Kermit Weeks Napier Sabre

[India Four Two]

Great article, VM325.

What mind-boggling complexity!



"OK chaps, let's design an engine with more mechanical complexity than anyone has dreamt of!"

[DHfan]

Frank Halford obviously gave Napier ideas. This is the gear train for a Napier Deltic engine.
Nothing to do with Halford actually, it was developed from a Junkers opposed-piston design.

For those that aren't familiar with the engine, it's an 18 cylinder, 36 piston, 3 crankshaft, supercharged 2-stroke diesel.

[sycamore]

`OY,mate,you`re missing 2 studs at the bottom..`

[VM325]

Originally Posted by DHfan

Frank Halford obviously gave Napier ideas. This is the gear train for a Napier Deltic engine.
Nothing to do with Halford actually, it was developed from a Junkers opposed-piston design.

For those that aren't familiar with the engine, it's an 18 cylinder, 36 piston, 3 crankshaft, supercharged 2-stroke diesel.

There's a chap here who's built a running model Deltic
along with a Napier Sabre...

[dfv8]

Napier Sabre

Another interesting viewpoint of the Napier Sabre, and other aviation related engines.

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and continued in part 2

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I gather Kermit has crated up all his Tempest V bits and attached a label addressed to Air Leasing at Sywell...

[DHfan]

Couple of pictures on the Key.Aero/FlyPast forum...

https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-...florida-sywell