B-29 engine night run.wmv

B-29 engine run at night

[@tippman2k01]

this sounds better than most music on the radio today

[@crorivpro]

Watching the exhaust at night is just amasing. Beatuiful sound.

[@evanchapmanfanman]

What a beautiful piece of American history, those flames are mesmerizing to watch, I could only imagine the sights and sounds in person

[@taylortownmayor]

The APU is an engine and is just as much a part of the history of the B-29 as the R-3350's, the GE fire control system or the M2 .50 cal machine guns. In fact, many veterans who worked with the B-29 would say that the APU was one of the most important parts of the B-29. Without the APU, you had no power at the hardstand to load bombs into the bomb bay or to even start the R3350's.

[@MrTubbymarshall]

i was watching a documentary a couple of years ago about young RAF pilots during the battle of Britain. this old boy was asked what was his lasting memory from those frightful years. his answer? i was 19 years old, flying Hurricanes and Spitfires in the prime of my life. i had a ball. i wish i could go back, i'd do it all again. what a fucking HERO.

[@lancairw867]

You don’t start a radial engine up, you wake it up 😆.

[@timmayer8723]

I flew C-97 four engine cargo planes during the Viet Nam war. The planes were equipped with P&W R- 4360 turbocharged water/alcohol injected. We brought troops back from jungle combat. It was a ten hour flight from the California coast to Hickam air field on the big island of Hawaii and another ten hours if we flew into Tan Son Nuit air base. Our flights would leave at sundown from Hickam air base and arrive at about sunrise the following morning at the Cal. ANG base Van Nuys home of the 146th. Air Transport Squadron.
We had about twenty of theses C-97s and flew from Cal. To Hawaii up to ten times a week with various reg. Air Force crews and ANG crews.
The planes were always loaded with cargo or troops sometimes both.
The 4360 radial engines were marvels of reliability. The 6" annular exhaust rings glowed cherry red through the night and the engines never missed a beat. In a military pinch you could toggle all four engines into WEP, war emergency power. This would allow the throttles to jump a detent into an overspeed condition, allow the turbo chargers to spin at max RPM (60") of manifold pressure and activate the 50/50 alcohol/water injection to flood the cylinders for cooling. The engines would then produce about four thousand horse power each for a max run of twenty minutes. As I remember, if the plane landed safely, the engines were sent to the overhaul bay and gone through with a fine tooth comb. I'm sure some of these engines went straight to the junk pile even though they were master pieces of engineering.

[@MrShobar]

Hickam AFB is on Oahu.

[@davelowets]

Many of them went straight to the junk pile without doing that...

[@mosipd]

Just imagine hundreds of these firing up and singing along in unison as they take off into the horizon.

[@MrBoboFay]

Thank you guys so much for preserving this piece of history!

[@charlesbissey9901]

The flames make it look like pure evil.... I love it

[@stargazer444]

Now that's what I call gettin Fired Up!!

[@FiveCentsPlease]

The prop is turning in the correct rotation in relation to the blade pitch. It appears to move backward from the stroboscopic effect (wagon-wheel effect) with the video camera frame rate. It's not moving a lot of air since it the blades are cut down. Regarding the direction the flags and smoke are blowing, this is Kansas and its windy there most of the time.

[@WrathConstantine]

2:30 Camera man: OH $#!T it exploded! No, wait...

[@19GN03]

Owesome, i want one in my garden to listen every to that beautifull growning.

[@thomasrose6962]

looked like one stack of flame was missing during frontal view under what probably was about 50% throttle .. o cant imagine being able to pull any more than that even with that funky that sure had a helluva twist

[@onazram1]

what a show, the exhaust looks wild at night

[@Mudwiggler]

Wow, that a Beautiful sound, I`d love to see the whole lot fired up. You guys have it all. A+

[@talknottome4477]

wonderful that people preserve and run the old engines for our aviation heratage worldwide.

[@scott93257]

I am speechless. Just absolutely AMAZING!!

[@heyitsvos]

Hell I thumbed up just for the Juice Newton at the beginning.

[@rEdf196]

Our Martin Mars water bombers use the same R 3350 engine its been a familier noise all my life living on Sproat lake in the spring and summer months.

[@taylortownmayor]

Slang term for the auxiliary power unit from the B-29. There were 2 different APU's speced for the B-29. One by Lawrance and was a 2cyl opposed engine and an Andover V-2. Both were rated at 10hp with a 15hp emergency rating. Both were coupled to generators and brought online to provide electric power to start the B-29s engines.
The APU in the video looks to be a V configuration, if so its an Andover. Andovers ran at about 3500rpm whereas the Lawrance ran at about 5000rpm.

[@MrManshanden]

I thought it blew up! I think so did the cameraman. lol thanks for posting

[@StrokerAce3983]

lmao hell i got my ear buds in with the volume wide open. My ass jumped at the same time the camera man did and i almost dropped my phone lol. It was almost like i was there, that was awesome.

[@balletfan162]

Love the sound of these old Wright engines.

[@Timothy-lb2vr]

The radial engines on the C 97 were built by Pratt and Whitney. The engine was about the size of a Volkswagen bug

[@Timothy-lb2vr]

The radial engines on the C 97 were built by Pratt and Whitney. The engine was about the size of a Volkswagen bug.

[@Timothy-lb2vr]

The radial engines on the C 97 were built by Pratt and Whitney. The engine was about the size of a Volkswagen bug.

[@rosewhite---]

Amazing video!

[@benheatherman2839]

2:29 LOL. Yes cameraman giant engines with no mufflers are loud.

[@waynematthews7273]

You gotta love a radial no other sound like it

[@moparjim63]

My freinds and I attend the annual air show in Willoughby, Ohio. The proceeds go to the restoration of "DOC". Thanks for posting! P.S. Glad they turned the APU off for this video!

[@OldWrench45]

DAYUMM that sounds good !!!!!!

[@RubEric2006]

I was A/C on P2V-5's and 7's for seven years with essentially the same wonderful engines. They developed 3,750 hp with PRTs
I would (and did) fly these aircraft anywhere.

[@SenorSpode]

They don't use PRTs anymore on these aircraft, since they're as old as they are. That and they want to preserve airframe hours, so they fly 'normally ass-pirated'...and unpressurized, at lower altitudes.

[@Mr.-Wint]

'The sound of music'...!
The kind of craftmansship the americans have mastered for years.....

[@user-po6hn9id1t]

looking at the car and truck engines, is a "ehm"

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

2:32 was not expecting that... Wow !

[@SPANNERmkV]

Congratulations from TEXAS RAIDERS B-17. We have known some pretty lean times, but keep after it and you will get there! Don Price- Wing Leader- Commemorative Air Force- Gulf Coast Wing

[@critchley3819]

Man made art..

[@ChristianRB89]

Its neat how you almost immediately can confirm its running on all cylinders!

[@huto9606]

a realy god night Show and the Motor is in an very well condition !!

[@bruno640]

Well, I was kind of thinkin' the very-same thing? Judging by the airflow of the initial start-up smoke, and the flags-flying AGAINST the prop? And the prop-blades are definitely turning CCW---at least from the prop-FRONT-view?
But then, I don't claim to be a radial-engine mechanic---I just love 'em for the sound and "show"...!!!

[@trailerparksupersports]

that was awesome

[@Planeolbob]

Wow, that is a great video

[@Mechanic1307]

Ahhh, the sound of music. Very sweet!

[@scottyjones27]

What a fine Machine my fellow Americans have brought to life in the day!!!

[@mattisyrtos5434]

Ouchh the violent start !!!

[@mreid08]

2:30 the camera person jumped when that monster came to life,,,,so did I!!

[@Ryann2891]

Perfect engine run !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@peterkemna4491]

Hell Man,this is Oldschool American Muscle!!

[@johndoogan3712]

I was told a story by a friend of my father who flew as a passenger on a Lockheed super constellation in the 1950's. During a night time part of the flight, an 👵 old lady summoned a hostess voicing her concerns about the 🔥 flames coming from the engines who in turn brought the captain who looked at the engines then asked her.
'What colour are the flames'?.
'Why, they're blue, just like my gas cooker'.
'If they change colour, please let me know'.

[@600joe]

It's like art and music!!!

[@ThePauvi96]

beautiful

[@jgstargazer]

I have great respect for the men and women who helped design and produce the war material needed to save the world from tyranny during WWII.

[@mreid08]

Fire breathin monster!!!!

[@ghettoc0]

That was a good question about the start up procedure. The only thing that I can think of is that they have it all at a pre set setting for a short engine run that doesn't require further adjustment of the fuel mixture and so on. The engine on the test stand isn't ran for more than a few minutes at a time. I'm assuming.

[@TomPauls007]

Love the "theme song!" One thing I noticed - usually you do a lean out for a bit before safe shut-down. He just cut the fuel. Hmmm.

[@bendog6872]

The -57.........ticking time bomb.

[@tippman2k01]

pure awesomeness

[@richardholroyd1989]

great engineering

[@XCougar85X]

Hey,
If you look at some night time propliner takeoffs like the Super Constelations etc, you will also see the flames come out of the exhausts. This is normal on high power engine settings like on takeoff etc. The metal does not melt due to the cooling air flow.
WW2 night fighters and bombers like the Mosquito had special echaust manifolds to protect the pilots eyes from the flames shooting out of the exhaust. So all is normal there.
As for the compression i cannot help you i am afraid.

[@Bigfurry1975]

So totally boss! Awesomest engines in the world!

[@bonzo9303204406]

epic engine start

[@rrussell8403]

Awesome!!!

[@jebucha]

I only have one thing to say, HELL YEAH!

[@maiobeng1550]

Super cons tellations exhaust flames

[@goguhu]

I liked how the cameraman jumped back 18 feet when it started :)

[@EdVanMeyer]

Nothing like lots of cylinders!

[@papajack2]

Beautiful sight. Weren't the radials engines when mounted on the B-29 supercharged for high altitude, low atmosphere flying? Thank you so much for your time and effort into bringing this great engine of the past to those of us who never got to see one except in the movies.

[@davelowets]

Thats what the Chargers were intended for

[@lefticy]

people understand this was the most complex engine every built during WWII.. the peacemaker's engineswas nothing more then a enlarment of this exact engine

[@4thstooge]

Many of the B29 engines were built by the Dodge div. of Chrysler Corp. in a huge plant near Chicago.

[@paulw8356]

Love how, at 2:30, the fotog actually gets scared sh**tless, at the start-up!

[@prodee1990]

Song from GTA San Andreas in the begining

[@SUNGEAR59]

just before shut down did i see sparks being blown out of top cylinders ? hope it wasn't valves melting from lean mix

[@Gioagla]

mamma miaaa..whatta show ... !!!

[@kevinbourgeois9310]

They don't start! They explode to life the best sounding engine on earth

[@Agnom]

3:28 soooo mesmerizing!

[@Collateralcoffee]

Only Americans could put a national flag on an engine....

[@CaptHollister]

+Collateralcoffee They still believe their own stories about being the greatest and most free country in the world and the whole world needs to know.

[@madisonelectronic]

+CaptHollister Don't worry, at least you can still go wee wee by yourself.......for now.

[@Richaag]

After we put one on the moon, we started running out of places.

[@MrJp990]

Oh alright. You see, I only know about the engines, weapons, and history of a given aircraft itself.. Not the APU. Thanks for the information.

[@davelowets]

😆 2:30 Got the camera guy when it fired.. He wasn't expecting that.

[@DaviD96M]

Best start everrr 2:30

[@stefandwoodham]

POWER.......

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Lefticy YOU are WRONG ! ! ! the B36 engines were Pratt Whitney R4360 28 cylinder engine the B29 used this engine WRIGHT R3350 18 cylinder engine not an enlarged version....

[@xflyingtiger]

Correct

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

xflyingtiger DAMN STRAIGHT ! ! ! !

[@cutter043]

is there any B-36. in restoration at present .?

[@CaptJackSpeed]

Awesome video! Cant get enough. But probably not a good idea to run without exhaust pipes. could cause the valves to warp.

[@nethoncho]

Now I know why they called the APU the putt putt.

[@GGigabiteM]

I don't think I'd run a big radial like that without at least some exhaust stubs on the front pistons so you don't blow big chunks of dirt and debris back into the exhaust valves and score the crap out of the cylinder walls and other things.
It looks like it happened a few times with those embers being blown out of the front exhaust valves several times.

[@davelowets]

She's tuned well...

[@StrokerAce3983]

I hope no one thinks that the yellow & red 55 gallon drums are ketchup & mustard lol. They will be in for a hell of a surprise if they do.

[@TomLocura]

2:30 HOLY SHIT!

[@bodgaard]

That engine sure ‘snaps too’ doesn’t it? 👍

[@MrTubbymarshall]

hawker sea fury breathing fire, look it up.

[@916fanatic1]

You are wrong.The pratt and whitney R4360 was way more complicated,28 cylinders 4 row radial.

[@ckelley63]

AWESOME!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

[@brybish]

wow!!!!

[@spencnaz]

I think the camera person needs to change their shorts now...

[@katybrennan8222]

Sweet!!!! My kind of porn!!!!!! What a nice engine. Thanks for showing this beauty run!!!!!!!

[@atticuslewis6715]

supposed to bring them back down to an idle

[@corvette724]

u guys are awesome. you run it without Header?

[@cutter043]

I realize this may sound crazy.. but there's one plane that seriously needs to get up in the air.... HOWARD HUGHES HERCULES.. IT flew just a few minutes.. but man she needs to get in the air... I just wonder what it would cost to do that.. I truly think MR HUGHES was a true genius... too bad his phobias got the best of him

[@MrJohnm1965]

2:31 you call that fixed!

[@jonigustavinho]

00:12 music of GTA San Andreas.

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

Guy with the camera shit his pants!! :)

[@gunsaway1]

+NZ Salt Flats Racer He sure as hell did. LMAO

[@meegstomtom]

2.28 to see it roar to life

[@rickey5353]

The buildings in the background look familiar. Is this Dayton, OH?