minimum pitch, still pulling the same direction but with very little force. about as much power as a large warehouse ventilaton fan.

[laservader1]

@pumpkinheadedsob i was just about to say the same thing

[AcouticSeason]

Oh I Belive I can Fly

[Darck25Cents]

This trailer need only 1 seat and is good 2 go :)

[peepeevagi]

It's the latest blendtec total blender.

[Midnightsnack456]

fuck the enviroment.

[ArtemiaSalina]

@Midnightsnack456 What do you mean? They use that to power a wind generator!

[idontcare80]

@Midnightsnack456 Fuck the environment? How about these, "Fuck our food supply." Or, "Fuck not having lung cancer." Or, "Fuck having clean water to drink." All of those mean the exact same thing as "fuck the environment."

I have an idea, GO FUCK YOURSELF, MORON.

[Midnightsnack456]

@idontcare80 lol dude, its a joke. i think we all know fucking the environment is adultery, and frowned upon in many societies. and if you love nature so much, why are you watching videos of giant fossil fuel engines? O__o

[jordyboy0129]

DARE SOMEBODY TO THERE FINGERS IN THE PROP

[jordyboy0129]

@will8power lol :D

[chillincruisin]

I wanna put this in a geo metro for great gas milage :D

[domkanh]

sharpener :P

[badkooslovakia]

omg neviem si predstavit platit poistku :D

[3nasacova]

that would make an excellent desk fan

[kaidsti]

is it air cooled

[chavrecycling]

@kaidsti No, it's not air cooled. Good question though. Mind you, these things were designed to idle at only a couple of hundred, and flat out at about 3 grand. Maybe a minute's work doesn't bother it much?

[ExUSSailor]

That's a gorgeous motor.

[kdnjwest]

this is called a counter rotating setup. It gives zero torque and just as much power

[nbryc]

That thing will eat your face.

[kenjohan]

NOT "Griffin" It's Rolls Royce Griffon Mk 58 from an Avro Schackleton.

[nvtuning]

@will8power

looks like the blades turn in the opposite direction so they keep the trailer in place

[dreadnaught6399]

@nvtuning is that why it does that. honest question.

[nvtuning]

@dreadnaught6399

i don't realy know but i know those blocks under the wheels aren't going to hold it from moving

and if i see i right there spinning in opposite direction and so that would be what keep it from moving forwards

[FiveCentsPlease]

@nvtuning

No, both props are providing equal forward thrust. Otherwise it wouldn't be very helpful for flying would it? Counter-props move air more efficiently and eliminate the tricky torque effects of the big prop.

Most of these running displays use props that are cut down from normal size, so they won't produce full thrust. Without the weight of a normal prop, these engines are not run at high rpm because they could over-speed and start breaking parts. The trailers are tied down well also.

[nvtuning]

@FiveCentsPlease

ow thanks for this

[FiveCentsPlease]

@dreadnaught6399

The counter-rotating propeller setup moves air more efficiently than a single prop. It wasn't perfected until after the war. The other benefit is that the weight of the propellers turning in opposite directions cancel each other out and eliminate the torque effects of the heavy prop on the aircraft, which can make handling difficult. See: "torque roll" and the dangers of applying too much power during aborted landings.

[jcadlols]

gotta love the flames and crackling on the overrun.

[Dylan553]

can i put that in my car?

[zilvova]

why does trailer need such big engine?

[pensacolasurfer]

what is it used for?

[surredneck66]

@pensacolasurfer a plane

[SmashMat]

@pensacolasurfer WW2..P51 Mustang planes 1940...

[castormaniaco]

impresionante.....

[smo1231]

the front tire on the trailer is turning in the wind!!!

[Clunks1]

@will8power with any luck

[hoppinonabronzeleg]

The bloke on the left ain't wearing a syrup is he?!!!!!

[dankessss]

bugatti zostaje w tyle

[Fourtrax250LE]

well u whould have one hell of a size starter

[truebassB]

I want it in a Suburban.

[Maltinis]

now thats what i call economical engine. :D

[Maltinis]

no thats what i call economical engine =D

[idejRetsam]

32 people got sucked into the blades...

[aserta]

"JUST DROOL AT IT"

[gNxX6]

do those props have pitch adjustment?

[FiveCentsPlease]

@gNxX6

Yes, the props are variable pitch.

[Randomshit1353]

how do you make the props counter rotate to each other?

[gNxX6]

@Randomshit1353 there is a bevel gear on the inner shaft... enclosed in the closest housing.. this drives a ring in the next housing- both gears are oil supplied by the engine i believe...

[FiveCentsPlease]

@Randomshit1353

One prop shaft fits inside the other and each are driven by a set of gears.

[TeslaMe2]

Wouldn't that make the coolest air boat engine!!

[xRaynFirex]

haha who wants to put their hand in there :)

[pioneerz450]

Air cooled?

No shit sherlock!

[Hamring]

@pioneerz450 It's water cooled bro.

[chrisxiix]

oooh best id ever make a frood blender of it --_-- : )