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08-28-06, 11:48 AM

13B-RX3

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Home made jet engine

This is what happens when people get really bored!

http://www.alamomotoring.com/stuff/A...rbine_full.wmv

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08-28-06, 11:57 AM

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that thing is freakin awesome did you see how cherry red that thing got

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08-28-06, 12:53 PM

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what'd they use for fuel?

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08-28-06, 12:58 PM

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wow, something about that just seems really really dangerous

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08-28-06, 02:09 PM

13B-RX3

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We tried several different fuels and ended up running it on diesel. The sound is unbelievable the vid does it no justice!!!

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08-28-06, 04:16 PM

13B-RX3

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We ran it the other night when we were tuning the burner and got it a little hotter.

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08-28-06, 04:26 PM

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How much thrust does it produce?

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08-28-06, 04:29 PM

13B-RX3

7s before paint!!!

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I don't have any way to measure but we figure somewhere in the 75-80lb range. If you don't have someone holding onto the stand it will take off!!!

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08-28-06, 04:33 PM

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Do you mind elaborating on the set-up? What starts the initial rotation?

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08-28-06, 04:35 PM

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What are you using to spin the compressor? It doesn't look like it is self-sustaining. You might want consider some sort of bleed air cooling as a future project- I can't see it lasting very long with those heat cycles- but then again that is where simplicity helps.

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08-28-06, 04:50 PM

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The rotation is started by a leaf blower (APU) then the fuel is simply turned on. After that it is self sustaining and only requires a fuel pump and a oil pump. During the tuning process you adjust the size and position of the holes in the burn tube. We really weren't too concerned on making it live so we tuned for the highest power. After we made the vid we opened up the nozzle about 1/2" and the EGTs dropped substantially with not much loss of thrust, but after that the afterburner didn't function properly.

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08-28-06, 11:01 PM

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i think thats probably the coolest thing ive ever seen.

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08-28-06, 11:20 PM

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Quote:

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We ran it the other night when we were tuning the burner and got it a little hotter.

Allen, did you make that?

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08-28-06, 11:27 PM

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WOOT!!!! I was there that night. OMG THAT THING IS ******* LOUD!!!!!

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08-29-06, 12:15 AM

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coolest thing ever

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08-29-06, 12:25 AM

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I remember a Thing on one of the Learning Channels.This Guy made a Jet engine On a Bike..It glowed like White HOT!..I pitied the guy Drivin it.If it would of Blew up,he wouldn't have Standed a Chance..YOURS is COOL!

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08-29-06, 02:55 PM

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Link's dead.

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08-29-06, 03:31 PM

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right click
save as

http://www.trueform.cc/forum/files/a...e_full_240.wmv

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08-29-06, 03:36 PM

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Fix this damn link... I want to see the turbo jet....NOW

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08-29-06, 03:42 PM

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look right above your post :P

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08-29-06, 03:59 PM

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That is the collest thing EVER! How'd your neighbors like that one?

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08-29-06, 04:29 PM

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haha i've seen these before....they are real F'n loud. I don't have the link to the instructions on how to make one.
but here you all go enjoy this site...and the vids
www.swissrocketman.com

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08-29-06, 06:11 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by icydude

right click
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http://www.trueform.cc/forum/files/a...e_full_240.wmv

Thanks for rehosting it. Someone linked it from here and sucked up all my bandwidth for the month.

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08-29-06, 06:28 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Force13B

That is the collest thing EVER! How'd your neighbors like that one?

Oh yeah. The closest neighbor is about a quarter mile away and called 3 times wanting to know if everything was OK. lol

Sorry about the traffic r0gu3 i didn't think there would be this kind of interest!

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