I hate to see this thread die, so here’s a small contribution to keep it going.
After writing that article for Sport Aviation magazine on testing the Bourke engine, I received many complimentary letters (pre-internet days) on how much readers appreciated an honest evaluation of this...
Examples of 1- stroke engines - pistol, rifle, shotgun, cannon.
The engine business has a rich history of inventors taking money from uninformed investors. Remember the Fish and Pogue 200 mpg carburetors? More recently, the Rand-Cam engine? How about the "Mighty yet Tiny" engine...
Gentlemen –
I thank you all who responded favorably to my X-4 engine endeavor. Your comments are greatly appreciated! It may have commercial value as an RPV (remote piloted vehicle) engine but I would not want to pursue any man-carrying aircraft due to the liability situation.
Rod – your...
Gentlemen –
Thank you to all that have welcomed me to this site…much appreciated.
I was disappointed in the outcome of the Bourke engine evaluation, especially after all the time, money and dedication that I expended. There was good that came of this though. The Sport Aviation article put me...
Cryptoman,
I direct this post to you as you made some observations that are totally correct.
I was not able to induce the “Bourke Cycle” in any of my testing. You suggest that the fuels I used were wrong. In the Bourke Engine Documentary, Russell Bourke mentions running engines on brown...
Hi jgKRI,
Thank you for the kind remarks. I joined the group because of a member informing me about the Bourke engine thread. After viewing the contents of this website, I think this will be a valuable informational source on engines and things mechanical and look forward to being a...
During the 1980’s, this writer conducted a test of a 30 cubic inch Vaux engine, (a replica of the 30 cubic inch Bourke design), actually constructed using much of the original Bourke tooling. The goal of the test was to attempt to reproduce Bourke’s rather remarkable claims of 76 BHP at 10,000...
