Comment by Dave Adams on November 10, 2010 at 21:29
ah now if your talking water injection.......come to think of it .....that could work for both systems. are you thinking dual fuel and motors?
Comment by Dave Taylor on November 10, 2010 at 21:06
Yes, but being warm it will increase the combustion rate and give a hotter burn. Jet fuel needs to be atomised to ignite correctly, do you think if I insulate the roof with tin foil this may help to disapate the heat in side the cabin, along with a water spray which will be leaked off via the fuel cooling valve from the rain water collector fitted just in front of sunroof.
I think you maybe enjoying this as much as me, we could have been the Fred Dibnah's of our age. I can't wait to De mon strate this. Did you like that?
Comment by Dave Adams on November 10, 2010 at 20:16
now correct me if i'm wrong but doesn't heat rise .....and your putting spare kero above your head on the roof rack!! you do know that the jet will get a bit warm?
Comment by Dave Taylor on November 10, 2010 at 17:48
Ahh you see ,I have thought this through, and will convert the boiler to run on Kerosene, as I have stock piled 1000's of ltrs of that when thinking of using the Jet engine.
That way I will be able to utliise 25ltr containers strapped to the roof rack (still to make that) gravity feed you see.
With the use of small drive flywheel and belt system on the side I can also power old Mill and engineering equipment, which is in abundance here in Cotton town (That's Bolton for anyone in the South)
Comment by Dave Adams on November 10, 2010 at 9:11
brilliant idea and a much more practical idea than the Nobel a few years ago, as you will be utilising existing technology, and not having to design a new flash boiler. Of course the coal tender (trailer) will upset the look of the project, but you will have a useful towbar for those shorter trips when you don't need the tender.
Comment by Dave Taylor on November 9, 2010 at 20:17
Notice I have already painted it to match the Sierra...
Comment by Dave Taylor on November 9, 2010 at 20:12
That's a good idea, but we still have the jet wash to contend with. I have given up the idea now, and will just fit the R1 bike carbs instead...
Well we can dream, but wait, I live in Bolton the hometown of Fred Dibnah where steam was king!!
Comment by Dave Adams on November 9, 2010 at 19:51
ah that is the trouble with the lottery, they don't warn of the consequences of these life changing sums. a thought has occurred, if you were to buy a Lamborghini Diablo and convert the Boot space into a fuel tank, then put a refuelling arm from a VC10 it should be able to catch you on the move and solve your problem. also much cheaper than the RAF option, mind you that shouldn't be a problem for you now.
Comment by Dave Taylor on November 9, 2010 at 8:32
I don't like music when I can listen to this beauty, as for the number plate I have mounted this on the roof between the flashing blue lamps.
The exhaust is well clear of the rear end, as I need the space for the afterburner sheild to operate safely. But yes I may have a problem, as I said the fuel tank would need its know trailer, this could be a fire hazard. I have now it the RAF spoken who sugest on ropad refuelling via VC10 re-fuel tanker flying low overhead. But this is just to expensive. Now I wish I had never won that £10 on the lottery as it has started to change my life.
and the exhaust will be right where the numberplate would be, it would melt, i don't think this has been thought through fully. Also you would need quite a good stereo to drown out some of the engine whine, at least 8A output i suspect.