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Re: Jet engine

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From: Stealth Pilot
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 09:28
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Chris runs Diesel Engine Services and Spares.ph 08 9478 1877
Stealth Pilot

>G'day stealth  could you email me contact details for this chap in Perth
>please .
>Cheers
>PC
>

>>> jet engine i plan to build with the help of an enginer ( hes only going
>to
>>> make sure it's safe and i'll do everything else. If anyone here has any
>>> advice on how to make it as in what materials to make it out off or how
>to
>>> make it efficient i would love to hear them.
>
>can I give your project a sizeable leap forward?
>most of the small gas turbine engines are actually dreadfully
>primitive and not worth the effort at building except as curios.
>
>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. He retails the unit for $aus4,400.
>If you want to play with small gas turbine engines I'd suggest
>starting with Chris's unit. It is immaculately put together.
>Stealth Pilot
>
>
>
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From: tailwind@eyeeyenetblotnetblotau.useless.decoys (Stealth Pilot)
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