The last surviving flying example of the Vulcan bomber grounded for the same reason, not because it isn’t air worthy, but because the only people whom know how to maintain it don’t themselves have enough natural life expectancy left to train up the next generation of ground crew, 😔 A nice video from guy Martin on the Vulcan th-cam.com/video/kKqFMoh-32A/w-d-xo.html
THIRTY thumbs down, I am astounded! This is a project that would make any man proud to be a part of this project as well as preserving history. Congrats and cheers from John. Proud Aussie.
Having restored engines myself know the amount of work it takes to restore these engines back to running order, she looks fantastic well done and keep up the good work.
A beautiful rebuild. Even with the limited information contained in the film it is clear this has been renovated and rebuilt to a very high standard. This sort of thing is gold dust to engineers. A great job John.
I cannot imagine you accomplish restoration in 3 months. Highly impressive effort. Beautiful work on this wonderful R985 Pratt & Whitney engine. You deserve all the praise imaginable. Hope you enjoy this engine for many years.
With some 35,000 Pratt & Whitney (Wasp Junior) built and used in just about everything that had wings, parts are not what's missing........how to put them together is another thing all together ! Big enjoyment watching this video. (We are now close to 8 years later (2022) and still a great video !)
I have done something similar, but nowhere near as comprehensive as your beautiful engine, and people have told me that I must be Mad, I beg to differ it's all about a love of what you enjoy, and you enjoy what you have made .Thank you.
That is very impressive. Well done.I noticed no oil being burned, you did a great job fitting the rings and someone did a great ob honing the jugs. Please wear hearing protection! I have no idea why anyone would give you a thumbs down. They must be cretins. Congrats on the rebuild.
wfs52 - Probably, mostly men are viewing this with amazement and affection. The women who see this are angry that men would put so much attention to a machine and not so much on them. After all a woman only has like 15 moving parts! And of those only a handful are worth 15 minutes of attention!
As someone who is about to complete my second year of college as an AME, this was awesome to watch, and makes me very excited to get working on air craft. Superb job, very well done.
I find it hard to believe you did that in three months! Incredible job, and a credit to the ladies and gentlemen involved. I have a flight booked on Harvard for my 60th, hence my interest in the motor.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching the time and attention you put into resurrecting such a beautiful engine. I've had the luxury of driving a couple aircraft with this engine. Let me tell you, if that lusty sound doesn't stir your soul, you're dead already... Thank you for posting this to all of us aviation lovers!
Super job! In college I had the awesome opportunity to rebuild one of these. What a great experience! On startup, I got covered with oil due to the configuration of the exhaust and the lubrication of parts during assembly. When that engine roared to life and I had a smile a mile wide! Thanks for posting this!
Not many videos inspire me to do further research on the subject. This is one of them. Great resurrection of an amazingly versatile engine, Mr Rutherford. Apparently they even powered helicopters. I suspect you might have had a wee bit of prior experience with this sort of thing. Bravo. 👍
God if that was cheaper than buying a working engine than a working engine must be astronomical. The rebuild is just beautiful, so much better than a jet engine. A real beautiful job done.
What a great restoration! One safety note: I once had an incident in an open-cockpit bi-plane that convinced me to wear safety goggles every time I get behind a big spinning prop like that. Those of you watching might consider it if you ever do something like this.
That was Beautiful! Your work to restore looked amazing. I have been fortunate to have been present two times at an old private airport to hear a newly rebuilt and a stored away engine start and run. There's nuthin like it to be present and hear them purr. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing Mr John. This is not a simple restoration. This work requires a knowledge about assembly the engine and specific processes for recovery the spare parts. Congratulations. Claudio from Brazil.
The raggedy parts that made this engine ultimately looked beautiful. Congratulations! I am sure that the live sounds of the engine are far more harmonically rich and loud than my feeble computer system can possibly replicate.
About 30 years ago I almost bought a D-18 Beechcraft, it had two of those beautiful engines, what scared me away was that the plane had been sitting for years and the engines needed more then just a little work. What that fellow did to that engine in the video wouldn't have done it for these engines, much less for the rest of the plane. I'd probably still be working on it! Neglect is never a good thing, and has been the downfall is many a good machine! Cheers!
As many before have commented... Congratulations, amazing job. Beautiful to see something that others considered "junk" very carefully and painstakingly and lovingly re-assembled, restored to proper working condition. A piece (or pieces) of history, kept from the scrap heap. Bravo, good man, bravo.
All I can say is WOW! Great engine and great work! I've always liked the great radial engines of the last century, especially the twin row radials like the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 series, the Bristol Hercules series, and the BMW 801 series.
As an auto mechanic, this looks very labor intensive. I'd hate to even think about working on a double row. The only part missing is a Beech Staggerwing to attach it to.
Great job using miscellaneous different spare scrap parts , now you have a beautiful piece of equipment from the 2nd World War ! Congratulations on a job well done !
Bravo ... well done matey ... amazing job ... thanks for keeping part of history alive ! Every bit of such living history helps a new generation see and understand a bit more of the joy and adventure that was the history of aviation ... THANKS FOR KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE
Fascinating, I have always wondered how radials work and now I know. I admire your expertise and wood working skills. Museum quality exhibit I'd say. Many thanks for sharing.
I'm impressed too. What a beautiful engine. I'm sure some of those parts discarded still had life with the proper conditioning. Me, as an aircraft mechanic know well how some parts are thrown out just because. Very impressive project, and not so much smoke during start. Taking out the plugs in an wing mounted engine for oil circulation was not so practical, though your process may have saved many an engine from hydraulic lock. Great job.
Amazing...and my hat is off to you talented gentlemen from a fellow engine man. This was a joy to watch and I hope to one day have your level of skill. THIS is history in motion.
I use to work at Gundlefinger Aircraft around 73' ... 74'... 10 of us worked there. I helped rebuild hundreds of these. Interesting engine.. ahead of it's time I thought.
Years ago I worked for a guy across San Fernando Rd from the Burbank airport that had a warehouse full of parts for these, and other Pratt and Whitney engines that he had bought up as surplus after WW2.... He sold them to restorers, and also had a bunch of old decommissioned motors that he had bought from the French government.
Hats off to you! That is a masterpiece done with exceptional skill and dedication. That had to be a monumental task. You deserve a lot of respect for a job well done.
dear Mr. Rutherford: this is without question utterly GORGEOUS, BEAUTIFUL, PLAINLY MAGNIFICENT RESTORATION... You should be commended for this great work around the world in every aviation mag that matters... THANK FOR SHARING THIS GREAT re-BUILD WITH US... you are a master aviation mechanical engineer. just beautiful. arthur b (Ngai) NOW LET'S FLY, brother!
Beautiful engine, brings back memories , we hung them on Stearmans for dusting in the southwest. We metalized the barrels instead of paint. Still have a couple of sump emblems.
That was absolutely fabulous!! Very well photgraphed and video'd. An amazing amount of craftsmanship and detail work, John...the engine looked and sounded amazing. You should be proud of your accomplishment. Nothing like this here in Canada...
i just love the rumble being started I love it you are an amazing mechanic my friend I watch it so many time watch it run I love also watching ther2800double wasp those engines are modern marvels
Just one carb -- hard to believe. That was without doubt a labor of love and beautifully done. Fantastic and kudos for a great job...massive pride and satisfaction are assumed. :)
There is scarcely few individuals walking this earth that could do this project. Awesome job!
I could,,,,, all I need is a shitbox load of money,,, ehhehehe,,, ole USN vet
The last surviving flying example of the Vulcan bomber grounded for the same reason, not because it isn’t air worthy, but because the only people whom know how to maintain it don’t themselves have enough natural life expectancy left to train up the next generation of ground crew, 😔
A nice video from guy Martin on the Vulcan
th-cam.com/video/kKqFMoh-32A/w-d-xo.html
THIRTY thumbs down, I am astounded! This is a project that would make any man proud to be a part of this project as well as preserving history. Congrats and cheers from John. Proud Aussie.
yeah you have to wonder hey and no sorry i dont know youre father thanks John
The thumbs down? Maybe because of the early video no sound? Thats all I can think of, as this video is amazing.
its a down under thumbs up??
Unfortunately jealousy leads to spite ..... all toocommon in this age Mr Rutherford.
Spill Burg
That's the only concclusion we can come to.
Having restored engines myself know the amount of work it takes to restore these engines back to running order, she looks fantastic well done and keep up the good work.
thanks
There's always something deeply emotional about seeing an old engine restored and hearing it roar once more. Beautiful sound - job well done sir.
A beautiful rebuild. Even with the limited information contained in the film it is clear this has been renovated and rebuilt to a very high standard. This sort of thing is gold dust to engineers. A great job John.
Такие люди строили Штаты ! Честь им и уважение.👍👏
That is absolutely beautiful! Back from the dead...
I cannot imagine you accomplish restoration in 3 months. Highly impressive effort. Beautiful work on this wonderful R985 Pratt & Whitney engine. You deserve all the praise imaginable. Hope you enjoy this engine for many years.
With some 35,000 Pratt & Whitney (Wasp Junior) built and used in just about everything that had wings, parts are not what's missing........how to put them together is another thing all together ! Big enjoyment watching this video. (We are now close to 8 years later (2022) and still a great video !)
I have done something similar, but nowhere near as comprehensive as your beautiful engine, and people have told me that I must be Mad, I beg to differ it's all about a love of what you enjoy, and you enjoy what you have made .Thank you.
video doesnt do their sound justice hey ?
That restoration is beyond beautiful and impressive too - just amazing. A joy to see (and hear). :)
That is very impressive. Well done.I noticed no oil being burned, you did a great job fitting the rings and someone did a great ob honing the jugs. Please wear hearing protection! I have no idea why anyone would give you a thumbs down. They must be cretins. Congrats on the rebuild.
wfs52 - Probably, mostly men are viewing this with amazement and affection. The women who see this are angry that men would put so much attention to a machine and not so much on them. After all a woman only has like 15 moving parts! And of those only a handful are worth 15 minutes of attention!
Ear muffs and safety glasses. ‘Nuff said
@clavo. LMAO!
As someone who is about to complete my second year of college as an AME, this was awesome to watch, and makes me very excited to get working on air craft. Superb job, very well done.
The job you did is amazing, very good skills. Congratulations!
thankyou
John Rutherford j
John Rutherford hi john! I have been thinking about building an airplane that I had drawn out and I think this will help me when the time comes. :-)
I find it hard to believe you did that in three months! Incredible job, and a credit to the ladies and gentlemen involved. I have a flight booked on Harvard for my 60th, hence my interest in the motor.
words cannot describe such a piece of engineering...
Thoroughly enjoyed watching the time and attention you put into resurrecting such a beautiful engine. I've had the luxury of driving a couple aircraft with this engine. Let me tell you, if that lusty sound doesn't stir your soul, you're dead already... Thank you for posting this to all of us aviation lovers!
Super job! In college I had the awesome opportunity to rebuild one of these. What a great experience! On startup, I got covered with oil due to the configuration of the exhaust and the lubrication of parts during assembly. When that engine roared to life and I had a smile a mile wide! Thanks for posting this!
Not many videos inspire me to do further research on the subject. This is one of them. Great resurrection of an amazingly versatile engine, Mr Rutherford. Apparently they even powered helicopters. I suspect you might have had a wee bit of prior experience with this sort of thing. Bravo. 👍
Shame on whoever gave this effort a thumbs-down! Thank you for getting this magnificent piece of American machinery running.
Incredible overhaul! My stomach turned when the rusted valves/rockers were shown. Thanks for bringing a piece of history back to life!
Love the sound of the radial engine.
Brings back memories of flying with my uncle in he wwII trainer.
God if that was cheaper than buying a working engine than a working engine must be astronomical. The rebuild is just beautiful, so much better than a jet engine. A real beautiful job done.
What a great restoration! One safety note: I once had an incident in an open-cockpit bi-plane that convinced me to wear safety goggles every time I get behind a big spinning prop like that. Those of you watching might consider it if you ever do something like this.
Love the sounds of these great old engines. Saw one in service recently in a 1956 Dehavallind.
Wonderful achievement -- a fine contribution to preserving aeronautical history.
That was Beautiful! Your work to restore looked amazing. I have been fortunate to have been present two times at an old private airport to hear a newly rebuilt and a stored away engine start and run. There's nuthin like it to be present and hear them purr. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing Mr John. This is not a simple restoration. This work requires a knowledge about assembly the engine and specific processes for recovery the spare parts. Congratulations. Claudio from Brazil.
The raggedy parts that made this engine ultimately looked beautiful. Congratulations!
I am sure that the live sounds of the engine are far more harmonically rich and loud than my feeble computer system can possibly replicate.
Best looking engines ever built, and best sounds as well. Fantastic job done
Difficult to believe that was all done in 3 months. What a labour of love, and well worth the obvious effort.
I love radial engines Wish I could visit and see them up close. That engine is beautiful
Takes me back to 1958 and Marine SNB-5 #584! I enjoyed these engines very much and did line maintenance on two of them.
About 30 years ago I almost bought a D-18 Beechcraft, it had two of those beautiful engines, what scared me away was that the plane had been sitting for years and the engines needed more then just a little work. What that fellow did to that engine in the video wouldn't have done it for these engines, much less for the rest of the plane. I'd probably still be working on it! Neglect is never a good thing, and has been the downfall is many a good machine! Cheers!
As many before have commented... Congratulations, amazing job. Beautiful to see something that others considered "junk" very carefully and painstakingly and lovingly re-assembled, restored to proper working condition. A piece (or pieces) of history, kept from the scrap heap. Bravo, good man, bravo.
Congrats, dear friend!
We needed more persons around The world like you!
My respect!
Capt Marcos - Fighter Pilot.
Brazilian Air Force.
Its really amazing that you restored it and it looks like brand new! Very nice job and congratulations :)
You'll never need to by another leaf blower to clear the yard.
Seriously, awesome glad that people take the time and effort
Outstanding restoration work Mr. Rutherford. That's what love and care can do! Congratulations and keep up the good work on that beauty.
Fantastic. What a great piece of living tech history. Long may it survive.
All I can say is WOW! Great engine and great work! I've always liked the great radial engines of the last century, especially the twin row radials like the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 series, the Bristol Hercules series, and the BMW 801 series.
Supernice work !! from a former aircraft mechanic (ret) 👍👍
Outstanding sir! Not sure why anyone would "thumbs down" this restoration. Thank you for sharing.
As an auto mechanic, this looks very labor intensive. I'd hate to even think about working on a double row. The only part missing is a Beech Staggerwing to attach it to.
The beauty in the beast :D I just wished to hear it roar live. Great work John.
Great job using miscellaneous different spare scrap parts , now you have a beautiful piece of equipment from the 2nd World War ! Congratulations on a job well done !
Excellent re build . What an engine .
Most impressive indeed! It looks though no item or detail has been overlooked or left to chance! A superb restoration project!
Classic airframe/power plant school for those who remember tear down build up
beauty little monster,16 liters and starting with 300hp with only 2000 rpm
Even though this is really old tech it's still amazingly badass. All the work that went into restoring this makes it even more so.
Bravo ... well done matey ... amazing job ... thanks for keeping part of history alive !
Every bit of such living history helps a new generation see and understand a bit more of
the joy and adventure that was the history of aviation ...
THANKS FOR KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE
Fascinating, I have always wondered how radials work and now I know. I admire your expertise and wood working skills. Museum quality exhibit I'd say. Many thanks for sharing.
Amazing work. Thank you for keeping a piece of history alive.
10 blades hit the fuel and this baby starts like a well oiled machine. What a nice engine . Nothing like a round engine.
I'm impressed too. What a beautiful engine. I'm sure some of those parts discarded still had life with the proper conditioning. Me, as an aircraft mechanic know well how some parts are thrown out just because. Very impressive project, and not so much smoke during start. Taking out the plugs in an wing mounted engine for oil circulation was not so practical, though your process may have saved many an engine from hydraulic lock. Great job.
Excellent job John. Great to see such a fine piece of engineering brought back from the dead in all those parts. *****
The air force trained me on the R4360 but what you have done is amazing. Must be some great junkyards you've found. Congratulations.
wow beauteful engine its so clean i be proud to own this engine
david lefortthankyou
@John Rutherford I’d love to put that on my Beech 18 that I just bought and plan to fully restore, that thing is a beauty, great work!
Amazing...and my hat is off to you talented gentlemen from a fellow engine man. This was a joy to watch and I hope to one day have your level of skill. THIS is history in motion.
Hats off to you sir, that is an excellent job and music to one's ears to hear that radial come to live.
I use to work at Gundlefinger Aircraft around 73' ... 74'... 10 of us worked there. I helped rebuild hundreds of these. Interesting engine.. ahead of it's time I thought.
Man, I love a R985... very familiar with that engine, Stearman PT17 (as crop duster) and D18... ya ya.. love it
Years ago I worked for a guy across San Fernando Rd from the Burbank airport that had a warehouse full of parts for these, and other Pratt and Whitney engines that he had bought up as surplus after WW2.... He sold them to restorers, and also had a bunch of old decommissioned motors that he had bought from the French government.
Beautiful job. This video brings back memories of me working on the 985 in Aviation High School. Thanks for the memories.
Hats off to you! That is a masterpiece done with exceptional skill and dedication. That had to be a monumental task. You deserve a lot of respect for a job well done.
Well done mate, these old things are something to behold.
Thank you for sharing
cr4igh cheers
New he was Aussie the moment the blue wifebeater came out! Well done!
Awesome, well done, even better knowing that it's Aussies.
Too cool.
What a beautiful sound. I love Pratt & Whitney engines.
Freaking awesome! I would love to know the process for cleaning the parts. They look better than new. Great job and in only three months!
😺 This is a very interesting video of Engines and its really good to see this Engines working
dear Mr. Rutherford: this is without question utterly GORGEOUS, BEAUTIFUL, PLAINLY MAGNIFICENT RESTORATION... You should be commended for this great work around the world in every aviation mag that matters... THANK FOR SHARING THIS GREAT re-BUILD WITH US... you are a master aviation mechanical engineer. just beautiful. arthur b (Ngai) NOW LET'S FLY, brother!
Thankyou for the nice comment Latest video due out soon cheers
Beautiful engine, brings back memories , we hung them on Stearmans for dusting in the southwest. We metalized the barrels instead of paint. Still have a couple of sump emblems.
🛩 Compliments on a FANTASTIC PROJECT and video...Thanks for posting this.
That was absolutely fabulous!! Very well photgraphed and video'd. An amazing amount of craftsmanship and detail work, John...the engine looked and sounded amazing. You should be proud of your accomplishment. Nothing like this here in Canada...
Beautiful restoration. And it ran on just the third start.
Great job !
What a brilliant work of art!! This really makes me want a radial engine too.
Amazing! Great job, congratulations on a job well done.
Beautiful build, in an amazingly short period of time. Congratulations !
i just love the rumble being started I love it you are an amazing mechanic my friend I watch it so many time watch it run I love also watching ther2800double wasp those engines are modern marvels
Beautiful job John work of art
Stunning looking engine. Brilliant job!
Watching this video is a real pleasure. You did a great job, and I like also the place you live in!
Man I love that nostalgic chuggy sound. Makes me active everytime
Very nice shed engine. Much better than letting the parts go to waste.
Congratulations on one fantastic Rebuild.....wish I had been there to help you.
Cheers Wright 1820 video coming soon
Incredible job. From scrap to that. Amazing.
Incredible! Brings a tear to the eye....
I'm yelling at The phone, Advance the spark😉🙂 Sounds really beautiful !!!!
Just one carb -- hard to believe. That was without doubt a labor of love and beautifully done. Fantastic and kudos for a great job...massive pride and satisfaction are assumed. :)
Thanks for the Frankenstein restore on this old engine, and thanks for videoing it. I love this old stuff.
only adamic man can create something so brilliant as that, and no one else.
An amazingly precise and swiss watch performer that.
Excellent work. The attention to detail is amazing
cheers
thankyou
Wow !!!! beautiful restoration
Legend has it, that he then attached it to a tricycle for the local kids to run around on.
That is a fine work of art, beautiful!!!!!!!
Now all you have to do is find an old plane to rebuild and install it in :)
And then find a rebuilt bf-109 to shoot down, preferably with a rebuilt Luftwaffe pilot in a rebuilt Western Front.