Aussie nutters playing with jets
Aussie nutters playing with jets
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mybrainhurts

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90,809 posts

275 months

Wednesday 6th May 2009
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Ayahuasca

27,546 posts

299 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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Mental. You wouldn't catch me standing next to an old Derwent the first time it is fired up in god knows how long.






How do they know it's firing on all combustion chambers - only a few seemed to be lit?


GingerWizard

4,721 posts

218 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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fecking love it! When i built my first mini engine and fired it up for the first time, my neighbours come round to congratulate me; a seemingly huge achievement for a 17 year old. They all commented that it would be great when i finished it and put the exhaust on. At which point i pointed to the shiney metal thing at the back of the car and said, "its on, why does it sound like its running rich?" Needless to say there cheer for my success was short lived, now knowing that they would have to live with what sound like a screaming hellcat every morning at 0600hrs when i went to work...... The joys of a mini made in 1970..... hahahahahaha

SpydieNut

5,918 posts

243 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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bloody nutters clap


bow

>runs off to search for 2nd-hand rolls royce gas turbine engines on ebay<

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Lil' Joe

1,548 posts

206 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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Does it not produce forward thrust?

HOGEPH

5,249 posts

206 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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Lil' Joe said:
Does it not produce forward thrust?
Depends on whether it is on a conveyor belt or not...

12 inch legend

8,973 posts

207 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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awesome!

Driller

8,310 posts

298 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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clap

Heroes, they are heroes roflclap

twistedsanity

493 posts

258 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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good lads, excellent choice of hobby

williamp

20,031 posts

293 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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"...The Rolls Royce derwent is the ultimate backyard jet..."

Well yes. I mean, what else is there??

That is brilliant.

paulmurr

4,203 posts

232 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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Not quite as good as making one from an old truck turbo and some plumbing materials, but I still approve of their madness biggrin

Xenocide

4,286 posts

228 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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That is mental smile

crmcatee

5,782 posts

247 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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and no neighbours complaining... Excellent stuff..

IforB

9,840 posts

249 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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Superb. Totally impractical and serves no purpose whatsoever other than to make wives and girlfriends think you are mental.

Excellent work!

neil_bolton

17,113 posts

284 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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>mynewpastime-fkcars,bikesandgirls<