[Vwdiesel] Powerplant Trades

[Val Christian]

Gee, I was recently at Ft. Knox, and noone there mentioned that.
And we had a dinner discussion on turbines and transmissions in the 
M1A1s.

With respect to the noise, I'd like to experiment with an acoustic
horn to focus the acoustic energy to enhance the propulsive effects
of the exhaust.  Right.

Val

> 
> On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 08:35:52PM -0400, Val Christian wrote:
> > 
> > ps: I bet we can burn veggie oil in a turbine.  
> 
>    Yeah, and lots of it too. The US military just recently yanked the turbines
> that came in all their tanks and replaced them with diesels -- their range was
> too limited with the turbines. 
>    Also, don't forget, you'll need earmuffs when driving that turbine car. 
> 
> 
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