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Your Questions 25
This time, we talk about:
1) - The double-compressor 501 / T-56 in our test cell
2) -X-ray inspection
3) -The Orenda nose cone
4) - Compressor design
5) - The fluid used by actuators
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Jet Fuel Nozzles IV : Curtiss-Wright J-65
We get to have a look at a fuel nozzle type that is less commonly used - the vaporizing, as opposed to atomizing type.
This engine burns liquid jet fuel, and is installed in the early models of the... -
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Your Questions 24
Discussed:
1) - Why the power turbine is needed
2) - How the power turbine does what it does
3) - Are gas turbines good for power generation ?
4) - Arrangement of shafts in a two shaft engine
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Your Questions 23
This time, let's talk about:
1) - windmilling turbofan concerns
2) - tolerance stack buildup along overall engine length
3) - types of bearings used on the main shaft
4) - why is EGT important ?
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Bleed Air : Turbine Engines - A Closer Look
A discussion about how the term " bleed air" is used to describe not just one thing, but a variety of sources and destination for air that leaves the compressor upstream of the nominal compressor o... -
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Your Questions 22
This time:
1) - Oil pressure
2) - Compressor bleed valves
3) - The smell of jet fuel in the morning...
4) - Turning propane into vapour to fuel a jet engine -
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Your Questions 21
In this episode :
1) Reasons for loose mounts of turbine and compressor blades
2) Are there industrial uses for turbofan engines ?
3) Older designs had allowable limits for cracks in the hot sec... -
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My Kiwi Adventure Pt. 8 : Racing the Matukituki
A perfect place to watch the start of the race: the boats are lined up on one side of a bridge, and pass under us as they proceed to the starting box.
The noise is incredible, and the heat from the... -
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My Kiwi Adventure Pt. 7: Racing the Dart River
...With a little help from the lone Jet Ranger !
This was one of the greatest days of the trip. Here's some on-shore, and onboard footage of the start and running of the first of two heat races, b... -
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My Kiwi Adventure Pt. 6: A new driveline for #357
A detailed look at our driveshaft repairs, and an explanation of how the driveline brake is used to help control our race boat.
Our driveshaft tore apart on the first leg of the Waiau river sectio... -
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No more pre-running! The marathon is on, and we're in the race boats now.
My Kiwi Adventure Pt. 5: Racing the Clutha River
The 2013 World Jet Boat Racing Marathon in NZ. This is my story from day 1 and 2... mostly 2.
During the criterium, or circuit race in Balclutha, Gord and Chris have their big moment, which is fea... -
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My Kiwi Adventure Pt. 4: the Dart River and the Oamaru boat show
A pre-race trip up the Dart River during a sandstorm, in the Sport Jet, and then we fly through the bottom section of the race course in the T-58 powered #357 Unnatural Disaster.
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My Kiwi Adventure Pt. 3: the Waiau River
This is the 3rd of what will be a 4 part series about pre-running the rivers of southern New Zealand in preparation for the week-long jet boat racing marathon.
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My Kiwi Adventure Pt. 2: the Matukituki & Waitaki rivers
I get my first look at two more rivers on the circuit of the 2013 NZJBRRA marathon.
Check out their website for excellent, professionally produced daily coverage of these races.
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My Kiwi Adventure Pt.1: the Oreti River
Arriving two weeks before the start of the 2013 New Zealand jet boat racing marathon, we put the pre-runner boats in all the rivers and try to learn their personalities.
In this video, we arrive, a... -
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New Zealand Jet Boat Racing update
On our third day of racing, we broke a u-joint. Luckily there is a day off in the middle of the marathon, so we're fixing our boat. Because we missed one round, we are no longer eligible for the ch... -
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Jet boat Driveline Repairs
We've repaired our broken driveshaft, and we are ready to race !
Chris Zapesoki, the navigator for Unlimited#357, is finishing his installation of a new, heavy-duty unit, replacing the one which wa... -
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Your Questions 20
Hey, we've hit 20 !
This time, let's talk about:
1) Bearing life expectancy
2) Coke and soot deposits in the engine
3) Fuel nozzle spray pattern
4) Chemtrails...
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Your Questions 19
Let's talk about
1) - Water getting into the engine
2) - Running out of fuel
3) - What's that steel box next to the engine in the test cell ?
4) - What's that yellow thing on wheels ?
5) - Why do n... -
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Your Questions 18
This one is all about how to get a job like mine, and how I ended up where I am today... -
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Your Questions 17
This time:
1) - What shape is the duct between the GG and the PT in an industrial installation.
2) - Why the power is concentrated right near the top of the operational speed range.
3) - What th... -
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Sabre Jet Engine 2nd Run
Comparing the throttle response of the fuel system in standard and emergency configuration. -
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Fast boats on our river
Highlights of a jet boat race right here in our home town. The Taylor Flats 200 weekend, sponsored by S&S Turbines and Jet City Turbines. I was spectating, helping, shooting video and wandering aro... -
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Sabre Jet Engine: first start
The first start and initial test run of the Orenda type 14 turbojet that we have been working on for almost a year now... you and me!
It's been a lot of work, and now it's all on the line as we cra... -
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Our Airshow
A trip to the FSJ Air Show... which leads to some video of some other adventures this summer.
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Quick jet-boat test
The engine known as "old faithful", because it has been such a reliable performer, and repeat race-winner, has been installed in the boat, and we just need to check that everything is connected and... -
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Your Questions 16
In this episode, we talk about:
1) how the power is used in a jet engine
2) how the main shaft is supported in a turbine engine
3) How jet thrust is created
4) How everything is arranged to make a ... -
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Turbojet vs Grass 3
The third day of running an Afterburning J79 Turbojet engine, with some steam, some diamonds, and a camera getting a little too personal with the business end of a jet. -
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Turbojet vs Grass 2
The same engine featured in Afterburner vs Grass, this time at full military power.
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Your Questions 15.1
A single topic episode about a comment and important question. Also a strange and ancient medium of communication makes a brief appearance !