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Calling all Gas turbines

Hi all, i’m new to this forum so i’m hoping that you will all be nice to me;)

Im a lecturer in Mech eng at a College on the UK East coast, i’ve been looking for a small gas turbine for some time now to train our kids in the pricipals of gas flow. It doesnt need to be a runner but the more complete the better. We had an offer a couple of years back from KLM, only we are a bit short of space for a 17′ long turbofan so the smaller the better really. We have a cutaway centrifugal flow GT that im sure we could swap if it helped sweeten the deal.

Heres hoping

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By: TonyT - 14th August 2012 at 12:21

Did you check you private messages?

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By: stigster4321 - 14th August 2012 at 08:37

I have been talking to the Heli museum in Somerset but as yet I have no answer. They certainly have loads of engines there, more than they need anyhow.

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By: pagen01 - 13th August 2012 at 18:58

I know I’d rather look at bits of metal and cut open turbines, than studying fluid dynamics – looking at a running gas turbine would definitely have got me hooked.

I wonder what happens to baby helicopter (B0 105 etc) engines when they are flight expired?

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By: TonyT - 13th August 2012 at 18:52

Check you pm for an idea..

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By: stigster4321 - 13th August 2012 at 15:31

These are only level 2 and 3 guys, bits of metal get them exited then we can hit them with the heavy stuff once we have them hooked.

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By: ppp - 13th August 2012 at 15:22

Wouldn’t it be more useful to just study the thermo and fluid dynamics than look at bits of metal in a turbine? :confused:

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