I picked up some surplus WWII radial engine poppet valves (think late WWII bomber engines... the valves are HUGE). They were in the original packaging, and coated with protective goo. It's a dark ...

CANTON Over the past 15 years C. Mitchell Boulton has been working to make something old new again. Doing what he described as a retirement hobby, Boulton began reverse engineering a radial aircraft ...

Bore and Stroke: 146 mm (5.75 in.) x 165 mm (6.5 in.) In 1926 Bristol began studies to integrate the Burt-McCollum sleeve valve concept into selected new engine designs. The sleeve valve, which moved ...

When learning about the design of a machine or mechanism, reading and watching videos is certainly effective, but it’s hard to beat hands-on experimentation. In the video after the break, [Brick ...

If you look at aircraft from the Second World War or earlier, you'll notice that many of them have engines with large frontal areas and cylinders arranged about the propeller crankshaft. This a radial ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1925, Continental, a successful manufacturer of automotive engines, purchased the rights for a Burt-McCollum single ...