1943 Allison V-1710 Aircraft Engine Napier New Zealand 07/05/2017

1943 Allison V-1710 Aircraft Engine start up and run at
Marineland Street Rods Car Show and Swapmeet
Napier New Zealand 07/05/2017

[@halmason9252]

My father flew fighters for the 80th Headhunters in WW II, the P-38, 63, 39 all used versions of this engine. He always spoke of them with great admiration.

[@exilemike]

My dad made parts that are in that engine. He retired from Allison after 41 years. I wish that I could buy one of those engines.

[@Chief-Solarize]

Buy some of the parts of Ebay. Get a lifter rod or piston or something like that.

[@exilemike]

@@Chief-Solarize I have a flat blade chromed screwdriver that he made from a head bolt from a 1710.

[@exilemike]

@Bob Hatfield no, that would be your family lineage

[@jayantabhattacharya1416]

vvvvbh

[@voetbalfans9718]

What does a engine Cost?

[@dudders___1684]

That motor is a monster. I’d love to hear it in person and experience the sound and all that wind it makes

[@user-ox3kc4zy1y]

Не получится испытать поток воздуха, лопасти зафлюгированы. Если угол атаки поставить на 25*, оператора сдует и прицеп улетит.

[@Nardage]

​@@user-ox3kc4zy1y You are right. The engine is the size of the truck

[@dougbell3975]

It's sure interesting to read the comments below, and see how much some people don't know ! For the record, I restored this engine and do know a little about it. Some errors appear in the comments. Firstly, the prop is not a test club but simply a cut down alloy prop which is a variable pitch type. However, I've got it fixed on almost feathered position so there isn't too much pull, especially as I run it up to take off revs (3000 rpm) for a short time. It is set like this to also provide considerable drag, and this way the engine functions correctly pulling approx 25 lb boost. The start up is prolonged, sorry, because I had a battery collapse and we had to resort to hand cranking it for the display. Usual start up is straight forward, switch on the inertia starter (you can hear it whirring up in speed), prime with fuel (a ki-gas pump squirts raw fuel into the manifold) and then engage the starter. Allison engines had a single stage supercharger, Merlins had 2 stage and this allowed them to fly at higher altitude, especially helpful over Europe. This Allison was a spare engine for the NZ P40 Kittyhawks which were used in the Pacific theatre of war, and didn't need high altitude. I hope you all respect the people who built these engines, they were the best you could get in 1942. Cheers. Doug

[@wishusknight3009]

Thankyou! I find these fascinating to even just watch run like this. Very impressive project sir.

[@arnoldofelix4900]

No

[@boldlionpro2814]

Amazing, love the sound and yes I noticed the pitch in the blades. Definitely wouldn’t want it to pull, great work sir!

[@colinashby3775]

Thanks for explaining about the locked porch on the props. I am sure it would have pulled the car

[@dougbell3975]

@@colinashby3775 This is a cut-down prop (some 0.5m trimmed off the ends of each blade and a great deal of the pull of a prop occurs from this area, so, yes it would really "stretch the towbar" if it was the full length, and at a take off pitch. The intent of my ground runners is to offer good load to the motor so they run up angry, but not drag me around the arena !! Glad you enjoyed it, Cheers

[@derekstocker6661]

Absolutely wonderful to see an amazing engine running, and the sound alone is fantastic. Thanks for sharing......

[@mikecrodot6767]

my dad told me once that they used to use the engines on deck of the carriers to navigate through the straits and tight channels. Immense power. great video thanks

[@richardrose9943]

He might have my dad once told me he had a pet polarbear when he was a kid

[@allenmoore5211]

Allison V-1710 powered most U.S. Army fighters in World War II, including the Lockheed P-38, Bell P-39 and P-63, Curtiss P-40, and early North American P-51s. Love the Sound.

[@spaceace1006]

One of these would be awesome in a boat!

[@luisvirgiliopenafiestas7454]

Excellent ancient engine, the sound is perfect!!!. Congratulations from Peru.

[@davidharrison6615]

i love it when lads bring static engines to shows . you can marvel at every screw and nut . thank you everyone from every sad man on the planet .

[@azamjutt2968]

kfmdid

[@razen1292]

what i also thought

[@steveholmes627]

I thought we are not sad but everyone else is who doesn't like it lol

[@ajumjumia915]

ďangdut

[@draterlarebil4506]

@@steveholmes627 🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

[@socialray4252]

I grew up with the sights and sounds of these beauties on NTPA tractors. The Allisons and turbines were always my favorite.

[@vanz4647]

Lucky

[@bradrock7731]

I grew up near the Detroit River in the sixties. These belong in wood hydroplanes!

[@danielpearson6306]

They formally were used on hydro plane race boats.

[@dwaynefrye2984]

This baby outclasses any street rod at this show. Hell Yes! God, I love that sound. Ear Candy! Thanks for posting man. 👍 P.S. he wouldn't be reving this puppy at full pitch. 😁 It would be by, by Ford..

[@atifalipirzado2660]

Waio

[@bryanhauschild4376]

As a pilot and mechanic, that engine sure runs smooth.

[@daleval2182]

Really? After 6 failed starts

[@bryanhauschild4376]

@@daleval2182 they are hard to start. You develop a technique and most of the time it works. But if it doesn’t, you need to just walk away and come back later.

[@daleval2182]

@@bryanhauschild4376 it's like my Yamaha quad, pain in ass, but runs great once she finds yhe happy choke point

[@bryanhauschild4376]

@@daleval2182 been there. I must be a true mechanic, can’t get my stuff fixed, I have a lawn mower and pressure washer that need the right choke. Also need to pump fuel bulb on mower to keep it running while it warms up.

[@v12tommy]

Love the inertia starter. I got to go on a tour of the Allison engine factory a few years back, it was neat.

[@basiltaylor8910]

Er yes, why did he use the electric starter connected to a Honda Genny, Fab engine bomb proof reliability.

[@deepaknakai2608]

What kind of energy and what kind of potential this engine have really this is insane 🔥🔥

[@ritikatomar8524]

P

[@chiefordnance]

An ALLISON engine on a trailer towed by a FORD, gotta love it !!

[@kingo5940]

Impressive that this thing runs so smooth after all those years. THX for reving it up all the way full throttle :D

[@aeror115]

Definitely a masterpiece! Thanks for uploading this impressive demo 👍

[@alexsh1312]

Обожаю такие штуки 😍👍👍👍. Чувствуется мощ 💪

[@ss-yu8re]

I didn’t search for this video, but I’m glad I see it

[@craigpennington1251]

I was at a car show at the West Port Plaza outside mall in St.Louis county, Mo. in the late 60s. This guy had one of these engines mounted on a trike frame specially built. It was amazing. It actually functioned as a moving vehicle, not just a show piece.. Haven't seen it since or anything like it.

[@craigpennington1251]

@soaringtractor After that, he went on with a jet car. Very impressive. Love the Allisons.

[@williambrown6721]

Very exciting!!!!! Woooooow!!! Thanks to the guys 👍 for sharing..

[@huntsbychainsaw5986]

He has an amazing setup. Having the trailer and tow rig color matching is a really nice touch. Looks like a Ford Everest I think? That Allison engine, though it did seem hard to start made for quite a spectacle once it was running.

[@mikesr3407]

Crazy , cool, etc doesn't do justice, imagine if cutting that prop down imbalance ? Definitely needs outriggers ! 😋

[@huntsbychainsaw5986]

@@mikesr3407. Yeah, I've often wondered if cutting the prop down has any effect on the engines balance or performance.

[@simonthomsen4629]

@@mikesr3407you mean like those things sticking out the side planted on the ground?

[@carrotcake1955]

So exciting! I’ve got to visit one of these shows in person!!

[@karmabomberger4410]

Like others, I first saw one at a tractor pull in the 70's. It was nirvana, as I was a WWII aircraft buff, thanks to my fathers service in the Navy as an aircraft mechanic, Hellcats specifically, or anything with a radial engine.

[@agloy63]

My grandfather spent the war years building V-1710's. He was considered too vital to the war effort to be drafted, or to even volunteer.

[@johnharrington6122]

Andrew Loy , Andrew , my dad worked on the carburetors on these engines at a base in Italy in WW2 in Italy and received a commendation medal for designing a tool that allowed one mechanic to do fix the carbs in short order ! John

[@Garsia84]

Wonderfull engine, it wants to fly! Give it wings please!

[@davecrupel2817]

@Raul Lian No. No one gives a sh¡t. Now shut up.

[@beardomad]

Beautiful comment ❤️

[@jefffrancisco952]

These are really cool, check out the Wasp radial from the B-36's!

[@silentotto5099]

I was at the local county fair about 40 years ago, and I happened to catch the tractor pull. In the open class a lot of the guys were running duel Chevy 427s and 454s built to the max. But, one guy comes out with an Allison engine just like this one. I wasn't too impressed at first. It seemed like it was running rough and it even stalled as he was pulling up to the starting line. He restarted it and when he lit it up to start his pull... Goddamn... Flames where shooting about five feet out of the headers. The roar was so loud one felt it as much as heard it. He pulled the weight sled down the field like it wasn't even there and won the competition. To this day, I've never heard anything like it again.

[@60bama]

I love a sweet sounding engine . Nice job !!!

[@lsswappedcessna]

2,000 Prius Drivers couldn't stand the raw bald eagle power this thing excretes from every bolt.

[@rahulwankhade784]

Yin

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

In the late 1960's/early 1970's in New Zealand there were two boats that used these engines to compete in the Masport Cup races; Aquanaut a deep V hull; and Miss Tru Jen..a hydroplane. When the thunder of these engines rolled back off the hills at Picton Harbour it was amazing....

[@nickyborrisino]

Loved seeing our Allison’s in 60’s 70’s formula boats.

[@kiwiboater]

That is awesome to see at high throttle on the ground to really appreciate the power.

[@ChristopherBix]

I remember a drag racing car that had two of these engines back in the 70’s

[@TheSteamLocomotive]

Built in Indianapolis, Indiana; the home of the first running automobile in the United States. Charles Black in 1891.

[@EnjoyMyHitsYT]

Runs smooth sounds good

[@manasseskamau5327]

Hehehehe Hehehehe 😂 😂 😂. Just that?

[@vishnu-5982]

@@manasseskamau5327 പോ മൈരേ അവിടുന്ന് 😂🤣

[@awealthofgoodhealth8696]

engine sound lovely, thanks

[@Rinduan]

i love this show. good luck for the future

[@jasvindrasidhubrar3829]

Such an impressive engine!

[@willemf9885]

the other way around. This provides extra speed while driving 

[@davidca96]

I love seeing the British enjoy our Allison engine. It wasnt quite as good as the Merlin at altitude but it was a great engine in the P-40.

[@v12tommy]

New Zealand

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

davidca The Allison was BETTER than the 20 series Merlins that had the single stage superchargers just like the Allison !!! Only the 60 series, the HIGH Altitude 2 stage super charger topped the Allison at High altitude only !!! Under 20,000 ft the Allison ate the Merlins lunch, no matter the series !!!! Just the facts less the lies, hype and BULLSHIT stories !!!!

[@nickyborrisino]

Our Allison was the better engine.

[@billytheshoebill5364]

@MrAarovic the british want a plane that could escort the bombers the P47 COULD escort the bombers but their range is the problem same problem with the Spits

[@billytheshoebill5364]

@@wilburfinnigan2142 nope at all the Merlins were better at altitude

[@johnnymoran1177]

Finally, someone not afraid to rev one a good bit!

[@martiantexan7632]

Damn, she's a monster! Love it!

[@Encourageable]

Lady in the background couldn’t stop eating till the wind forced her to stop

[@jean-claudelevoy26]

Super

[@joergmaass]

Talk about the Flying Tacos...

[@samuelcantley5500]

How do I make all you automobile people cry that likes racing cars you'll never touch this

[@samuelcantley5500]

I'd like to see what that would do in a quarter mile

[@samuelcantley5500]

That's when you got to have balls to start that thing for men were men and boys were boys

[@multibillionair7910]

Beautiful She's looking fine Well done

[@knobsdialsandbuttons]

Awesome engine ! 👍

[@abdulakbarkhanyousafzai1803]

Old is gold still in very good condition which shows that people in the past were very honest and hardworking

[@DanSlotea]

0:46 " just keep an eye on the propeller, in case it flies off" :)))))))))))) kids say the funniest things.

[@user-well86]

Напиши мне по русски 🇷🇺 😝

[@white_chicken]

@@user-well86 "просто следи за пропеллером в случае того, если он улетит" - говорит один киндер =)

[@user-well86]

@@white_chicken 👍🏻

[@daytonitalo]

I've seen a prop sling a blade, I personally would not stand anywhere in line with the prop...safest place is behind it!

[@Exotic4M3]

It is very old tho

[@sebastiaolimams981]

Maravilha. Lindo. Fantástico. 🇧🇷

[@carlosadriano3979]

Monstro

[@jonathangomesgomes2946]

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@igorcruzz]

Será que podem me explicar oque é esse som que faz antes da hélice girar, esse som que parece que vai aumentando e para quando o motor tenta dar a partida...

[@emillyfazani3235]

@@igorcruzz acho que ele gira lá é uma ficção eu acho

[@emillyfazani3235]

@@igorcruzz ou um de liga mesmo

[@kartikeysinha3834]

So older engines were sexier than todays

[@jimbobmcdougal6983]

This is like a dyno pull for cars, this is awesome

[@techydog7854]

Skip to 4:30 to see it actually start.

[@AdelsonDePaulo]

I was looking for that comment. Thanks

[@LinuxJedi]

Who else was waiting for it to start pulling his ford explorer when he was rev bombing the crowd XD

[@HF1600ie]

@Jerry Eicher we hope so!

[@yaboileeroy3038]

Look at the propeller blades. They're all flat, so no chance of that happening.

[@michaelking3327]

@@yaboileeroy3038 correct. those props are designed to push only enough air to keep the engine cool

[@Tinsil88]

*Ford Territory

[@NeerajKumar-od8ki]

Linux Jedi AKA Bigपक्व Evil

[@bparker86]

Wow hearing that beast at full chooch what an amazing sound/site

[@raufsarkar.9458]

SUPER...

[@caseycole5911]

I would love to see this in a drag car

[@davefaddel6761]

No ... no , I would love to see it in the air where it belongs

[@jamit2u]

Check out Empire State pullers there’s a girl who runs a pair on her tractor

[@tonywadkins5258]

I'd like to see a mini in that engine.

[@erisdiscordia1649]

You know that begs a question. Why not use these engines in commercial vehicles on the ground? Like imagine a tractor or semi with a Merlin engine. I would say use the Allison engine here, but from what I've heard these weren't quite the best.

[@teaeff8898]

Been putting these into tractor pulls and boats for 70 years. How’d you miss it?

[@jorgleo0078]

Beautiful 😭

[@pmiki]

Napier!!!!! Art deco is my best festival!

[@niklasmeyer9660]

Everybody gangster til the truck goes airborne

[@Rk00077]

I love this table fan....

[@temp7986]

Now this is the engine i'd love to see on F1 cars 😝

[@bgmiofficialas2974]

Sky Hunter!

[@samuelcantley5500]

Awesome man I love it

[@markusbraun7964]

Great Good luck from germany

[@irwin6794]

This thing would make a neat air boat!

[@alexenns3203]

The best sounding engine even

[@JorgeRodriguez-po7kx]

Definitely 😁

[@nachthimmel]

How beautiful!

[@MarshallLaw1313]

Amazing! It looked like if the trailer and truck were any lighter that engine would have launched them to cruising altitude.

[@lionelvillahermosa653]

Excellent beautiful

[@koringn]

And yet yound lads during the war started these first pop. The difference between your life is in danger or not

[@moritzin1]

How would you know? Were you there? It's not like mechanical equipment was more reliable to start "first pop" 75-80 years ago.

[@addaadollah]

They were brand new back then too!

[@vector6977]

They kept them warm, tuned to a T and ready to start at less than a minute's notice. This engine is only started every few months and ran for a few minutes, not hours and hours in flight.

[@adisl6659]

Can't imagine the power and the sound.. wish that i could see it in real life.

[@TrevorSchulz666]

Good lord that thing is a monster. Very cool 😎

[@alschbachb]

Such an impressive engine

[@felipedepaulamartins3316]

Estes caras e muito loco

[@saucesgalore]

simply beautiful

[@dalgable]

Damn that is soooo cool!

[@Akathepriest]

Tailgating is a thing of the past with a remote start. And you should be able to use the prop as an afterburner lol

[@heanhrom9107]

O

[@tomthompson7400]

that guy looked like he could have kick started that motor

[@thegeneral3094]

It's only got a crank starter ya bloody twit

[@crackerjack4833]

@@thegeneral3094 that's totally beside the point.... I'm guessing you just wanted to call someone a twit real bad lol

[@francescocardamone3432]

@@thegeneral3094 000

[@hienvu7599]

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[@user-jm2vf1ql3j]

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[@chrispy104k]

That thing is a beast. Awesome to see.

[@thegeneral3094]

Penguin power .bloody awesome. I wonder if it was in a plane it could take off

[@pascalchauvet4230]

Oh yes, however dumb me might be in real life, on KZbin we're all top-notch engineers and engine experts

[@adilsonpioker2793]

Pascal Chauvet q bosta

[@juarezjesus2183]

Boa noite

[@davidharrison6615]

+Andy R i think he is a lucky man to have any kind of engine like this . looking after it for the future for the next generations . i say thank you .

[@ktterans5632]

Pascal Chauvet

[@user-gd5sj8kw5n]

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[@JoseAugusto-le3wq]

MUITO BOM .ALGUEM EM 2019 AMPARO S.P BRAZIL

[@konpig5088]

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[@ivanloar7307]

In the late sixties...an Allison powered car was raced at us 30 dragstrip. The driver was named airplane Freddy. Car did well enough. But took to long to reach revs for a really good quarter time. The legendary green monster jet also ran there.

[@jimmieroan9881]

not sure if this even needs a reply, shit i would be to embarrassed, please someone else tell this stupid fuck about drag racing, boat racing , and land speed records involving aircraft engines. has anyone else ever heard of old airplane freddy, i got to have another drink.

[@quicksand4089]

Holy crap that is soooo Awesome!

[@CoolMusicToMyEars]

I can hear the Warp Reactor starting up !, Warp 9.9 Captain....!

[@kalvinhazra8069]

Wow

[@ColeAviation]

I love Radials more. 👍🏼😃👍🏼

[@huseyinuguralacatli5064]

me too

[@TheOriginalSycHolic]

Radials are nice but issue with them is rotational forces, when under constant acceleration change of the engine speed like he was doing. even that thing was twisting pretty good would think a radial it would be even worse. small aerodynamic form factor was a big choice besides this motor is reversible also. :) mustangs are like flying engines the wings are purely there to point its thrust in a specific direction :) also imagine a big radial blocking your view if you had that on the front of a mustang (its already bad enough), I can see them used on a p-38 but not on a p-51.

[@ColeAviation]

Syc holic -I’m sorry but hardly any of that is true that you said. I think you should stick to your games. 😃👍🏼

[@HarjeetSingh-dp3qr]

Chad Cole .vsk

[@dr.dreamscape9057]

That's not a radial it's a V12, you should look at aviation books

[@LuigiCotocea]

2:17 Me trying to poop while constipated, and the poop wont come out😂 6:54 Me having diahrrea!

[@sureshkumarsuresh3533]

Badhiya picture video hai

[@peterbustin8604]

Love it at 6:13 !

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

The starting of this engine was extremely frustrating. It wasn't the person cranking, the guy kept engaging the starter before it was up to full speed.

[@jesusmotos6546]

Ñeka

[@SKC640]

PistonAvatarGuy right just think during the wars young men had to start these first pop, their lifes depended on them getting it right the first time.

[@magnatron7734]

It’s all for the show

[@seanohsee7329]

Maybe he just wanted to turn it over a few times to circulate some oil? That'd be something I'd be looking to do before firing up something like this.

[@ROwyoCO]

I'm a fan

[@chrismayer3919]

It took the freakin' Incredible Hulk to start that beast!

[@ivytoldasecret5755]

now that's an engine

[@sidwalters7455]

My Cessna 152 is begging for this engine lol

[@toddbryant2714]

The Lycoming O-235 will absolutely burn less fuel lol

[@sidwalters7455]

@@toddbryant2714 but the exhaust noise would be worth it lol

[@toddbryant2714]

@@sidwalters7455 I'm putting an LS1 Chevrolet in my homebuilt, probably won't sound quite like the Allison, but should sound pretty good anyways

[@Nardage]

Wow that was awesome

[@scottross617]

Finally someone who's not afraid give it some beans...

[@jackgale1403]

Wonder if he tows it with the prop installed

[@MarsFKA]

As long as it doesn't protrude beyond the width of the trailer, then no problem. There are two of these trailer-mounted Allisons in New Zealand and I've seen both at the Classic Fighters Omaka 2015 and 2017 air shows. I never saw either arrive, so I can't say if the propellors are removed for road transport. In 2015, I was standing too close while they were running and the tremendous racket didn't help my tinnitis at all. In 2017, I made sure that I took earmuffs. Much better.

That box trailer doesn't look very airworthy to me.

[@yal0caldealer]

clorox bleach jokes just fly past you dumbass

[@redblue40rc33]

6:10 the time I think the neighbors need to wake up and feel the love

[@uscitizen5656]

Needs a bigger APU Can't beat the awesomeness of the machine!

[@craigpennington1251]

That engine needed a prime before cranking. Sounds good though.

[@craigpennington1251]

Why yes I do. Don't you?

[@adilsonpioker2793]

Fraco