WW2 Aviation V12 Design Decisions Explained - History & Technical Deep Dive

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We cover a quick history of what lead to the V12 becoming so popular in WW2 & take a technical look at what made them so good The Rise & Fall of the Radial Aero Engine: youtu.be/uHagAGDU_xg Websites featured: red-aircraft.de www.aerosportengineering.no CHAPTERS 0:00 What Made Them Special 0:50 V12 Origins 4:41 Solid Foundations 11:26 V-Angle 16:42 Eccentricities 21:39 Intake & Exhaust 23:21 Forced Induction 29:21 Modern Aero V12's VIDEO CREDIT 14:06 14:35 16:22 V12 Animation by Ahmed Afifi (youtu.be/Ji98NanBQ6c) COPYRIGHTED using with permission 0:50 Spitfire Recognition US Air Force Instructional Film (1944) by Armoured Archivist (youtu.be/08XIrNKp_YI),license CC-BY 1:10 Fighter Pilot Training WW1 by BlackBearSix.TV (youtu.be/hDFR5-ZTT-k),license CC-BY 4:19 The Battle of Britain 1940 by Written by the Victor (youtu.be/qZUXlvjlGGg),license CC-BY 6:33 4StrokeEngine animation by Zephyris (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)movement+arrow added +zoom 6:36 Straight-twin by MichaelFrey (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)cropped+movement added 6:38 Inline 3 by MichaelFrey (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)cropped+movement added 6:40 Inline 4 by MichaelFrey (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)cropped+movement added 6:45 Inline 5 by MichaelFrey (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)cropped+movement added 7:36 Inline 6 by MichaelFrey (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)cropped+movement & arrows added + rotated 14:00 Engine V6 Mechanical Animation by JKastle007 (youtu.be/eJA7wVm-ADs),license CC-BY 14:16 V8-Firing by AngeTheGreat youtube.com/@AngeTheGreat (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)zooming in 16:42 P-38 LIGHTNING DOCUMENTARY by Aviation Technology Space Channel (youtu.be/w2wiZ5DaTRo),license CC-BY 22:47 BBMF Spitfire Mark XVI by jim sheach (youtu.be/TI2gP2e2ieo),license CC-BY 24:10 TARGET FOR TODAY by PublicResourceOrg (youtu.be/IAZjv5Z7fbw),license CC-BY 24:58 Turbocharger Animation by Tyroola by PatriciaWrites (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)no changes 25:00 Supercharger Animation by Tyroola by PatriciaWrites (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)no changes 25:33 How a Turbochargers Works Garrett by Phùng Trọng Anh (youtu.be/SVDfI9wsK3s),license CC-BY 26:17 Turbocharger by Engineering videos (youtu.be/Kg-XPQUo_Rs),license CC-BY 27:09 Cannons With Wings (1942 Colour) by Armoured Archivist (youtu.be/4dV-TRx-C-E),license CC-BY 27:37 Curtiss P-40 by A Short History (youtu.be/wLDUroVj0qM),license CC-BY 27:57 How Turbocharger Works by Joydeep mondal (youtu.be/8hA9BsHsbO8),license CC-BY 29:03 Roots blower by MichaelFrey (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)no changes 29.52 Gloster Meteor by A Short History (youtu.be/kbdFjTAnbpM),license CC-B IMAGE CREDIT DB601A by Kogo (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5) crop+zoom DB605 by Peppe.bellomo (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) crop+zoom Hispano-Suiza 8C by Duch.seb (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) no changes Crossplane by Egmason (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) overlaid text Sunbeam Mohawk MLP by Zala (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) cropped BMW VI by Huhu Uet (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) overlaid red boxes Formguss Kurbelwelle by Georg Fischer Automotive AG (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) overlaid arrows Marine Motor Crankshaft by Marco Bernardini (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) arrows&lines overlaid JAGUAR 3L V6 by Jaguar MENA (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) zoomed in conrod of Harley-Davidson by Gede (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) no changes Fork&blade conrod by Andy Dingley (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) crop+zoom DB600 cutaway by Bjoertvedt (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) crop+zoom & overlaid text Jumo 213 by Thomas Vogt (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) crop+zoom & overlaid text Napier Deltic Diesel by Chris Cohen (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) crop+zoom Daimler DB605 cutaway by unknown (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) crop+zoom & overlaid red box & head Allison V-1710-109 V12 by Jack Snell (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/) no changes Merlin Zylinderkopf by Thomas Vogt (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) crop+zoom Dolomite Sprint Valves by Graham.Fountain (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) no changes Pushrod by IJB TA(creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) no changes Daimler-Benz DB600 by Zala (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)crop+zoom DB603 Supercharger by Hunini (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)crop+zoom Innsbruck-Kaeser screw compressor by Asurnipal (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)no changes Yak-152 by Alex Snow (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)crop+zoom Yak52 with V12 REDA03 by Aleksandr Markin (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)no changes RED A03 V12 by REDAircraftEmployee (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)cropped BMW 750iL by The Car Spy (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)no changes