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Article #3888Re: Jet engine
From: RT
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 22:13
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 22:13
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Stealth Pilot <tailwind@eyeeyenetblotnetblotau.useless.decoys> wrote in message > the very best of the crop is produced in Perth West Aust. by Turbine > Engine Technologies. The guy concerned, Chris Monkley, is a go getter > with the financials to carry off his projects correctly. He > demonstrated to me a gas turbine about 5" dia and about a foot long > that had a fadec control unit. started absolutely reliably and > delivered something like 14lbs thrust. To get them right he has GE > cast the turbine rotors for him in the correct alloys as a mono > crystal investment casting. How many stages and axial or centrifugal, d'y'know? There's some info at http://www.global.net.au/~hellyer/turbine_owner_builder.htm http://www.ozemail.com.au/~rcmn/GT-2000.htm and http://www.gtba.cnuce.cnr.it/GT2000.HTM but don't think those are the one you're referring to
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fd648,389a040b2282aa91 X-Google-Attributes: gidfd648,public X-Google-Thread: 1153d9,389a040b2282aa91 X-Google-Attributes: gid1153d9,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-06 15:44:04 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!cyclone2.usenetserver.com!news-out.usenetserver.com!telocity-west!TELOCITY!enews.sgi.com!news.xtra.co.nz!news1.optus.net.au!optus!bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au!news.cqu.edu.au!not-for-mail From: "RT" <r.thomas@cqu.edu.au> Newsgroups: aus.science,aus.aviation Subject: Re: Jet engine Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 08:13:13 +1000 Organization: Central Queensland University Lines: 21 Message-ID: <9algoo$hd5$1@spider.cqu.edu.au> References: <Irfy6.8209$45.48400@newsfeeds.bigpond.com> <3ACBF54C.EEE8BD14@fang.omni.com.au> <3acdac46.8232385@news.iinet.net.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: tartarus60.cqu.edu.au X-Trace: spider.cqu.edu.au 986596952 17829 138.77.76.60 (6 Apr 2001 22:42:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@spider.cqu.edu.au NNTP-Posting-Date: 6 Apr 2001 22:42:32 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300