ΩT/SII Gas Turbine Streamliner
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ΩT/SII Gas Turbine Streamliner
Well firstly the engine, it’s a Rolls Royce Nimbus engine from a Westland Wasp anti submarine helicopter that was used by many countries and during the Falklands war.
The engine is rated at between 720 and 1050 shaft horsepower but has a few issues for use in a streamliner. The power output is underneath the engine, points forward and governed to a maximum output speed of 2250rpm.
It has been several years of trying different ideas, until eventually I ended up remanufacturing the gearbox to get the output in the right direction and at a better speed. Anyone interested in all the full saga of building the gearbox can look here:
http://jetandturbineowners.proboards.co ... dification
Well all the work on the engine is basically done and it’s alive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KYToVX6Fpg
At the moment I have sent the car drawings to Bob Ellis who has pointed me in the right direction with changes to make sure it fits within the rules and for safety.
I have sent the body details off to Woody (David Woodruff) in the US who is going over the aero details and I hope to have that finalised in the next few weeks.
As I get more done I will post it here.
Cheers
Ian
DLRA 715