52 lbs of boost?!

[Amphiron]

http://www.troybuiltmodels.com/items/JCATP200SX.html
well thrust... but hell why not? haha.

[Polygon]

For use with what?

[Amphiron]

As a turbinecharger. Imagine the numbers with that in front of a large front mount intercooler.

[J_Parker]

So.... How can we turn this into a force fed induction system? :coo3l:

Found this one at 55lbs ;)

http://www.troybuiltmodels.com/items/JCATSPT5-TP.html

[Amphiron]

Anyone got 6k to throw around? lol

[Jeremy C]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Rossy

That's what you do with a couple of those. :D

[Austin@STM]

strap it to the back of an office chair and go for a ride?

[green-lantern]

Um wouldn't the oxygen be used up already before forcing it into the engine?

[Polygon]

Um wouldn't the oxygen be used up already before forcing it into the engine?

Yes.

This is a turbine engine. It's compressing and igniting the fuel/oxygen inside the turbine. It's spitting out VERY hot, non combustible exhaust gasses. This not a turbo by any means.

[J_Parker]

Yes.

This is a turbine engine. It's compressing and igniting the fuel/oxygen inside the turbine. It's spitting out VERY hot, non combustible exhaust gasses. This not a turbo by any means.

Exactly, here is a link to a more "simplified version"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8GBwvzBzuk (I would hate to be this guys neighbour... )

The only way to make this work would be to have the exiting gasses entering the turbine side of a non jet engine turbocharger, but wouldn't be of much use seeing as our engines do a well enough job of pushing our little hair dryers. Not to mention doubling everything up from throttle to fuel source would just be a pain in the ass.

[terrets]

Just strap a couple of these things to a golf cart :w00t:

[J_Parker]

Just strap a couple of these things to a golf cart :w00t:

I could rock all 18 holes in less than an hour! :D

[terrets]

Hahaha hell ya.

[Amphiron]

Um wouldn't the oxygen be used up already before forcing it into the engine?

Didn't think of that! :P

[Austin@STM]

Ya wrong kind of boost.

[green-lantern]

Didn't think of that! :P

:lo5l: Yeah I didn't think so but you could always strap it to the bumper and get some jet boost going on. ha ha

[Amphiron]

my million dollar idea, killed in a flash. =[ could still use them to swool the turbos!

[Polygon]

These particular turbines are used mostly in radio controlled airplanes. However, I've seen a guy with roller blades use a couple to race the guys on Top Gear. The coolest use I've seen is a guy that has a sky diving suite that he's designed to catch as much air as possible. He then straps two of those to his legs and jumps out of a plane. Then he kicks them on and he's flying. It's bad ass. I would love to try that.

[green-lantern]

These particular turbines are used mostly in radio controlled airplanes. However, I've seen a guy with roller blades use a couple to race the guys on Top Gear. The coolest use I've seen is a guy that has a sky diving suite that he's designed to catch as much air as possible. He then straps two of those to his legs and jumps out of a plane. Then he kicks them on and he's flying. It's bad ass. I would love to try that.

That doesn’t sound dangerous at all. ha ha

[DocWalt]

The dude strapping himself into the jet wing is Yves Rossy, as linked on an earlier post... /facepalm

[Polygon]

That doesn’t sound dangerous at all. ha ha

Oh no, not at all. :D


The dude strapping himself into the jet wing is Yves Rossy, as linked on an earlier post... /facepalm

That's not who I'm talking about.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ7zbta79vo

[green-lantern]

ha ha that's awesome!

[DocWalt]

Then you typed incorrectly. You said he was flying, and he has not made an altitude gain, and that's not considered flight. He's just falling... at a more rapid pace :p Still insane, haha.

[Polygon]

So, you would say that an airplane maintaining altitude is NOT flying? I'd beg to differ.

Definition of Flight: Flight sustained, self-powered motion through the air, as accomplished by an animal, aircraft, or rocket.

[DocWalt]

/facepalm. I'm not going to argue with you.

[J_Parker]

So, you would say that an airplane maintaining altitude is NOT flying? I'd beg to differ.

Definition of Flight: Flight sustained, self-powered motion through the air, as accomplished by an animal, aircraft, or rocket.

I don't want to argue either, but I would more so consider that a controlled glide. Flight is actually defined as vertical lift through propelled motion, such as the ability to "take off".


Is it just me, or is the titile of this post very intriguing and deceiving? I get excited every time I see it :p

[Polygon]

I don't want to argue either, but I would more so consider that a controlled glide. Flight is actually defined as vertical lift through propelled motion, such as the ability to "take off".

Gliding is done without being propelled by any outside force. It is completely dependent on inertia. This is not gliding. The definition of flight is "Flight sustained, self-powered motion through the air, as accomplished by an animal, aircraft, or rocket." It says nothing about the ability to take off. Your logic is saying that anything simply maintaining altitude is not flying being a bird or an airplane, or whatever. I disagree. The definition is right there and he was doing just that.

But I'll agree to disagree and I'll drop it.

[B-Man]

Sometimes I wonder about you guys.

[terrets]

He needs stronger turbines :p.