Bin Laden & turbos?
Bin Laden & turbos?
anybody notice the huge garret turbo that the camera guy filming the bin laden tape was fascinated with?
in the part of the tape where the camera man is outside filming the crashed US helicopter, they show the helicopter engine (looks like some kind of boxer) with a HUGE turbo mounted to it, with the letters garret on the compressor. anybody know what size turbo this is? specs?
in the part of the tape where the camera man is outside filming the crashed US helicopter, they show the helicopter engine (looks like some kind of boxer) with a HUGE turbo mounted to it, with the letters garret on the compressor. anybody know what size turbo this is? specs?
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Rotorhead
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I didn't see it.
I couldn't have been a turbocharger because internal combustion military helicopter engines went out in the 50's. It was either an APU (Auxiliary Power Unit - basically it means "starter"), or it was the turbine engine itself. It was probably an APU because I don't know of any Garrett helicopter turbine engines. Do you know what kind of helicopter it was?
Picture of an APU (Blackhawk):
Picture of a turbine engine (Huey):
I couldn't have been a turbocharger because internal combustion military helicopter engines went out in the 50's. It was either an APU (Auxiliary Power Unit - basically it means "starter"), or it was the turbine engine itself. It was probably an APU because I don't know of any Garrett helicopter turbine engines. Do you know what kind of helicopter it was?
Picture of an APU (Blackhawk):
Picture of a turbine engine (Huey):
Last edited by Evil Aviator; Dec 18, 2001 at 01:57 PM.
Originally posted by setzep
maybe it was just a single prop plane they shot down or got shot down?? But yeah it was a flat 4 with a garret on the compressor housing.
maybe it was just a single prop plane they shot down or got shot down?? But yeah it was a flat 4 with a garret on the compressor housing.
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Originally posted by Evil Aviator
I didn't see it.
I couldn't have been a turbocharger because internal combustion military helicopter engines went out in the 50's. It was either an APU (Auxiliary Power Unit - basically it means "starter"), or it was the turbine engine itself. It was probably an APU because I don't know of any Garrett helicopter turbine engines. Do you know what kind of helicopter it was?
Picture of an APU (Blackhawk):
Picture of a turbine engine (Huey):
I didn't see it.
I couldn't have been a turbocharger because internal combustion military helicopter engines went out in the 50's. It was either an APU (Auxiliary Power Unit - basically it means "starter"), or it was the turbine engine itself. It was probably an APU because I don't know of any Garrett helicopter turbine engines. Do you know what kind of helicopter it was?
Picture of an APU (Blackhawk):
Picture of a turbine engine (Huey):
Rotorhead
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From: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Originally posted by setzep
maybe it was just a single prop plane they shot down or got shot down?? But yeah it was a flat 4 with a garret on the compressor housing.
maybe it was just a single prop plane they shot down or got shot down?? But yeah it was a flat 4 with a garret on the compressor housing.
If you guys are interested in big military turbos, surplus tank turbos sell on E-bay from time to time. I know a guy who got one for $100.
FYI, this is what a turbocharged helicopter looks like. I don't think that you will find too many of these in the American military arsenal.
Rotorhead
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From: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
I found a pic of one of those military surplus tank turbos:
http://www.geocities.com/mcgumrapper/Intercoolers
http://www.geocities.com/mcgumrapper/Intercoolers
Rotorhead
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From: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Originally posted by SPEED_NYC
God damn thats a big turbo!!
is that gonna be going on the 20B evil?
God damn thats a big turbo!!
is that gonna be going on the 20B evil?
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