Subject: Gas Turbines

From: [email-masked] (Brian Fairey)
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 02:41:48 GMT

Dont see any messages on DIY gas turbines? is there a seperate
newsgroup for that subject?

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From: [email-masked] (James Kirkpatrick)
Date: 25 Apr 96 10:35:59 MDT

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] (Brian Fairey) writes:
|>Dont see any messages on DIY gas turbines? is there a seperate
|>newsgroup for that subject?

Not sure exactly what you mean by "gas turbine" in this case.  There
have been discussions of the Tesla Turbine which can run on steam, if
not other gasses.  And a few people discuss the Schreckling (sp?)
turbine engine for model aircraft.  Is that what you're looking for?

Jim

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From: [email-masked] (Mike DeMetz)
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 08:49:39

There is a book from England by a Mister Schreckling on building
a turbine engine for R/C. A lot of hobbyist over there are building them.

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From: [email-masked] (Newton E Mack)
Date: 30 Apr 1996 04:40:38 GMT

Mike DeMetz ([email-masked]) wrote:
: There is a book from England by a Mister Schreckling on building
: a turbine engine for R/C. A lot of hobbyist over there are building them.

Where is this book available--is there a reseller in the US or where is
it originally published in England?  If anyone can point me toward this
it would be highly appreciated . . 

Thanks,

Eliot

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From: Dave Ruigh <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 13:13:16 GMT

> it would be highly appreciated . .

Traplet has a website: http://www.traplet.co.uk/traplet.
They have ordering info on both the Schreckling and Kamps
turbine-building books. You may find them at some larger hobby
stores, though here in the SF bay area I checked virtually 
all the major hobby shops with no luck (2-3 months ago). 

Dave

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From: [email-masked] (James Kirkpatrick)
Date: 1 May 96 09:10:03 MDT

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] (Newton E Mack) writes:
|>Mike DeMetz ([email-masked]) wrote:
|>: There is a book from England by a Mister Schreckling on building
|>: a turbine engine for R/C. A lot of hobbyist over there are building them.
|>
|>Where is this book available--is there a reseller in the US or where is
|>it originally published in England?  If anyone can point me toward this
|>it would be highly appreciated . . 

>From  previous posts --

"Gas Turbine Engines for Model Aircraft"
by Kurt Schreckling

Traplet Publications Ltd
Traplet House
Severn Drive
Upton-Upon-Severn
Worcestershire
WR8 0JL
England
E-Mail: [email-masked]
+44 1684 594505
Price: 14.96 UK pounds

TPL USA
P.O. Box 167
Florham Park, NJ 07932
(no known phone number)

SULPHUR SPRINGS STEAM MODELS LTD; P.O. BOX 6165; CHESTERFIELD, MO. 63006-6165.
You can see their ad in the Feb/Mar '96 issue of "Strictly I.C."

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From: [email-masked] (Andy Dingley)
Date: Thu, 02 May 1996 10:52:46 GMT

According to some photos in one of the latest British model aircraft
mags, Schreckling has now built & flown the first gas turbine model
helicopter.

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From: [email-masked] (David William Jenkins)
Date: Fri, 03 May 1996 19:38:20 GMT

I've seen the beast - it's EXCELLENT!  Unfortunately on the day I
saw it there was a high wind, and Herr Schreckling is only a
learner on rotary stuff.  The noise, however, was magnificent.

The design is a classic example of lateral thinking - a power
turbine on the hot side is difficult to build (due to the heat!)
and also runs too fast, requiring a lot of gearing to get down to
rotor speed.  He put a power turbine on the input side, with
ducting into the "suck" side of one of his standard turbine
engines. The shaft drives a standard i.c. engine rotor gearing
system at about i.c. engine r.p.m. No clutch is needed. He leant
against the rotor while the engine started, waited until everything
was right, then stood up. The rotor then started spinning.  He
managed a reasonable hover, but nature was against him that day. It
was in the air for a minute or two, then he landed it and shut down
the motor - and he started breathing again! 

As far as power goes, he reckoned it had far more than he needed -
about 1KW shaft power.  He also said that there was scope for
more, but the output turbine starts to get very hot.

I want one! Now!

:-)
 
>mags, Schreckling has now built & flown the first gas turbine model

David Jenkins              -- aka --             Lathyrus Computers Ltd
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