greggors84
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| posted on 21/12/06 at 01:37 AM |
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Crazy Flying Finns!
How crazy do you have to be to strap mini jet engines to your feet, stick some hot water bottles filled with fuel down your jump suit then fall out of
a hot air balloon!
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/2006-Jet-powered-bat-suit.wmv
Made me feel queasy just seeing him sitting on the platform looking down!
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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pauldm
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| posted on 21/12/06 at 08:59 PM |
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Now just how kewl would a locost be two of those mini jet engines strapped either side. That'd give the corsa boys a real fright sitting at the
lights. <Home made jet engine!>
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 22/12/06 at 01:07 AM |
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MENTAL!
"I was the f*cking first to do it."
I wonder why?
The rush must have been soooo intense. 
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Simon
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| posted on 24/12/06 at 01:38 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by pauldm
Now just how kewl would a locost be two of those mini jet engines strapped either side. That'd give the corsa boys a real fright sitting at the
lights. <Home made jet engine!>
That ain't a jet, it's a pulse engine, and it's, er how can I put this. EXTREMELY NOISEY The V1/2 were powered by
pulse jets.
If you wanna see proper gas turbines working, get to the Ally Pally around 21/1/07 for the LMEE, and Wren may put on a display.
There's a couple of books around that have plans to make your own. If I find mine, I'll put up details
ATB
Simon
[Edited on 24/12/06 by Simon]
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greggors84
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| posted on 24/12/06 at 01:55 AM |
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When I used to fly model planes, the were a few guys at our club that had a flying team called the ghost squadron. They had a massive ME-262 with
twin jet engines.
They never flew it at our club because we only had a grass runway, but at the open day they did a run of the engines and it sounded awesome.
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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cita2
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 08:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon
That ain't a jet, it's a pulse engine, and it's, er how can I put this. EXTREMELY NOISEY The V1/2 were powered by
pulse jets.
ATB
Simon
[Edited on 24/12/06 by Simon]
The V-2 was powered by a rocket engine not a pulse jet.
"Why do you consider the pulse engine" not to be a jet engine Simon ?
cheers,
Cita
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macnab
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 11:49 PM |
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there's a couple off guy at the flying club have turbine planes. try and hold the suckers back on full throttle, push you across the grass!!
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Macbeast
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| posted on 30/12/06 at 12:06 AM |
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From the sound (whine) they are jet turbine engines. A pulse jet gives a low pitched rattle (Brrrrrrr)
Doesn't make him any less mad. And don't they get rather hot ?
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macnab
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| posted on 30/12/06 at 12:12 AM |
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their turbine's
pulse jet's are around a meter long and glow red hot, with fire pouring out the back...
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cita2
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| posted on 30/12/06 at 10:12 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by macnab
their turbine's
pulse jet's are around a meter long ...
The V-1 engine was about 3 meters long and a mini Lockwood is just around 2 foot long,both pulse jets (one with valves and the Lockwood valveless)
The wheel of a car is 17".......
Cita
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Peteff
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| posted on 30/12/06 at 01:41 PM |
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Another one
here who claims to be the first.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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macnab
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| posted on 2/1/07 at 01:46 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cita2
quote:
Originally posted by macnab
their turbine's
pulse jet's are around a meter long ...
The V-1 engine was about 3 meters long and a mini Lockwood is just around 2 foot long,both pulse jets (one with valves and the Lockwood valveless)
The wheel of a car is 17".......
Cita
no no I'm talking about the model ones for r/c planes.
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