Unusual Engines......

[brianinpa]

If you want to suck up some seagulls and not have to land in the Hudson River, you better have more than one of these GE90's that are used on Boeing 777 ...

 

[joedrum]

I sure would like to play with one of those ....

 

[Ansimp]

joedrum » Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:52 am[/url]":3uozscuo]
I sure would like to play with one of those ....

Just watch out for your fingers or beard in the front :smilie_happy:

 

[brianinpa]

joedrum » Tue Nov 12, 2013 2:52 pm[/url]":1hj7f6tr]
I sure would like to play with one of those ....

With 115,000 pounds of thrust, hold on tight! :shock: :smilie_happy:

 

[joedrum]

I was thinking it could burn leaves too ... looks like it could sanitize anything germ free ...hmmm dose look like it might be hard to control once fire up :shock: :mrgreen:

 

[Omega Man]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9zt3SF_Flc



~O~

 

[slabghost]

No discussion of unuaual engines would be complete without at least mentioning the "Gunbus" build. 400+ cubic inch V twin. I don't have the link but it was on Kneeslider .

 

[mcgovern61]

Not too unusual, but most people don't get a chance to hear a modern medium speed marine diesel in action. This is a GE Model 6L250 inline 6 cylinder turbocharged engine. The engine is running at 900 RPM and is about 2450 horsepower:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SB32d3p0UI

 

[joedrum]

wow :shock: ... something going to get torqued big time ...when this baby flexes some power.... :whip:

 

[Steve83]

I asssume that's a reduction unit...what's the propeller RPM?

 

[mcgovern61]

Steve83 » Thu May 29, 2014 2:20 pm[/url]":12xwgjl7]
I asssume that's a reduction unit...what's the propeller RPM?

That is a reduction gear. It drops the shaft RPM down to 300 RPM maximum. This is a controllable pitch propeller system. The engine and reduction never stop turning the shaft for reverse. The propeller itself changes direction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5lvbZJyyiw



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgSfrqAYopg

 

[joedrum]

total cool

 

[dan filipi]

Mechanical stuff is always so neat to watch in action

 

[Steve83]

Probably the only really complex technology 100+ years ago - locomotives, ships, and pipe organs. Awesome stuff!

 

[Trak]

Thanx Gerry, good stuff, like the steam tractors,

 

[mcgovern61]

Hey Joe, what could you do with this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggEm-rfrw04

 

[AApple]

Apparently, it makes a purdy dang gud 11 cylinder hand warmer..... :smilie_happy:

 

[mcgovern61]

Don't get to see (or hear) this much anymore, but this is the same engine that was in a tug I was on. Imagine trying to sleep with that turbocharger ringing in your ear!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFVJ9Lhhm0I



Here is a pic of the tug:

And my buddy Ben standing under her propeller:

 

[aussiegold]

wow, reading this thread jogged my memory back to when i was a lad. this engine was the talk of all us young petrol heads. and then it sank without a trace,. we were all totally convinced that oil companies/vehicle manufacturers, ( or other nameless evil doers ) had offered this fellow so much money for his ideas that he couldnt say no. he actually went on to be a HUGE property developer in Perth , this only confirmed our conspiracy theories.
this clip is a bit long, but toward the end you see the engine in action, on a lathe, showing the concept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SiRqmo5Onc

 

[dan filipi]

Impressive Gerry!

How is that engine started?