Bydand31

Well some way to go, But yes the next step may be a dinning table. But Radials, how many of them do you see laying about. Just a drop dead gorgeous Engine.

Recently purchased this see attached photo, A 9 cylinder Radial engine reportedly coming from a Tank. Not much to go on so joined this forum to try and find out. While waiting for registration, over the weekend I Googled around, and asked some questions from Tank web page owners who had similar photos of tank Radial engines. Continental R-975 etc. M 4 Someone pointed me toward aircraft radial engines, and a couple more e mails and further identification narrowed it down down to a Soviet Shvetsov ASh-62 type or some close variation thereof: ..A Good Shout That man. An e mail to the Polish Licensed manufacturer WSK and there we have it. I would appear to be the proud owner of a 9 Cylinder Radial Engine from a An-2 Aircraft of 1975 vintage, made in Poland. By WSK Kalisz S.A which responded to my enquiry e-mail below as follows. WSK Kalisz S.A. is the manufacturer of the engine ASz-62IR which is presented on the attached photograph. This is a 16th series ASz-62IR engine for the aircraft An-2. We also manufacture the replacement parts for this engine. We also manufacture ASz-62IR M18 engines for Dromader aircraft. We also have catalogue of part and assembly for all kinds of Asz-62IR engines that we manufacture. The price for the catalogue is 150 Euro. A The WSK Kalisz ASz-62 engine is a 1000hp nine cylinder air cooled supercharged radial engine. It was developed, by license, from the Wright R-1820 Cyclone. It is the standard power plant for all versions of the AN-2. The aircraft engine type ASz-62IR is a single row nine cylinder, air-cooled carburetor radial engine with reduction gear. The engine is provided with a single speed centrifugal supercharger, a double ignition system, and inertia starter. The engine is used to power the An-2 and M-1 8 aircraft. It has proven to be very reliable when operated under extremely severe conditions in arctic and desert climates. It has also proven dependable for agricultural aviation. The ASz-62IR engine meets the requirements of FAR-33 and has met the certification requirements of Poland, Canada, Brazil, China and the USA. It is also approved for use on the Dehaviland Otter in Canada. Cylinder Bore 6.125 inch(155.5 mm) Stroke 6.875 inch (174.6 mm) Swept Volume 1823 Cu. inches(29.67 liters) Compression Ratio 6.4:1 Gear Reduction ratio 0.637:1 11:16 Dimensions: Diameter 54 1/8 inches (1375 mm) Length 44 1/2 inches (1130 mm) (without Starter and Generator) Dry Weight: 1250 pounds Fuel 100 octane aviation fuel (91 octane minimum) Oil Aeroshell 100 or 120 Time to First Overhaul 1200 hrs Time to 2nd Overhaul 1000 hrs Total Engine Life 6200 hrs Cylinders are numbered CW as viewed from Cockpit with cylinder number1 at the top. Cylinders 4, 5, 6 & 7 , being lower, are therefore more prone to Hydraulic Lock problems, with number 5 and number 6 being the most prone. The Oil Sump is located between cylinders 5 and 6. For those interested. It is missing the reduction gear, which is a pity and the push rod tubes. I do intend to clean it up and bit and just admire it. Still weighs in at 400Kg May make it into a coffee table. Found and Bought from a Scrap dealer in South Africa. Seek, and You shall Find.

Obviously from the intelligents corpe, Andy. More news to follow.

Good Day All, Joined HMVF to see if the collective knowledge in this forum knew what this 9 Cylinder engine is which I have just purchase, from a Scrap yard. Stay tuned. Bydand31