Some of you may remember I met Bruce a few years ago just as this was all beginning to kick off - (Hi Bruce! I know you'll be reading this), Brain the size of...
Hi John, Thanks for the reply and concern about my turbine. I have not run the specs through the program and I will to see what it comes out with for...
Hi Chris If the turbine wheel is "undersized" , theres a very good chance you'll never get the engine to run properly as its impossible to "force" the gases...
I think I remember someone saying he had a generic compressor wheel drawing. A friend of mine is making a four axis cnc mill, and it would be waaaaay cool to...
Hi Mike Isn’t it unfortunate that governments now try to quash backyard experimenters. I have selected a test bed for the UAV and have begun construction on...
Hi Karl Whereabouts in Queensland are you ?? There are some members in your State :-)) Cheers John ... From: Karl Church To: DIYGasTurbines@yahoogroups.com ...
Hi Mike Can't see any problems with a watercraft construction , weight won't be such an issue as it would be with an aerial build , so "heavyweight turbos "...
Hi John Im in Victoria, but they have a UAV challenge in the Kingaroy area open to professional, amateur and school group experimenters. Here is the web site ...
Hi Mike With using a turbine for the boat, would it be possible to use the free power to turn a large propeller like the air boats seen in the Florida swamps? ...
Hi Karl, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â If I could find a group that experiments with UAV's around here, then I'd feel a lot more comfortable working on them right now. Once...
Hi Karl I might have already told you about my fellow collaberators who live in/near Melbourne , but if I haven't , theres a couple of them if you would like...
Hi John From memory they live out the other side, but that is no problem. I am in the Werribee area and would welcome the chance to catch up and learn more...
Hi Mike Yep , freepower output shaft brakes have been around since the first turbine vehicles , some have used bicycle brakes , other small disc brakes . With...
Hi Karl Yep thats right , Dandenong side and up noth , they'd both be happy to make contact and share info/experience ...............if you shoot me a PM...
Hi Karl , Even though the PJ made horrendous noise from its 4"-100mm dia exhaust , it didn't produce the results expected because it was all noise and no...
actually, i think you will find that building your uav will qualify for a felony - any self guided flying machine is specifically illegal. check the far's and...
how about making a boat with a steam pulse-jet using electric heat from an engine or steam driven generator (750watts per horsepower?) or maybe a steam...
did you adjust the length of the pj to achieve resonance with the reed valves? ... From: John WALLIS (Racketmotorman) To: DIYGasTurbines@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hi Daniel Yep , the engine started and ran fine , the vid on my Site is of early testing , later stuff was almost instant starts with a huge amount of fuel...