Are there someone out there with any experience with this engine?

Check out: http://www.gtba.co.uk/engine_designs/wasp.htm

And:http://www.heward-microjets.co.uk/
Looks like a interesting piece of work.

Gudmund

Hi Gudmund, the Wasp is not available yet so there will be nobody with experience other than the manufacturers. They are just waiting for the turbine wheels for completion, then there should be plenty of people, including myself, gaining experience.

Hope that helps, Rob.

Very interesting.
Notice the front vaporiser sticks..
Very short in dimentions, and a very high thrust compared to its weight.
Also a low fuelconsumption.
Would be very suitable in smaller models like Byron F-16 sized jets.
Ore two, to make the Eurosport a twin..

Gudmund

The price is also pretty stunning.

Yes, the pre-order book is pretty full and I'm sure the Wasp won't disappoint.

Rob.

I guess we have a go for it then...? [>:]

Gudmund

Well, a VERY smart guy once told me flat out:
"You do NOT want to be the first kid on your block with a new turbine."
Keep that in mind. Even the best manufacturers out there have teething troubles sometimes with new products, so unless you are willing to deal with that potential, wait till the first batch gets out there and flown a bunch. Just food for thought.
Me, I'm waiting to see, but it's a pretty exciting engine, looks great to me. British-made, too, which is a plus for me.

Remember Tiger, those guys made turbines along time before your dipers was fitted. (Not quite so, I`m 41.. Ehh)
BUT:
They major business is to construct drone engines, and BIGGER engines also. So they are used to burn alot of Jet A1.

This new thing is small to their perspective, but this hasn`t been a drawback for us modellers yet.
Infact, those guys are the developer for us, we can only stand aside and watch..

Very often, the first one has the advantage to be the first, not so often be the disappointed one..
Anyway, someone has to lead the others the way to go, and with a outstanding product like the top three today, I guess I reconn to see some moore of the front sticks in the future. It`s not a guess, it`s a fact! Remember it.

Thouroughly discussed on the Gas Turbine Builders Asossiation forum, this piece would be declared a not to have, if it was so...
But it`s not, in fact the straight opposite[>:]
The development is moowing in one direction only, and this is to our benefits.
Imagine wich engines we have from ten years from now..
Not radial, but axial.[>:] This one is a step into it.

Gudmund

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Hey, I know who the guy is, and where he is coming from, and I'm sure it will be a great engine.
Just as long as you KNOW you are on the bleeding edge and things can go wrong, you have nothing to lose. Keep us posted when you get one.