Exactly... that's an old centrifugal compressor engine kinda like a giant turbo charger. The 707s had axial compressors like modern engines.
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Exactly... that's an old centrifugal compressor engine kinda like a giant turbo charger. The 707s had axial compressors like modern engines.
The boat/rig was some sort of underwater high speed testing jig. The structure up front was to hold the object being tested. I read that somewhere...
...allison j-3 turbo jet with 4,600 pounds of thrust. experimental boeing "aqua-jet" made in seattle washington & tested on lake washington early 1960's. 38 feet long by 17 feet wide. 115 mph capable.
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