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Who would run a turbine on gas?
"Bart Senior" .@. wrote Free 150 knot hydrofoil, only $1.25M. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-5...QQcmdZViewItem |
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In article , Bart Senior .@. wrote:
Free 150 knot hydrofoil, only $1.25M. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-5...QQcmdZViewItem What a great deal! And, this guy is totally legit. You can tell because he bought six things on ebay, including a QUEENS VILLAGE NY Martin Van Buren HIGH SCHOOL T-SHIRT. Wow! -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Free 150 knot hydrofoil, only $1.25M
He wants to put a Sterling Engine into this thing!
Can you believe it? Way too costly. He has got to be planning to fold the business and buy a house on Virgin Gorda. "Jonathan Ganz" wrote Bart Senior .@. wrote: Free 150 knot hydrofoil, only $1.25M. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-5...QQcmdZViewItem What a great deal! And, this guy is totally legit. You can tell because he bought six things on ebay, including a QUEENS VILLAGE NY Martin Van Buren HIGH SCHOOL T-SHIRT. Wow! -- "j" ganz @@ |
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Free 150 knot hydrofoil, only $1.25M
"Bart Senior" .@. wrote
Free 150 knot hydrofoil, only $1.25M. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-5...QQcmdZViewItem Interesting vessel, interesting marketing scheme. I wonder if they can actually build such a vessel of if their "engineering department" consists of the computer geek/graphic artist who drew up the picture. Imagine hitting a log with this thing. Bart Senior wrote: Who would run a turbine on gas? Navy's been doing it for years. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/eng/lm2500.htm They're not as fuel efficient at lower speeds as diesel or steam ships, but they provide more power per pound than anything else available. The super-fast speedboats have been using gas turbines for a while too. DSK |
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Free 150 knot hydrofoil, only $1.25M
Ok, but when I read closer it said this was a Sterling Engine,
that is a good way to blow all the money--engineering an efficient Sterling Engine that is light enough to be practical. "DSK" wrote "Bart Senior" .@. wrote Free 150 knot hydrofoil, only $1.25M. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-5...QQcmdZViewItem Interesting vessel, interesting marketing scheme. I wonder if they can actually build such a vessel of if their "engineering department" consists of the computer geek/graphic artist who drew up the picture. Imagine hitting a log with this thing. Bart Senior wrote: Who would run a turbine on gas? Navy's been doing it for years. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/eng/lm2500.htm They're not as fuel efficient at lower speeds as diesel or steam ships, but they provide more power per pound than anything else available. The super-fast speedboats have been using gas turbines for a while too. DSK |
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Free 150 knot hydrofoil, only $1.25M
Hitting a large log, or submerged container at 150 knot would be the
end of everyone aboard, unless it has ejecting seats. Joe |
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Joe wrote:
Hitting a large log, or submerged container at 150 knot would be the end of everyone aboard, unless it has ejecting seats. That could get painful. And not only that, it doesn't even look cool at anchor. DSK |
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Bart Senior wrote:
Ok, but when I read closer it said this was a Sterling Engine, that is a good way to blow all the money--engineering an efficient Sterling Engine that is light enough to be practical. My understanding is that Sterling engines are pretty much toys at this point... can't really generate very much useful power for their weight & heat input. That's a whole seperate engineering problem. But gas turbines are quite practical & powerful, power to weight is their best characteristic rather than fuel efficiency. A jet engine is basically a gas turbine, set up so that the exhaust gas pressure gives all the "push" and the power train only drives the compressor. Alternatively you can design one so that the exhaust is not very powerful and the turbine shaft drives a heavy load. Ford built a turbine powered truck years ago. DSK |
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A couple of years ago a guy at the marina across from mine had a jet
turbine powered catamaran using a helocoptor engine. It was capable of 175 MPH. He went airborne one day last year down near Annapolis and him and another guy died. I used to see him "taxi" out of the marina. The thing sounded like a jet fighter. |
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