Ok Turbine mounted!
good luck trying to hear any kind of instrument playing when this bad boy is running!
here it is running on Diesel !
that number you see that says 158 thats thousand RPM hehehe
http://youtu.be/uOiXoT7erbc?list=UU4...Mgg5zGis5FPVTw
and the shutdown with diesel
http://youtu.be/zYlGAM2jQ6A
Wicked! Where can you fly something like this around here dude? I assume launching it off the road outside your house would be frowned upon somewhat.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
very impressive Haydn, blown away that turbine spins at 158,000 RPM ! I was waiting for the workbench it was mounted on to start moving !
I'll look after the pizza and beers for Haydn in the naughty room Jarrod/DB
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
so found a way to incorporate a strat spring in my glider whoohooo...
http://youtu.be/LjEukj7hoKc?list=UU4...Mgg5zGis5FPVTw
http://youtu.be/jdC1j954wPU?list=UU4...Mgg5zGis5FPVTw
Seriously cool toy 8-)
I take it that the turbine carries it aloft at a huge rate of knots, then you power down/run out of fuel and the rest is silent controlled gliding?
Yea thats what some blokes do with theirs ..but this one is for doing this with...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-OLnjLUNhs
Fly, it certainly does.
Spectacular thanks for posting it up
Thanx..decided to fit a bigger turbine to it a 29hp or 20kw output 360ml/min fuel guzzle 3l on board and 13.5kgs dry weight,
had it pass its jet inspection 1st go so very happy with the build ...now to fly..here is the onboard footage of same flight...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g_y...Mgg5zGis5FPVTw
Almost makes me want to get back into the jets..
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LP-1A
TL1-A
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TL-1Completed
Yamaha rebuild: Completed
Mako -Scratch designed: Completed
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