I've seen this countless times, and I'm still blown back by the craftsmanship. I watch it a couple times a week just to tell myself to get off of my ass and do something cool.
aamantium
Incredible how smoothly it runs at that speed with so many intricate parts. Amazing model!
JO-chel
I´m a teacher at an Aircraft Maintenance Technician Course in Brazil and I have to say, I saw this and your older videos of "How a Radial Engine Works" and I´m very very thankfull for this because even with the beauty of modern technology, it really rare to find such videos that approach the workings of such engine in such depth! It´s quite difficult to explain to students how such engine works, specially the cam ring as I found that some have troubles even to understand how a camshaft work. Amazing job done here!
rodrigor.gobatto
Wow, that’s super cool! I’m amazed that the wood model holds together at that RPM. Really neat model, nicely done!
GraceandGloryWoodworks
I'd put a slow electric motor on it and mount it to the wall and have it always running as a moving art piece
shannonofarrell
Radial engines are so awesome they sound great even without combustion.
davem
I've been wondering what Jason Statham has been doing with his quarantine time. Sweet! Bad ass for real.
bigjohn
No. You dont get to just step back and say ok. That is awesome. That is art. That is engineering. I loved every bit of it.
hithereimjack
Now you can see why this engine was so right for aircraft. Torque mid-mass.
brethall
Getting the counterweight just right to balance that thing out is a real challenge I bet
danebeck
Damn that's some fast hands you got there
E-pj
Simply Simply AMAZING!!! What is even more amazing is at high rpm’s its perfectly I repeat PERFECTLY BALANCED not even the slightest shimmy, both ductile and non-ductile components are very uniform in weight but wood is quite different, for instance 5 pieces of 12” x 12” x 1”aluminum each weighs super close to the same amount but 5 pieces of wood the exact same size will vary quite a bit due to moisture content, knots, sap and grain, so that tells me that he spend hours finding the right piece of wood for each component he was making.
vsetkoumiera
Imagine that being your air compressor on your wall.
colemanbecker
I love that Smile at the end. He's all like "I'm surprised it didn't break"
RealBananaBunch
He's brave. That's just wood reciprocating and spinning at some high stress loades.
Richardsmithabcd
I'm 70 years old. My Dad flew the mighty F4U in the Islands, WWII; I've always struggled with understanding the radial engine. This incredible model helps - a lot! Thank you Ian, and bloody well done!
christophersheppard
I am Mechanical Engineer, This Mechanism I studied during 2nd year in "Kinetics of Machinery" subject.
So far, I saw through printed diagram on book but Only now I see in real.
If I had known this earlier, I would have understood the Mechanism well.
அன்பே
Clearly he has a lot of confidence in the strength of his joinery.
TommyT
This guy really trusts his own work, damn no eye protection I could see a totally diff video of everything shattering at high rpms wood and plastic shards to the face
Damc
Excellent rendition of how this engine works. I love the sound they make. Thanks for sharing, God bless you
