Beyond The Sprues

Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: ysi_maniac on June 01, 2012, 12:50:35 AM

Title: 20 cylinders are not enough
Post by: ysi_maniac on June 01, 2012, 12:50:35 AM

This is intended for aircraft equipped with engines with more than 20 cylinders each

Napier Sabre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier_Sabre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier_Sabre)
Allison 3420 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_V-3420 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_V-3420)
Wasp Major http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-4360_Wasp_Major (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-4360_Wasp_Major)
Tornado http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_R-2160_Tornado (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_R-2160_Tornado)
and the like ...

As a first entry:

A pair of cool reengining with AllisonV-3420

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/F4U_V3420.jpg)

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/F8F_V3420.jpg)

Title: Re: 20 cylinders is not enough
Post by: Litvyak on June 01, 2012, 01:02:12 AM

I love how that Corsair looks like that!

Title: Re: 20 cylinders is not enough
Post by: elmayerle on June 01, 2012, 10:49:17 AM

Hpw about a Skyraider with a W3420?  The Allison engine was comparable in power to Wright's R3350 and might well have replaced it, converting the B-29 to the B-39, if problems with the R3350 had continued.  By that time Allison had the W3420 fully debugged and ready to go.

Title: Re: 20 cylinders are not enough
Post by: ysi_maniac on June 02, 2012, 12:59:21 AM

Like this?
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/a1_V3420.jpg)

I am falling in love with this. :-* :-[

Title: Re: 20 cylinders are not enough
Post by: ysi_maniac on June 15, 2012, 11:44:40 PM

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/Tempest_p40_2.jpg)
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/Tempest_p40_1.jpg)

The ultimate target of these designs was not to equip Tempest with Allison V-1710, which would be a step backward, but to a slicker engine, something a little narrower but longer.

I first considered Griffon, but it is too narrow IMO for this design. Now I am considering Wright Tornado; this is equally wide and 35 cm longer (5 mm in 1/72).

Would it need contra rotating props? IMO, no.

Please your comments. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 20 cylinders are not enough
Post by: GTX_Admin on June 16, 2012, 03:42:40 AM

But contra props improve everything... ;)