kingo

I never get the whole less lt/ hr thing works. if you go 2000nm@ 80kt @ 20 lt/hr @ $1.70lt =$850 flight 2000nm@ 180kt @ 55lt/hr @ $1.30=$794 flight with out three day of flight time three nights in a motel @$150 + two extra day of food say fifty bucks a day then sure glad I went with that engine. Brett

Hey Dave, the engine is 1050mm from exhaust to prop flange, and yes the exhaust will need to be redone was a quick job out of 1mm stainless to clear the test stand. centre of balance for the engine is 30mm in front of inlet.. And am already all but deaf, sounds like a vacuum cleaner to me. Brett.

Yes , will test this one in a gyro first, that way if I have any hiccups with the engine can put down next to no ground roll . After all the testing then will put one in a plane, would like to get over the 160 kt , any suggestion something light and has a suitable VNE. Brett.

Hey Kyle, project still there, just got a bit slow now that works got busy again, but did order a prop. the other day so that should get thing going again when it gets here. Did find some more info on the engine, and looks like may have under stated it a bit, its 140 shp@ 67kgs AUW that should get thing cranking. Brett.

Dog, you would have to have some one a lot smarter than me to give you the reason that its called a turbo prop, maybe its short for (gas turbine engine driving a reduction gear box to a propeller) as a turb ine t o prop eller, just a guess? yes there are all different types of drives off of turbines, the engine you are referring to, has a free turbine wheel that is hooked to the propeller,and it also drives off the hot end. kingo

Thanks for the positive comments, Maj, yes you can run it on diesel but it will smoke like mad on start up once its going its Ok, can do a blend with 15% petrol and that will minimize the smoke. I should do a start with diesel just to show you guys some smoke:nerd: kingo.

Maj. could not get the 912 ratio right, its 8200 out of turbine gearbox, and I'm happy for now with the C box as this engine has no shock loading unlike a piston engine. Fuel economy was not my aim, was the why not:keen: fuel burn no exact figures yet, will get a flow meter soon, now that its all up and running and some trust figures. turbo prop in a lightwing that I'd like to see.i_dunno kingo ..

Thanks for that Winsor68, Mark, not game to add it all up, as I mite scare myself, I plan to test the setup in a gyro as if I have any engine trouble I can find more landing zones. Then the next one would like to put it in something that I can fly from my own grass/dirt strip thats fast. like this maybe? Kingo.

Hi frank,Maj,Ozzie and all, Its a Solar T62-27 gas turbine APU, which I'm told is out of a CH53 helicopter, I like these engines over the very common T62-32 ground base generator, they are less hp but also a lot less weight, the engine you see is 37 kg with its gear box, and it also has a right angle drive, which use to drive a 12kva 3 phase generator. This gave me great access of my starter, the engine has a manual fly weight governor and an altitude compensator for rpm control, and this work faultlessly. If you look up (turbo prop t62-27) on youtube you can see it running, and yes I know the irony that I can put together a turbo prop and I can't link you tube to my post yet.i_dunno

Here one that should get your juices going. This is a project that I have being working on for the last couple of months hope you enjoy. Kingo.

Hi to all from the heart of the MIA,(Griffith) (aka environmental water vandals) as seen form Murray Darling Basin commission. Have an interesting project for you to look at, will post in appropriate area Kingo.