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Gadget Freak Case #136: Here's a Jet Engine That Fits in Your Garage
DN Staff
March 9, 2009
1 Min Read
While working on a project for a television program,several-times-over Gadget Freak John Tindall started tinkering with a pulsejetengine. Pulsejet engines were used by the Germans during WWII. The technology wasleft behind by turbofan jets. But Tindall found the pulsejet well-suited to garage- and Gadget Freak - tinkering. Apparently there is a wide community ofhobbyists playing with pulsejets at home. Tindall came up with a cyclonic-valveradial design that makes for smoother airflow. He proved the concept withplastic and aluminum valves - but the gadget backfired and blew up. Next step, asteel model...
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6" clear acrylic tube x 2'6' |
2" clear acrylic tube x 4'6" |
4 x 1 A.50" x 1 A.75" 22-gauge aluminum sheet |
8 x # 8 x A.50 " machine screw and nuts |
#8 tap |
acrylic cement |
A.25 - 20 x 10" threaded stock |
4 A.25 - 20 nuts |
12" x A.50" copper pipe with end cap and fittings |
20' pressure hose |
1 tank propane |
1 15kv neon sign transformer |
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