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Title: Seven Cylinder, Radial Engine.........
Post by: Stilldrillin on November 11, 2014, 03:34:59 AM

Thought you all, might like to see this.......

David D

Title: Re: Seven Cylinder, Radial Engine.........
Post by: awemawson on November 11, 2014, 05:32:58 AM

Absolutely brilliant  :clap:

I'm surprised that it didn't blow itself away on that frame

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Post by: rockknocker on November 12, 2014, 03:58:56 PM

That is a beautiful engine!

Its almost large enough to power a small aircraft, do you have any such plans?

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Post by: MetalMagus on November 13, 2014, 07:11:48 AM

That is really cool.

Title: Re: Seven Cylinder, Radial Engine.........
Post by: steampunkpete on November 16, 2014, 02:17:44 PM

How absolutely fabulous! I wish I had even a tiny fraction of that skill.

I can just see this in a steampunk motorcycle, but I can't make up my mind if the crankshaft would be in-line with the frame or across it.

Title: Re: Seven Cylinder, Radial Engine.........
Post by: DavidA on November 16, 2014, 03:40:38 PM

Pete,

In line.

If it was across then the gyro effect would be deadly.

Believe me on this, I once owned a V twin Moto Guzzi. I don't remember if it was left or right hand bends,  but if you opened up the throttle on the wrong one it would lift the front wheel off the ground and try to rotate the bike around the engine.

Hairy.

Dave.

Title: Re: Seven Cylinder, Radial Engine.........
Post by: Noitoen on November 18, 2014, 03:36:32 AM

It's been done before. http://www.southbayriders.com/forums/threads/62848/ (http://www.southbayriders.com/forums/threads/62848/) they do look good.

Title: Re: Seven Cylinder, Radial Engine.........
Post by: AussieJimG on November 18, 2014, 04:16:13 AM

There was a much more modest machine called the Redrup in the distant past:

http://www.savory.de/sammy_redrup_radial_three.jpg