Image Galleries by Jim Buckel
The Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial Museum at CFB
Trenton is restoring Handley Page Halifax A. VII NA337 which was recovered from
Lake Mjosa in Norway in September 1995. It had ditched in the lake on the night
of April 13, 1945. The engines are Bristol Hercules XVIs. The Hercules has
sleeve valves instead of the traditional poppet valves.
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Two Cylinders Removed
A piston and sleeve are visible. |
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Cylinders
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Junk Heads
The junk head seals the top end of the cylinder, houses the sparking plugs, and provide a space to "hide" the sleeve ports when the piston is on the compression and power strokes. |
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Sleeve
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Sleeve Drive Gear Train
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Sleeve Drive Gear Train
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Bristol Centaurus C18
Data Plate |
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Bristol Centaurus C18
Exhaust Detail |
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Bristol Centaurus C18
Rear View |
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Bristol Centaurus C18
Junk Head Detail |
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According to Jim, "The attached photos were taken at
the National Aviation Museum in Ottawa. Although the Bristol Hercules is
impressive, nothing can rival the Napier Sabre!"
The Napier Sabre VII (in photo) was capable of 3500 hp @ 3850 rpm @ sea level
with 20 psi boost with water/methanol
injection. The Sabre is a 24 cylinder H engine with sleeve valves. Displacement
is 2240 cu in (36.65 litres).
The Bristol Hercules XVI was capable of 1715 hp @ 2900 rpm @ 6500 ft with 8.25
psi boost. The Hercules has 14 cylinders
in two rows. Displacement is 2360 cu in (38.7 litres).
(The stats are from Alec Lumsden's British Piston Aero-Engines and Their
Aircraft.)
Jim Buckel, has kindly contributed these
images.
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Allison V-3420
Shown are the dual drive shafts and separate gearbox used in the Fisher P-75A Eagle |
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Allison V-3420
Photographed at the US Air Force Museum on January 15, 2000 |
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Rolls-Royce Merlin II
Reduction Gear Data Plate |
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Rolls-Royce Merlin II
Note the one-piece head and bank |
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Rolls-Royce Merlin II
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Heinkel-Hirth He S 011
German axial flow turbojet from World War II that powered the Hs 132, P1101, P.VII, and Ta 183 |
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Heinkel-Hirth He S 011
Photographed at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh, WI on March 31, 2001. |
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Heinkel-Hirth He S 011
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The following images were taken by Jim Buckel
on March 15, 2001 at the Sun 'n Fun Museum
in Lakeland, Florida.
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Guiberson T-1020 Diesel
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Wright R-3350-42 Turbo Compound
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Wright R-3350-42 Turbo Compound
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Power Recovery Turbine Wheel
From EAA museum in Oshkosh, photo by Tom Fey |
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The following images are from the Canadian
Warplane Heritage Museum where Jim Buckel is a volunteer.
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Orenda 11
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Orenda 11
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Orenda 11
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Rolls-Royce Nene 10
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Rolls-Royce Nene 10
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Rolls-Royce Nene 10
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Rolls-Royce Nene 10
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Wright R-2600
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Wright R-2600
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Wright R-2600
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