My father worked on the Chrysler Turbine car in the 60's. I will ask him
next time I talk to him. He's told me stories about driving it all over
the place. Respectable gas mileage on the highway, or so I hear.
Paul Parkanzky
TeamMRC
www.TeamMRC.com
At 03:07 PM 6/9/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> > Wouldn't a turbo-fan jet engine be considered internal combustion?
>
>Actually, this reminds me of something I was wondering about (and your
>question is helping to confirm my deduction)...
>
>Pardon my ignorance, here: In turbine-powered vehicles that are mechanically
>driven (as opposed to being propelled by the exhaust of the turbine), such
>as the Chrysler Turbine car of the 60's, jet-powered tractor pull
>"tractors", and possibly Jay Leno's motorcycle... Where is the mechanical
>link to the drivetrain? Is it really just the fan of the turbine? What kind
>of reducer must there be to translate that ridiculous RPM into streetable
>revolutions of something like a driveshaft?
>
>Believe it or not, this is the kind of pillow-talk that goes on at my house.
>
>-- Carrie
>
>116 ES/16 ESL
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