Cadillac made a V16 in the 1930's, as well as a V12.
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And where are we now? 2 astronauts stuck in space, the toilet isn’t working, and they’ll likely be there another 5 months. Probably worth mentioning this large engine too:Gotta love the old venerable Rocketdyne F1 engine. We're talking about all these old GMC engines, but this thing here was designed and built in the 50's and 60's and used a 55,000hp gas turbine engine AS THE FUEL PUMP, to pump 414 gallons of liquid oxygen and 258 gallons of RP1(kerosene rocket fuel) per SECOND. The Saturn V first stage had five of these running at the same time and flowed enough fuel and oxidizer to empty an Olympic swimming pool every 3 minutes. Each engine generated 1,500,000 lbf of thrust.
And where are we now? 2 astronauts stuck in space, the toilet isn’t working, and they’ll likely be there another 5 months.
Probably worth mentioning this large engine too:
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If, the gas turbine and jet engine hadn't achieved their dominance on the timescale they did, piston engines today may well deploy sleeve valves. The piston engine destined for aviation - but for the advance of GTs and JEs was a sleeve valve 2-stroke - the Rolls-Royce Crecy.Talking about old technology…
Remember the sleeve valve engines of the early 20th century? I couldn’t believe they existed until I saw one in a museum with the engine cut-away to show the mechanism.
The Big Boys are awesome! My Grandpa retired from the UP as a Conductor, the wreck of 4005 near Wamsutter WY took the life of his best friend Bob Anderton (James was his first name).And where are we now? 2 astronauts stuck in space, the toilet isn’t working, and they’ll likely be there another 5 months. Probably worth mentioning this large engine too:
That, Rolls-Royce's Crecy and Napier's Nomad were the piston engines of the future - until that pesky jet engine showed up...Wright Cyclone R3350, redline 3655 horsepower . That's 1.09 hp per cubic inch. 18 cylinders @ 203 HP each.
LOL one cylinder makes more power than my truck.