1/4 SCALE 9 CYLINDER 350cc BENTLEY BR2 ROTARY ENGINE – MIKE AT MAYFLY OLD WARDEN SHUTTLEWORTH – 2016

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MECHANICAL ENGINEER MICHAEL COLE DELIGHTED EVERYONE AT THE MAYFLY EVENT AT OLD WARDEN BY RUNNING UP SEVERAL OF THE SCALE MULTI CYLINDER FOURSTROKE ENGINES THAT HE HAS BUILT HIMSELF OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS,
THESE ENGINES ARE MOUNTED ON STEEL FRAME MOUNTS AND ARE THEN BOLTED / CLAMPED ONTO A LARGE STAND WHEN MIKE WANTS TO RUN ANY PARTICULAR ENGINE UP,
MIKE ALSO BUILT THE FUEL / OIL TANKS AND NECESSARY PLUMBING TO RUN THE ENGINES HIMSELF,

I WILL UPLOAD THE OTHER ENGINES ( V TWIN + 3CYL RADIAL + INLINE FOUR CYL) RUNNING ANOTHER TIME,

MIKE SENT THIS INFO OVER ON THE BENTLEY BRS 9 CYL ROTARY –
THE REAL ENGINE WAS A REDESIGN OF A FRENCH ENGINE IN 1918 BY W O BENTLEY,
SHE IS 350cc WITH EACH CYLINDER BEING 38cc,
SHE TURNS A 27″ PROPELLER THAT MIKE CARVED HIMSELF !
SHE HAS EIGHTEEN SPARK PLUGS (TWO PER CYLINDER) THAT COST £140 – OUCH !
SHE WEIGHS AROUND 7 KG,
SHE RUNS ON UNLEADED PETROL AND HAS A SEPARATE TANK TO MIX THE LUBRICATING OIL IN WITH THE PETROL,
THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS WERE DRAWN UP BY LOU BLACKMORE WHO WON A GOLD MEDAL FOR HIS ENGINE IN A LONDON MODEL SHOW,
THIS IS THE THIRD ENGINE THAT MIKE HAS BUILT AND IT TOOK HIM EIGHTEEN MONTHS TO COMPLETE IT !

MIKE HAND CARVES ALL HIS PROPELLERS FROM LAMINATED WOOD AND IS CURRENTLY BUILDING HIS SEVENTH SCALE MODEL ENGINE,

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FILMED AT THE MAYFLY FLY-IN / EVENT AT THE SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION, OLD WARDEN AERODROME, NR BIGGLESWADE,
BEDFORDSHIRE SG18 9EP ON 15-5-2016,