tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post3853597068948579473..comments2024-03-28T00:18:09.974-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Your Sunday Morning Prop NoiseComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-34193988648374299822022-01-02T15:14:02.002-05:002022-01-02T15:14:02.002-05:00If British engineers can make five parts do the wo...If British engineers can make five parts do the work of three, they will.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-10065476778653105282022-01-02T14:07:00.094-05:002022-01-02T14:07:00.094-05:00Something along those lines Tod, Also remember tha...Something along those lines Tod, Also remember that a Centaurus has something like double the parts of an R-2800. seafuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05830246551560657504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-59420244733062889432022-01-02T13:43:59.931-05:002022-01-02T13:43:59.931-05:00Very powerful! And yes, the biggest sleeve valve e...Very powerful! And yes, the biggest sleeve valve engine ever in production (I think). Yes Todd, the sleeves move and rotate much like typical valves, uncovering the intake and exhaust ports on the head itself. All of that is run off internal planetary gearing, making it less prone to breakage due to external forces (like bullets hitting the pushrods). Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-90851984111775575662022-01-02T10:54:12.064-05:002022-01-02T10:54:12.064-05:00Ahhh my favorite piston engine fighter, hence the ...Ahhh my favorite piston engine fighter, hence the seafury handle. The video title had it wrong as that wasn't the Hamilton Standard prop but the original Dowty Rotol. The option for using the R-2800 with the Spad prop gave new life to the airframe, as there aren't many Centaurus engines left, let alone D/R propellers. I listened to Ellsworth Goetschell (A long time Sea Fury owner) one afternoon at Oshkosh describe rebuilding a Centaurus. That was a loong afternoon, but an enjoyable one.seafuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05830246551560657504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-30645043369274045992022-01-02T10:36:55.909-05:002022-01-02T10:36:55.909-05:00If I remember correctly Iraq was about the only ex...If I remember correctly Iraq was about the only export success this one had. I remain mistified at the sleeve valve concept. Is it something like a 2-stroke valve port? Does the sleeve move? One of the comrade's expert's here fill me in.Tod Germanicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036673218365709139noreply@blogger.com