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Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:49 pm

How It's Made: Aircraft Engines

Cool segment from the Science Channel show "How It's Made." They've done a few other aircraft related segments too, one of which was the Dream Tundra.

Looking like a Lycoming based on the overhead cam? I'm not that great at distinguishing L from C.
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Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:54 pm

Re: How It's Made: Constant Speed Propellers

More good stuff: Aluminum CS props:

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Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:07 pm

Re: How It's Made: Aircraft Engines

Looking like a Lycoming based on the overhead cam?


Pretty good guess, but this is what gave it away for me:
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Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:13 pm

Re: How It's Made: Aircraft Engines

I couldn't make that out when they put the valve covers on...just looked like a blur. What would you do without valve covers? Come on...be a man, watch your camshaft.
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Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:20 pm

Re: How It's Made: Aircraft Engines

Great video's. There were some other interesting ones too (Non-Aviation). Thanks for the links :D
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Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:46 pm

Re: How It's Made: Aircraft Engines

58Skylane wrote:Great video's. There were some other interesting ones too (Non-Aviation). Thanks for the links :D


Yeah, I thought the turbocharger one was cool too. How It's Made is one of my favorite shows.
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Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:55 pm

Re: How It's Made: Aircraft Engines

deleted. Sorry about that post of everything BUT the aircraft engine.
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Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:03 am

Re: How It's Made: Aircraft Engines

Not really an overhead cam engine, still has pushrods. L= cam over crank & oil scavenge lines to the heads. C= cam under crank & oil drains thru pushrod housing tubes back into the case.

Cool videos, I love this show! The prop blade machining was real interesting.
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Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:25 pm

Re: How It's Made: Aircraft Engines

Here's a favourite of mine....an oldie but a goodie!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzYxBbitP_s&feature=related
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