Another Curious Question for the Group

Wrong header should have been interesting aircraft
"I have a cunning plan"

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"Baldrick" wrote in message
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Yes I know they're yEnc.
But they're worth it.
"I have a cunning plan"
nope they aren't.

jm

Trucks like Shockwave, and some smaller class racing boats used the
Westinghouse J-34 (now called the Pratt & Whitney J-34). There were a lot
of surplus engines at one time. They were used in Navy P2V's, T2J's, and
even powered the Douglas X-3.

Link to Shockwave truck: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question647.htm

vr,

jm

"shiver" wrote in message
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So I'm watching TV last night.

They are showing a scale model of a high rise building that was being
tested for it's ability to withstand wind.

Then they show an engine from a Lancaster being fired up to produce the
wind.

On a stand, complete with Lanc nacelle, and contra rotating props.

So my kinda curious question.

How many of you know of aviation engines out there that are being used
for oddball type jobs.

For example anyone know the history of some of the jet engines used to
dry off the NASCAR type racetracks when they are a little wet.

Or perhaps the jets used in those semis that roar down the runways at
airshows.

This sort of thing.

many years ago. About 1983 or 1984. I was at Kogarah Oval in sydney
The game was bwteen St George and some other team that I can't remember.
The field was so wet that before the game, they called in two helicopters to
hover over the field to dry it off.
Kicking myself for not having a camera but that was pre my photo burst
days(although i did do a bit of photography)

All i can remember was one was a PINK Jetranger owned by a famous Dr.
Geoffry Edelstein. Rember his Pink Detamaso for his girlfriend.



A guy who bought the Sydney swans and put my brother in hospital over Xmas
for not cleaning a wound out before stitching him up.
when paralysis set in, they admitted him immediately. but that's a
different story.

to answer your question, I've seen an aircraft used as a dryer :-)

"shiver" wrote in message
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Netko wrote:

With contra-rotating props, isn't it more likely to have been a
Shackelton engine?

Well I'm sure no expert but even I thought it a little odd that they
mentioned a Lancaster and then showed what definitely looked like
a Lanc pod with the contra rotating props. 8 blades - no waiting.

Lancs - no contra rotating.

Shackletons - contra rotating - three bladed X 2.

John B

shiver wrote in news:110720071519220287%
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So I'm watching TV last night.

They are showing a scale model of a high rise building that was being
tested for it's ability to withstand wind.

So my kinda curious question.

How many of you know of aviation engines out there that are being used
for oddball type jobs.




Several years ago, there was company that used the front end of a F-4U
Corsair to do the same thing, test the windows design on buildings in
Hong Kong.


Helicopter turbine engine drives the wheels in the Team Dempsy Vesco
"Turbinator" Streamliner at Bonneville holding the record at 427.832 MPH
(Fastest wheel driven vehicle landspeed record)

the jet driven record is by Team ThrustSSC is 763 mph with two jet
Rolls-Royce Spey 202 engines

the North American Eagle is going for 800 MPH soon with a LM1500/J-79
jet engine while not a true aircraft engine, its mounted in a heavly
modified wingless F-104 frame rescued from the scrap heap.


Spirt of America jet LSR car with a J-79



Course most frigates these days are using jet turbine engines to power
them.

as are power companies for power generation backup units for peak
demand periods.

our water company has a couple of jet turbine genset modules for
emergency use in the event of power failure. to supply electricty to
power the pumps.

How many of you know of aviation engines out there that are being used
for oddball type jobs.



Ok forgot about the NYC M-497

J

How many of you know of aviation engines out there that are being used
for oddball type jobs.




and from down under Rod Hadfield's Merlin v-12 powered 55 Chevy

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:19:34 GMT, shiver
wrote:

So I'm watching TV last night.

They are showing a scale model of a high rise building that was being
tested for it's ability to withstand wind.

Then they show an engine from a Lancaster being fired up to produce the
wind.

On a stand, complete with Lanc nacelle, and contra rotating props.

So my kinda curious question.

How many of you know of aviation engines out there that are being used
for oddball type jobs.

The New York Central Railroad mounted a twin pod off (I believe) a
B-36 on the top of a (once again, I believe) a Budd rail car to test
high speed rail capability. I used to have the pic of it, but I can't
find it right now.
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How many of you know of aviation engines out there that are being used
for oddball type jobs.
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Here's one:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...844199,00.html