07 Harold LeMay Museum Pics by Peter Hourie

[Carnut]

I have just finished posting 107 pics of the Harold LeMay Museum in Washington State provided by Peter Hourie.

http://carnut.com/show/07/helm/helmp1.html

One rather interesting vehicle in the museum was this roadster:

[Learpilot]

I have just finished posting 107 pics of the Harold LeMay Museum in Washington State provided by Peter Hourie.

http://carnut.com/show/07/helm/helmp1.html

One rather interesting vehicle in the museum was this roadster:

That looks like a Turbine engine !!! Is it from a Bell Jet Ranger ?
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR GREAT PICTURES !!!
I fly A Lear 45 made in Wichita !

[Carnut]

Yep, that's a gas turbine, don't know what it came out of. I seem to recall seeing a feature on this in Hot Rod mag a long time ago, I think it's a pretty old build.

Also saw a Deuce roadster at L'vill nats back in 92 that was a newer build with a turbine in it.

Not real sure how practical either one is, with all the spoolup time required to get the things going.

Heh,heh, I spent 5yrs as an engineer at Learjet back in the 80's also spent a year or so watching Cessna Citation's being built, most of my time was spent at Boeing watching B52/KC135 Mods and narrow body commercial aircraft fuselages being built, about 20yrs total.

[t-vicky]

Was just getting ready to ask what that motor was. Now I know.