Me thinks gassy Joe just admitted he's full of crap and this is how he
expresses himself. LOL
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Belford" <jimbelford@msn.com>
To: "land-speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Cc: "Russel Mack" <rtmack@concentric.net>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: Thrust
> 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
|