Classic British Flight Sim

Those dang Sea Fury's beating our Mustangs! What's the world coming to?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdOrLzpF0jE

Brian

It's a crazy mixed-up world out there

British designed engines on the Mustangs as well.

They were originally built for the Brits too, before the US was even in the war.

New competition for the Mustangs.







Brian

Thanks Brian.
I don't usually watch these races, but I made an exception today.
Somehow, they don't have the same appeal as bikes and cars for me.

simondix wrote: ↑

15 Sep 2018, 13:35

British designed engines on the Mustangs as well.

Got to be careful with Sea Fury engines in the US - if its got a 5 blade prop then its got a Centaurus, if its got only 4 blades then its a Yank corncob.
Interesting that the Sea Furys were two seaters.
Keith

Yes, I heard the lady commentator mention an R- something, so I looked up:
At a race weight of 6.25 tons, the trick Pratt & Whitney R-4360-63 powered T.20 Sea Fury “Dreadnought” is truly the big kid on the air racing ...

Dev One wrote: ↑

16 Sep 2018, 08:11

simondix wrote: ↑

15 Sep 2018, 13:35

British designed engines on the Mustangs as well.

Got to be careful with Sea Fury engines in the US - if its got a 5 blade prop then its got a Centaurus, if its got only 4 blades then its a Yank corncob.
Interesting that the Sea Furys were two seaters.
Keith

I believe the change for racing is because it's easier to modify the poppet valve engines for greater boost levels, e.g. you can change the timing and valve overlap with a different camshaft. Doing that on a sleeve valve engine is a lot more complicated, I think the drive train for the sleeve valves also has a bit more inertia which isn't ideal in a race engine.

Sleeve valve engines also suffer badly with lubrication & cooling - if cooled too quickly the sleeves get pinched. They also use a special oil - Shell U - IIRC.
My father worked with Bristols way back in the 50's on extending life of Hercs & 'Big Hercs' on Airworks Vikings & Hermes - he was also an X rated engineer working with Mike Stow when he owned a T20 Sea Fury.
Keith