Stuart Engine

[Scrivo18]

Thanks Carl


I might be on the trail of an engine here.. Will be in touch if need be

Tim

[jeff davis]

Let an Aircraft Mechanic Have a Look at it .During the war Radials were made for Tanks and Lancasters.The Nanton Museam of Flight has one on display.
The Continental 4and 6cyl out of Cessna Planes are the same tech as the V.W bug engines.
Jeff davis

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by jeff davis

Let an Aircraft Mechanic Have a Look at it .During the war Radials were made for Tanks and Lancasters.The Nanton Museam of Flight has one on display.
The Continental 4and 6cyl out of Cessna Planes are the same tech as the V.W bug engines.
Jeff davis

Lancasters used 12-cylinder Rolls Royce Merlin liquid-cooled engines, not radials. Tim's Stuart engine is actually an American 7-cylinder down-tuned prewar aircraft radial which nowadays is more prevalent in land applications than air. Tim is advised to strip the one he has, diagnose the faults, and rebuild it from there - he and his engine man will probably know more about it than almost any aircraft mechanic, anywhere.

[2nd AIF]

Originally Posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball

Lancasters used 12-cylinder Rolls Royce Merlin liquid-cooled engines, not radials..

http://www.aviation-history.com/avro/683.html

Because of the possibility of some interruption in Merlin production, the Lancaster II was built with 1,229.5 kW ( 1,650 hp) Bristol Hercules VI radial engines. These fears did not materialize, with the result that only 300 Lancaster IIs were built

[cantankrs]

Despite the minor details, I agree with Jiff regarding aeroengine mech.

What surprises me is how such a tiny diameter crankshaft can put out 220-250HP or so.

Regards

Alex

[Speedy]

send me a pm if you get in a jam.
might be of assistance to make your search easier.

[Lynn Eades]

Maybe the reason is in the design, in that each power stroke happens one cyl after the next, and so is more of a continuious "Push" on the big end? (does this line of thought make any sense?) (I have never seen the internals of one) Weight saving would have been one of the main reasons that moved aero engine designers to a radial.