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[pcrussell50]

Gas turbine? Somebody is speaking my language

-Peter

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[Lake X Kid]

Gas turbine? Somebody is speaking my language

-Peter

Less than two decades ago Robinson Helicopter (in California) approached Rolls Royce, about a turbine engine. R.H. wanted a small turbine, with about 300 horsepower at the output shaft.

We (I was a R.H. employee then) received the turbine engine in late 2008. So, anyone wanting to mate a gas turbine on a boat outdrive, then I suggest the Robinson R66 engine as a proven reliable (and lightweight) candidate.

[Turtleherder]

Holy crap look at that meat grinder. What’s that even go on?

[Lake X Kid]

Holy crap look at that meat grinder. What’s that even go on?

Surely, it helps power a ship.

Nobody else would want that amount of weight.

[1954bmw]

Is that an optical dillusion or what, the two gears on the right side appear to be different tooth count, wouldn't that go crash quickly??

[pcrussell50]

Less than two decades ago Robinson Helicopter (in California) approached Rolls Royce, about a turbine engine. R.H. wanted a small turbine, with about 300 horsepower at the output shaft.

We (I was a R.H. employee then) received the turbine engine in late 2008. So, anyone wanting to mate a gas turbine on a boat outdrive, then I suggest the Robinson R66 engine as a proven reliable (and lightweight) candidate.

That's badass :thumbs:

If anything screams louder for the need for a gas turbine, (lots of power, light weight), it's a helicopter. Being from SoCal, (after Australia), and learning my trade flying piston planes there before I got to the airlines, I watched Robinson from early on. My biggest misgiving about them from the time they came out is the piston engines. I don't fault them though. The whole point of Robinson helicopters is to get more people into them than could otherwise afford a turbine helo. Something they succeeded at beyond all expectation.

-Peter