<VV> COOLING FANS - outside the box - Way outside

[Tony Underwood]

At 04:46 PM 8/5/2007, ScottyGrover at aol.com wrote:
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>anybody old enough to remember the "Turbonique" direct drive  engine. It used
>a
>small gas turbine, as I recall, to direct drive  the rear wheels. The nice
>thing  about an auxiliary drive for cooling  the motor is that it is
>(generally
>speaking) unrestricted by  sanctioning bodies. How about a small gas turbine
>driving the  cooling fan on the motor? With some kind of gear reduction to
>keep
>the speed of the fan down to a reasonable RPM. - Seth  Emerson
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>Seth,
>An interesting idea; can anyone tell us why it would or would not  work.




Not sure about Turbonique engines but Turbonique *Did* make a variety 
of superchargers Back When.

Check this one out.

http://www.the-rocketman.com/images/tech/gallery5/PAGE-60-TOP-TURBONIQUE.jpg 





tony..