Absolutely no idea, was the only one in the auction I could afford/transport (well I could have bought a 1000hp nimbus but parents would disown me). It's mostly complete but missing enough it won't run but can definitely be used for parts or mancave decorations
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I admire your ambition (balls) for buying a small incomplete jet engine, awesome, just work out what your missing, how you're going to make it, and get it running.
Fair play to you !
I could probably get it running if I had the connection shaft and the other half of the compressor housing (and probably a new compressor section as its toast) but the time it'll take its easier to sell it on for someone to have as a display piece etc or strip for parts as I should be able to mount the 2nd freepower turbine assembly I got to my diy turbo engine for about 90hp to put in a go-kart etc.
The compressor assembly sounds great when you flick the blades, might have to mount it in an acrylic tube and feed marbles down it like this
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Rover made a small jet engine, was used in fire pumps amongst other things, possibly one of those?
Took some getting going but once you got it up to speed and flicked the fuel on the noise was immense!!
I’d love one just to annoy the neighbours
Took some getting going but once you got it up to speed and flicked the fuel on the noise was immense!!
I’d love one just to annoy the neighbours
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Wind it up.Rover made a small jet engine, was used in fire pumps amongst other things, possibly one of those?
Took some getting going but once you got it up to speed and flicked the fuel on the noise was immense!!
I’d love one just to annoy the neighbours
FX10, one blood.
Some very annoyed cnd people.
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APU in the Vulcan and the power source for the Rover-BRM racing car (amongst other things) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover-BRM. I remember there being one in the lab at Halton during my apprenticeship. Certainly made a racket!Rover made a small jet engine, was used in fire pumps amongst other things, possibly one of those?
Took some getting going but once you got it up to speed and flicked the fuel on the noise was immense!!
I’d love one just to annoy the neighbours
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One of these perhaps?
They used the same APU (GTC) as the C130. They also supplied the compressed air for engine starting. Pretty useful piece of kit to find on a desert strip, but you're right, bally noisy
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That’s the one I know (sorry just seen you mention generator, I know the fire pump) , was generally a 2 man job to crank it up to speed (could do it alone if you had your weeties in the morning and were feeling strong!).
I think the actual engine was used on a few other things as said above, as well as in a car I believe!
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Then your stomach will be the vacuum.
Btw,I bought my telehandler just down the road from the Henry factory,Chard ,Somerset.
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I may have once purchased one in a Red Wine inspired bidding session on e-bay.
MWitA was not impressed by its noise levels when I ran it for her.
( Sold it at a small profit on the Buy & Sell Items Board at the Investment Bank I worked for at the time ).
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No the ones I meant were much smaller... think they were used under warship gun turretsOne of these perhaps?
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They used the same APU (GTC) as the C130. They also supplied the compressed air for engine starting. Pretty useful piece of kit to find on a desert strip, but you're right, bally noisy
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Top man!I may have once purchased one in a Red Wine inspired bidding session on e-bay.
MWitA was not impressed by its noise levels when I ran it for her.
( Sold it at a small profit on the Buy & Sell Items Board at the Investment Bank I worked for at the time ).
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It's a fairly known thing that Echos react very well to exhaust porting so you are probably right on it feeling more powerful.
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A set of end cutters and a slide rule.
Some chain.
A couple of dishes.
A friend sent me this tin. it had contents.
Plus this.
