i love the smell of jet fuel in the morning....
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just wondered if there we're any keroheads on here that fly model jets?
if so what ya got?
i've got a phoenix super panther rated at 18lbs thrust, the prototype panther and i am currently building a second super panther as i'm good friends with the designer of this engine as i used to maintain his website.
this is the super panther, it's going in a none scale A10 warthog, the engine will sit between the two dummy engine pods.
Paul
if so what ya got?
i've got a phoenix super panther rated at 18lbs thrust, the prototype panther and i am currently building a second super panther as i'm good friends with the designer of this engine as i used to maintain his website.
this is the super panther, it's going in a none scale A10 warthog, the engine will sit between the two dummy engine pods.
Paul
slartibartfast said:
there are a lot of small engines available these days that can be bolted ontop of a lot of airframes, the wren mw44 being smaller than a coffee cup and gives around 8lbs thrust which doesn't seem much but your average .46 engine with a prop will give that.
Paul
when I say small run-off, I mean tricky to land a high wing trainer in! I tend to have mostly 3D planes so I can harrier them in or just land a tail in drop from a prop hang. Paul
quite often is since getting 3D stuff 
The "proper" flying field is a cricket pitch, and while absolutely huge in terms of grass area (certainly large enough to land the largest RC jet) they have divided it into separate pitches with 8 in high boards, and you aren't allowed to land on the strip - so all in all you've got half a dozen very short runways. Added to which there is a perimeter of very tall trees just to make it interesting.
Bit of an arse, but at least it's billiard table smooth once you're there
The "proper" flying field is a cricket pitch, and while absolutely huge in terms of grass area (certainly large enough to land the largest RC jet) they have divided it into separate pitches with 8 in high boards, and you aren't allowed to land on the strip - so all in all you've got half a dozen very short runways. Added to which there is a perimeter of very tall trees just to make it interesting.
Bit of an arse, but at least it's billiard table smooth once you're there
heres the A10
you'll notice a square frame between the engines, that is where the jet engine will sit.
please excuse the poor photography, i was in a rush that day for some reason
it's sat on it's bum because there is no weight in the nose for ballast
Paul
you'll notice a square frame between the engines, that is where the jet engine will sit.
please excuse the poor photography, i was in a rush that day for some reason
it's sat on it's bum because there is no weight in the nose for ballast
Paul
Edited by slartibartfast on Thursday 14th February 17:57
Carbon-Me1 said:
How much is one of these engines? look like great fun
they vary from make to make and whether you want a ready to run engine or one to build up from a kit with little metal work to do or whether you have access to a lathe, milling machine and welding equipment and want to build one from scratch.ready to go engines are about £1000 min
engines to build from a kit start at about £800 without electronic fuel control or fuel pump.
engines to build from scratch:- you buy the plans for £20, buy the compressor, turbine and bearings for around £170ish and spend all your spare time making it.
fuel is about £4.50 a gallon (parafin or kerosene)
Paul
Edited by slartibartfast on Friday 15th February 09:00
We've got a couple of Wren jets and two Wren turboprops at work. One of each will be set up on a static running base to show the students how a jet engine works etc and one each will be fitted to an aircraft. We've already got one of the jets in the air, fitted to a Baby Boomarang aircraft. Not sure what aircraft we're going to fit the turboprop into yet.
Shar2 said:
We've got a couple of Wren jets and two Wren turboprops at work. One of each will be set up on a static running base to show the students how a jet engine works etc and one each will be fitted to an aircraft. We've already got one of the jets in the air, fitted to a Baby Boomarang aircraft. Not sure what aircraft we're going to fit the turboprop into yet.
one of my mates has one of the first Wren Mw44 turboprops, to say it has lots of power is an understatement! we ran it in his car port and i thought it was going to blow me over.Paul
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