RAF colours would be good....depends on the shade of green on the gates...fab signs!
@Dave.w-ev9qn1962Күн бұрын
What a result mate! What a day for his daughter and you when she visits to record what she knows of this historic story!👌
@chipking6036Күн бұрын
You can’t put a price on history, and fortunately, some people don’t understand it
@neiltibbs648Күн бұрын
My dad trawled one up with a trawler fishing boat this was a spitfire engine it’s in a museum in Devon
@boromickfc2 күн бұрын
Could be out of a diesel locomotive
@user-xo6mi1fr4j2 күн бұрын
When i was in reme at strensaĺl a royal engineer regt was tasked to clear the whole area before any building work was done on the huge site they found250 items of ordanance including box molotov cocktails as used by home guard unit happy days
@psychokeef2 күн бұрын
Great job Ady👏👏👏👍
@bigcheese7813 күн бұрын
Low pressure stage of a displacement compressor?
@deanaustin9963 күн бұрын
Looking good mate
@chipking60363 күн бұрын
Looking very good
@chipking60364 күн бұрын
If you don’t try, you never know
@Peter.w4 күн бұрын
RAF blue would look good or bomber command black
@user-sc1id9me9v5 күн бұрын
Is it a train
@BLOWN8CYLINDER5 күн бұрын
@@user-sc1id9me9v I don't think so, to me doesn't look like a diesel piston . 🤔
@twowheelexploration92285 күн бұрын
That's from an Aero engine
@BLOWN8CYLINDER5 күн бұрын
I don't think it is.... far bigger than the Merlin or Hercules.... its just under 7.75 inches diameter.... and the solid gudgeon pin of such small diameter is quite odd. 🤔
@rancidschannel32065 күн бұрын
Glad you tracked that down
@Dave.w-ev9qn19625 күн бұрын
There was one of them mounted on telegraph pole at top of penryn town in cornwall, it called out the voluntary fire brigade. Think it was took down in late 80s. Not sure how old it was though!
@unsainted-15 күн бұрын
Some kind of train?
@user-sc1id9me9v5 күн бұрын
Suzuki x7😂😂
@BLOWN8CYLINDER5 күн бұрын
Funny you say that, in the box this piston was in was also a piston from a Suzuki GT250 that came before the X7.....had that since I was 15..... 51 now!
@user-sc1id9me9v5 күн бұрын
@@BLOWN8CYLINDER Member them well mate got 2 of em in me garage now different states of repair at min
@Real_Mr_Egg5 күн бұрын
hot pink
@richardhagan29645 күн бұрын
Ww2 ships air compressor piston the give a way is the gudgeon pin is to small for that size piston and that company made them
@glenmcgillivray47075 күн бұрын
I was looking at the scale of it and my brain went Marine Diesel, and got side tracked wondering if it was a expansion piston for double or triple expansion steam or something. But it's really not built strongly enough for that purpose, so Air compression piston would probably make the best sense. Or any other hydraulic application without high pressure requirements, but it'd be odd to make a positive displacement pump that scale and low pressure.
@Wsimon69916 күн бұрын
I have seen them many years ago . American nascar pistons . I would imagine anything from a F1 to a nascar would use them . 🤔
@stevelamb46596 күн бұрын
They are fantastic. RAF blue maybe or blue/ red /blue like they used to paint pointer signs on airfields??
@user-wy6vb4nq9z6 күн бұрын
Какой краской покрашен блок цилиндров?
@BLOWN8CYLINDER5 күн бұрын
The paint is actually from the 1970's! Electric blue metallic cellulose ... I then gave it several coats of clear lacquer... On a couple of the engines I added a little holographic metal flake to the base coat.
@British-Hauntings-and-History6 күн бұрын
evening Adi - when you get the prop on display outside make sure the support is concreted in or some scrote will nick it....back of van...gone...be an idea for installing a cctv system in the museum ????? .....fascinated to see how this turns out
@BLOWN8CYLINDER5 күн бұрын
Hello Chris, once in place it will be firmly anchored in place which just so happens to be near two of the external CCTV cameras already fitted.... so hopefully it will be safe .
@billhanson49216 күн бұрын
its British, its not out of a n Antar wrong top, its probably going to be petrol........ its not a Meteor, wrong top and not long enough........ cut sides suggests high speed, I'm thinking its an Aircraft piston from a radial at a guess. Maybe air cooled. solid pin suggests aero engine...... thats all i have got tbh, and it would fit with the large bore.
@theflyingfool6 күн бұрын
I think it might be some sort of prototype because that solid billet would never be put in an engine as a standard item, it's way too heavy.
@chipking60366 күн бұрын
Thank you for making them Eric thank you
@chipking60366 күн бұрын
I know exactly what that is from A engine 😂😂😂😂
@upthehoe6 күн бұрын
Rover metro
@BLOWN8CYLINDER6 күн бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@PJOZeus6 күн бұрын
Has to be like a tank right? Looks too small for a ship and too big for a plane, they didn't do trains (at a brief glance) and busses also wouldnt be that big but were before the name change anyway so, only leaves tanks
@billhanson49216 күн бұрын
most British post war tanks went to diesel quick, its not a diesel piston the crown's wrong, its not as meteor, crown does not fit, i'm thinking at a total guess that its an early aircraft engine of some type
@PJOZeus6 күн бұрын
@@billhanson4921 or the simple answer - it's not *post* war (assuming you're referring to the second not the first) - the company made tank parts so Could be Aero I suppose on a bigger craft I was thinking more fighter sized at the time which its obviously too heavy for but not sure if they ever did bombers
@billhanson49216 күн бұрын
@@PJOZeus yeah possible, the solid pin indicates aero engine, but the skirt isn't long enough really.
@johnbender53566 күн бұрын
blue like the RAF uniforms
@theflyingfool6 күн бұрын
I agree. RAF blue would be good contrast against the lettering and the gates.
@firestorm23106 күн бұрын
Yeah definitely RAF blue
@tomtodhunter17766 күн бұрын
Definitely RAF blue.
@starfish3707 күн бұрын
Another great video,Adie, you are a constant mine of Information, your skills and knowledge are amazing ❗️👏😊
@willshaw247 күн бұрын
We have one but it's for security. A master blaster and they are bloody loud!
@Peter.w7 күн бұрын
I was wondering how you were getting on with the prop. The resin did a great job indeed!
@ChrisWoutdoors7 күн бұрын
Nice one Adi, good to know the history of where the prop came from... ATB Chris
@life_with_nini_7 күн бұрын
Im so excited to see progress on the propeller! Cant wait to see it outside one day
@GeorgeMCMLIX8 күн бұрын
I fondly remember this aircraft at LTN way back in the early 1970s!! After being retired by the RAF this example, XB259 was purchased by Courtline Aviation. The intention was to use it to transport the then extremely large Rolls Royce RB211 engines, installed on Courtline Lockheed Tristars, if an aircraft required an engine replacement away from base. It was never used in ‘anger’. I recall the aircraft sitting in the ‘graveyard’ for several years, until being bought by museum in the mid 1970s. I pray 🙏🏻 for her continued preservation.
@BLOWN8CYLINDER6 күн бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to comment. 👍 Solway Aviation museum intend for her to be around for a long time... Once they have got her back together I will take a trip over and film an update 👍
@rancidschannel32068 күн бұрын
Well done
@rancidschannel32068 күн бұрын
Ha ha great stuff lol. Juat like my video with Thames....engine cover off, fumes, just go for it. Outstanding