A Genesis owner in Sweden is planning to install one
or two jet engines which will pop out of the BRS hatch.
He's planning to use the electric start version which
is being developed. His progress can be monitored
on www.genesisflyers.com He has also done some wing
root fillet modifications and testing to improve low
speed air flow. Good pictures and descriptions.


At 05:06 14 January 2004, Tomnkeylargo wrote:
Current Jet Cat turbines require propane to start them.
The RC Jet guys at our
field have a whole bunch of Jet RC planes and fly from
our field several days a
week. Including a FAA safety Inspector. The Jet Cat
turbines due to using
propane for start, cannot be started inflight. The
wind with blow out the
flame. Also, our RC guys do have flameouts everyso
often requiring them to have
a dead stick landing. Jet-RPM of Sweden is making a
Jet turbine, I have spoken
with him. His Jet Turbines will have a electric start,
he hopefully will be
ready soon to start selling them. He said the price
would be around 3450 euros,
this was several months ago. To prep a current Jet
Cat for engine start does
take alittle time. I believe in March, in Lakeland,
Florida the Jet RC people
are going to have a big meet. You might want to check
it out. Jet RPM said
several sailplane manufactures have spoken to him already.
It appears the small
turbine with a electric start could become a substainer
with inflight start
very soon. Tom