Jet Turbine Engine

This is an ongoing record of my struggles to make a functioning jet engine from scratch. It isn't done yet so don't expect to find a full 'how to do it' plan, but I'm getting there...

Wednesday, 23 April 2008

I got it! I got it! - - - I don't got it! (groan)

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So what's happenin' Dude? I hear you ask. Well, I almost had it running - but you've heard that story before? no - really! My ca...

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Thursday, 20 March 2008

Oops!

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After getting some advice, I decided to remake the Combustion Chamber. The old one wasn't working properly, the gas mixture appeared too...

Thursday, 13 March 2008

A carbon fibre compressor impeller

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Click the picture for a larger view. Just to let my readers know that I haven't given up and gone away ;-) I'm posting this composit...

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Saturday, 1 March 2008

Finally! - some help

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I posted a query on the DIYGasTurbines group at Yahoo and got some helpful advice. (Thanks guys) It seems I need to really 'push' th...

Wednesday, 27 February 2008

If it doesn't work, fiddle with it...

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'Spinning up' the turbine with an air blast is a pretty effective way to start it, but when it comes to making careful measurements,...

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