In the United States completed testing of a new gas turbine engine manufactured by Ford for mounting on trucks, tractors, heavy tractors and bulldozers. The test results showed that the progress made at this stage, the quality of the turbine allows to use it also on cars.
The United States finished the testing of a new gas turbine engine issued concern Ford for mounting on trucks, tractors, heavy tractors and bulldozers. Test results showed that at this stage the quality turbines allow use it also on the passenger avtomobilâhNaibolee significant characteristic of a gas turbine that developers managed to achieve even better fuel economy than ordinary gasoline engines on the entire range of operating modes of the engine. The famous still succeeded in turbine engines approaching profitability only piston engines on large loads; for small loads of gasoline engines tend to be significantly more economical gas turbines. Moreover, the specific fuel consumption of the new turbines in almost all modes of lower than piston engines. All this allows us to consider the creation of a new turbine, as an important stage in the development of technology of gas turbine cars. Gas turbine engine Ford, model 704, runs on petrol, kerosene and light diesel fuel. Its high performance is provided by the use of two-stage centrifugal compressor air compression. The engine weighs 300 kg. Its maximum power exceeds 300 HP in more detail, you can learn about the engine, if you follow the link. Driving log also have available the entire archive, since 1928 ...