Had all of Turbonique's sales stuff at one time, it may still be buried in
my archives.
I think Turbonique had another version of their rocket propellent/turbine
that drove a Rootes-type supercharger that bolted on the top of the engine
and could provide boost on demand.
Lance
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Savage" <b.a.savage@earthlink.net>
To: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>
Cc: "land-speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: Turbonique
> I saw one run at Lions. Very quiet, just tire howl.
> It used a mono propellant liquid fuel rocket motor running Nitro to
generate
> lot's of hot gas. This went through a turbine, like the exhaust side of a
large
> Turbo.
> The shaft drove a gear that turned a pinion shaft instead of a compressor.
> I had them mail me all of their tech stuff (long gone).
>
> Bryan
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