New Build Me 262

ArgonV · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:45 am Post subject:

Very awesome!
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Darky1 · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:57 am Post subject:

Wow is that your garage Jerry Smile

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Skid · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:12 pm Post subject:

I think Argon might be able to help you tidy up those nacelles a bit Smile

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ArgonV · Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:22 pm Post subject:

Ha, brilliant!

Jerry · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:42 pm Post subject:

No, not my garage, but not too far away. I am near Portland, OR and this is near Seattle, WA. About a 3 hour drive. This is the last of five builds. Four can fly and one is a static museum display at Evergreen Aviation Museum where they have the Spruce Goose - about 30 minutes from my home. The one in the photo is flight worthy. You can buy it for about 2.5 million dollars, including flight training. They even include non-working armament. They claim it will out perform the original. It was quite a thrill to see it up close. Wow

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TinfishNZ · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:22 am Post subject:

Any idea what kind of engines they run in them?
At 25hrs TBO the original design is probably a little uneconomical.
http://www.stormbirds.com/project/technical/technical_3.htm
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Jerry · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:40 am Post subject:

I was told that they are Lear Jet engines. Their web site might be more specific.

TinfishNZ · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:48 am Post subject:

Yeah some little GE's. The original engines had an almost 1:1 power to weight ratio, with very low TBO and very high susceptibility to compressor stall. The GE's have approx 6:1 power to weight ratio, are probably something like 5000hrs TBO for the hot section and on condition for the gas generator. Just a slight improvement there.
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