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Comment by ajross

This appears to be the engine in question:

http://www.jetcatusa.com/p160.html

Executive summary appears to be: 36 lbs of thrust with a (dry?) weight of 3.1 lbs and a fuel consumption of about a pound per minute. Sounds shockingly good, so I have to wonder if the compressor is basically an ablative heat shield and this is good for only a few runs.

That said: doing this stunt in what looks like a suburban park strikes me as shockingly irresponsible. This thing can easily kill someone, wreck a vehicle or puncture a roof if control is lost...

parent ajross 12 years ago

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