World's Biggest Engines

Giant machines are powered by the biggest engines ever made! They will blow your mind! Some of these engines are larger than multi-story buildings and power the largest trucks and vehicles you will ever see. We look at machines from companies like Caterpillar, Union Pacific Railroad, Boeing, MySE, Aerojet Rocketdyne, and Wärtsilä. Have you ever seen any of these in real life? In this episode of Xplained we take a look at the biggest machines ever created.

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[Dk]

Caterpillar engine fits in a Miata for sure

[ryot]

8:28
Hammond: The ocean evaporates.
Engineer: No problem, also can do.

[PushyPawn]

*I'm so glad* he referenced the "3 T-Rex's" weight, because just saying it weighs 23, 400 kgs is so arbitrary and difficult to imagine.

[RSFX]

1:13 Such a weird way to compare weight.... with a freakin' T-Rex???

[muhammadali]

And now I understand people obsessed with trains.

[TAllyn-qrio]

I am a retired Army Prime Power Production Specialist (was 52E, it has changed). Upon leaving the military I worked for Detroit Diesel as a field service technician. In those capacities I worked with and on very large generators up to 6.5 MW for land based power. Also marine generators, marine propulsion and switch gear. Great field to be in and I am glad that I had the education to qualify for that field. I was prior service Navy as a sonartech in the advanced electronics field. My Navy education allowed me the opportunity to graduate as Distinguished Honor Grad in school. With the schools in both branches totaling nearly four years, it made getting a great job after serving quite easy. Gotta love huge engines! 🙈🙉🙊

[Sgt_Bill_T_Co]

The most amazing engine in my world is the one on my motorcycle - it has never let me down.

[christopherjohnmatthews]

I absolutely adore anything engines what an amazing video I've watched it after times. Love it!!

[Eyowpeace]

Round of applause for the engineers and mechanic

[robertruder]

The Big Boy locomotive, at that time in history was awesome. Most of the others were larger but at 82 years old, I saw some of the last steam locos, and they always fascinate me to this very day.

[tangosmymango]

I cannot imagine how grand the Sea Dragon's engine would be if it was ever built, you should try and make a video about it!

[jonskinner]

The Wartsila RT-Flex is the most incredible engine, a few years ago I was lucky enough to see the RT crank shaft being machined at the Skoda Works in Plzen, Czech Republic.

[DCB]

The first engine you showed cranking up is a CAT 3516, roughly the same size as its C175 counterparts but not the same and far more reliable. The largest CAT made engine is a 3600 Series which is much larger.

[johnger]

Everytime I encounter a video like this I stop and watch til the end, the world is such a amazing place with invention like these machines.

[JamesAndrewL.berkshire]

as a fan of trains im thanking this guy for adding an information of railfan's most favorite train called Union Pacific 4014

[savo]

i actually visit the Caterpillar plant where they make the C-175, and they do not use it to power the haul trucks. they’re used for hotel power on ships, or as generators.

[petergambier]

Thanks for this Xplained, some really cool engines, I wonder if we could make a gravity drive.

Cool stat at about 6:54. The rocket using up 15 tons of fuel a second!!! With my old 2002 diesel Berlingo I get about 500 miles with 50 gallons.

Somebody once told me that the QE2 travelled 12 inches to the gallon.

[jedmiller]

While it isn't a conventional "engine, " they're still engines nonetheless. The AW4 reactor plant on Nimitz carriers produces well over 200, 000 horsepower at the shaft.

[ylurrqw]

Caterpillar engine fits in a Miata for sure. The engineering minds behind these are phenomenal.

[VigneshJayakumarvjrenato]

Worked on the Wartsila 96C engines. The size is hard to believe till you see it. Mine was rated at 77000BHP.