Yawn........
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Amo" <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
To: "Russel Mack" <rtmack@concentric.net>
Cc: <Nt788@aol.com>; <jdincau@qnet.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: Thrust
> yeah Jack, I use "thrust power" once or twice a week
> at home, occassional low amplitude shock waves to boot
>
> still working on my "blown" aspirations right now though,
> and redistributing mass for a better cg
>
>
> Joe
>
> Russel Mack wrote:
>
> >Jack:
> >don't assume I could never do it, just because I'm not very interested.
> >
> >As a Mechanical Engineering Consultant, I work on 100megawatt turbines
just
> >about every month, and I've done research projects on both turbines and
pure
> >jets (including the first EPA emissions tests on a jet engine-- summer,
> >1971).
> >
> >I know the thermodynamics, and most of the (basic) metallurgy for all the
> >common turbine cycles. It would be easier for me to operate and maintain
> >such a powerplant for lsr than it is to do my dual-OHC bike engine.
(More
> >expensive, however.)
> >
> >As a young teen, I built very successful model rockets, and even won a
> >science fair with my own rocket engine design back in Junior High. I
built
> >my first thrust-measurment engine dyno at age 14.
> >
> >But to me the thrust motors seem not very exciting anymore, compared to
> >recips and rotaries (or even "shaft" turbines). I'm thinking maybe a lot
of
> >hot-rodders were more excited about the thrust vehicles when they were
> >"new"-- back in the '60s-- than they are now. Or is it just me?
> >
> >What-- did I piss you off with the remark about "forced social
program"--??
> >Russ, #1226B
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