In the video after the break, [Brick Technology] uses LEGO to gain some practical insight into the world of piston engine design, from single-cylinder all the way up to radial twelve-cylinder engines.

During World War II the radial engine was popular ... mechanic on Bugatti race cars who designed and built a 10-cylinder aircraft engine, before building his own race car. The vehicle -- sometimes ...

[Ian Jimmerson] has constructed a detailed model of a radial engine ... reassembling his engine, explaining in detail how it works as he goes. He starts by teaching about the cylinder numbering ...