Motorists in the decade following the Second World War would have confidently predicted a future of driving cars powered by jet engines ... production cars with gas turbines that came from ...
A gas turbine engine is a device that is designed to convert the thermal energy of a fuel into some form of useful power, such as mechanical (or shaft) power or a high-speed thrust of a jet. The ...
Fully updated and revised, the second edition of this introductory text on air-breathing jet propulsion focuses on the basic operating principles of jet engines and gas turbines. A state-of-the-art ...
Rover tests the world's first gas turbine-powered car at Silverstone in 1950. It looks cool, but no roof? Optimistic. JET 1, a two-seater model powered by the same kind of engine used in a jet ...
As a core part of the project, Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), based in Kobe and Tokyo, is supplying RWE, a major German electric power company, with its latest hydrogen gas turbine ...
As previously stated, the Chrysler Turbine Car's engines could run on anything. Unleaded gas, jet fuel, hair spray, and even Chanel No. 5 perfume. If it was a flammable fuel (and wasn't leaded ...