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Old June 20th 09, 06:22 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Brian Whatcott
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Default Help needed understanding turbojets

Hul Tytus wrote:
...If you lift 550 pounds one foot
every second and keep that going for 12 hours or so every day, you are a
horse. ..


Hul


This has been tried: in 12 hours, they ended up with a DEAD horse. James
Watt didn't want any customer nit-picking about HIS horse-power so he
penciled in a generous power margin. But your numbers are good, of course.

Brian W