Re: [Aus-soaring] Jet Power

2009-06-30 Thread Mike Borgelt
Colin, The answer is yes, but. You don't want the exhaust underneath the fuselage. The Caproni jet had this but soon went to the bifurcated exhausts in the wing roots. The Caproni had a NACA duct which could be closed on top of the fuselage which fed intake air . It's in a low pressure zone.

[Aus-soaring] Jet Power

2009-06-30 Thread Colin Campbell
Are there any experts on this list who would like to comment on the following? Is it feasable to leave the jet engine in the fuselage,providing air from a plenum chamber with intake ducts that fold from the fuselage sides. Similarly, an augmentor pipe could fold from beneath the fuselage, or from t

[Aus-soaring] Jet power

2006-05-03 Thread Patrick Barfield
It’s not a jet-powered glider but I bet it would give a good auto-tow.   http://www.freewebs.com/jet_beetle/index.htm     -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.2/329 - Release Date: 2/05/2006 _