Sorry if its a repost

http://home.comcast.net/~theonlymatt007/turbine/

 

That's pretty cool. I wonder what happend to the cart on the second start. Looks like it blew up. Lots of steam comming from that thing. Thanks for posting it.

Paul...

 

I want a test drive. Just to see if its real or not

 

I dont understand one word of how it works. "A planetary reducer gives a wheel speed of 4500rpm." WTF is a planetary reducer, IMO I think it fake.

 

It's a gear set that reduces the number of turns.

 

a planatery gear is just a type of gear.


my thing is taht there is no way he could get traction. 1500 hp on something that weighs like 250lbs with the driver

 

Turbine engines are not known for there great starts off the line. Watch an F-16 as it starts from full afterburner. If he has some sort of transmission that can handle a turbine spinning at 85k rpm while it engages. Well that would be something cool to see.

Fake

 

this thing isn't a jet engine. it doesn't provide thrust. it still drives the cart through the rear wheels

 

I think its at least partly real, anyone else watch the vids?

 

I think it is totally legit. I've seen peroxide rocket engines in action, and it is really easy to get a nice, controllable 600- to 800-lb thrust and keep it contained and vectored (pointed in one direction). I think he would smoke the wheels pretty badly, like in the video, but his real challenge would be not snapping the driveshaft.

If it is a fake, then come up with an explanation as to how it actually works. I certainly don't see room to hide a gasoline engine and a smoke machine on that cart, nor is it being towed by a cable. If you are going to call it fake, you'd better provide strong evidence as to how he faked it.

 

Personally, I would rather have the Gixercart 115ps means that it is hell a fast and also you can actually use it. Besides anyone seen the video where the guy is drifting it. It is HELLA awesome!

 

can you link us to that vid?

 

You could of just clicked on it but... here you go

http://www.meditech.ch/exoticthermoe...ine%20high.wmv

 

I'd think that the way this set up works to convert the turbine power to the wheels is somewhat like a turbing/jet helicopter. Only, I am not sure how they could muster up that much torque to do a wheel stand. I would like to take a nice long look at that cart to see just how they pulled it off. I, for one, think it's a real deal.

 

If I'm right the white stuff coming from the cart should be water vapor because the combustion of H2O2 would create H2O or water. In the video it does look like cart experiences a flame out though.
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