A project for Gas Turbine fans...

Neil,

Thank you for sharing this. The best thing I have seen for years.

I want one!

It's a disgrace! A total disregard of basic Health and Safety. Well over the speed limit, no seat belt or boiler certificate and I'm pretty sure the brake lights weren't working properly. I want one.

It's great to know that most of the technology that is used in the "Flyboard" was created by Model Engineers and Aeromodellers.

Kurt Schrekling was amongst the first to build a successful miniature gas turbine using a compressor made from plywood strengthened its carbon fibre to stop it from disintegrating at the 100,000 or so revs that the small turbines develop the turbine blade was cut using a grinder and Dremel type tool to shape the blades..

Aeromodellers and electronics geeks developed small gyros to make the flying of model helicopters easier. They are taken for granted.

YvesRossy is worth looking up onYoutube, he starts on a wing with a couple of turbines attached and does some amazing flights.

Aren't all gas turbines fans?

Tim

"Kurt Schrekling was amongst the first to build a successful miniature gas turbine using a compressor made from plywood strengthened its carbon fibre to stop it from disintegrating at the 100,000 or so revs that the small turbines develop the turbine blade was cut using a grinder and Dremel type tool to shape the blades.."

And interesting to note, a review of his book was questioned re the impeller (fan at the front) construction using plywood and CF binding by the illustrious "Model Engineer". The well noted design calculations and reasoning for using this construction was totally ignored by the reviewer whose own "experience" inferred the folly of this.

Thank heavens many totally ignored him.

Regards Ian.

"...anyone for quidditch..? "

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Want.!!!!!!!!!

That is all.

Nick