1/5th scale jet dragster....with afterburner..!!
11-07-2008, 09:50 PM
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RE: 1/5th scale jet dragster....with afterburner..!!
hi smithy heres 2 videos for you hope you like them http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdjJmipa1d0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3B7FSp9CcY
11-10-2008, 12:03 PM
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RE: 1/5th scale jet dragster....with afterburner..!!
Give that thing some gas!! Someone needs to make a full out pass with one of them. Just make sure you have plenty of room..
11-10-2008, 02:42 PM
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RE: 1/5th scale jet dragster....with afterburner..!!
Great work Ken,
I know how hard it is to make them work properly. That little manual start Wren seems to push it along nicely, an afterburner would make all the difference though! That's when it gets difficult.
Beasley, finding the "room" to run these things is also difficult, and I'm sure there aren't too many places on Malta for Ken to run it.
Cheers,
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I know how hard it is to make them work properly. That little manual start Wren seems to push it along nicely, an afterburner would make all the difference though! That's when it gets difficult.
Beasley, finding the "room" to run these things is also difficult, and I'm sure there aren't too many places on Malta for Ken to run it.
Cheers,
Smithy.
11-10-2008, 03:05 PM
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RE: 1/5th scale jet dragster....with afterburner..!!
hi smithy here is a video of the car with the body on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9EV_eQfd2Q
11-10-2008, 03:08 PM
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RE: 1/5th scale jet dragster....with afterburner..!!
smithy iv never droven a turbine engine it was the first time for me but ive got some little problems to take care of and then ill be making some fast passes for space its not trouble because ill be driving it in a full dragster drag strip
11-10-2008, 10:01 PM
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RE: 1/5th scale jet dragster....with afterburner..!!
ORIGINAL: kenazzo2000
i have to learn slowly and get the car running 100% then we will crank it up beasley
i have to learn slowly and get the car running 100% then we will crank it up beasley
11-25-2008, 11:19 PM
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RE: 1/5th scale jet dragster....with afterburner..!!
what size turbines are you you guys using? These things have monsterous thrust... they gotta moooove! I had to watch the vids with no sound but, it looked like you had brakes, if so.. what are you using?
great work!!!
great work!!!
12-03-2008, 08:40 PM
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RE: 1/5th scale jet dragster....with afterburner..!!
well my turbine is a mw54 thrust is about 14 pound revs 160,000 and ive got fg 1/5 disk brakes . smithy will have to tell you he s specs
11-05-2018, 11:22 AM
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Hey All,
I've finally fitted the turbine engine into the chassis and fired her up yesterday, she's bloody thirsty though [X(], seems to work pretty well so far with no dramas to speak of.
Next to come will be the parachute pods, braking system and finally the bodywork. I had to put several paving bricks in front to stop her shooting off on me!! She's got a goodly amount of thrust and "should" run a nice mph too within the 264foot strip
......I hope!!
Enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T01iqDN1wYQ&fmt=18
Cheers,
Smithy.
I've finally fitted the turbine engine into the chassis and fired her up yesterday, she's bloody thirsty though [X(], seems to work pretty well so far with no dramas to speak of.
Next to come will be the parachute pods, braking system and finally the bodywork. I had to put several paving bricks in front to stop her shooting off on me!! She's got a goodly amount of thrust and "should" run a nice mph too within the 264foot strip
......I hope!!Enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T01iqDN1wYQ&fmt=18
Cheers,
Smithy.
