- Paperback: 108 pages
- Publisher: Traplet Publications; 2Rev e. edition (Nov 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0951058916
- ISBN-13: 978-0951058916
- Product Dimensions: 26.8 x 18.6 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 499,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book if you want to build a small gas turbine,
By A Customer
This review is from: Gas Turbines for Model Aircraft (Paperback)
If you want to build a gas turbine then this book is for you. It gives you all the information on how to build and run the engine along with equations on working out the stresses etc. The engine can easily be built using a lathe, pillar drill and scrap metals.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book for building an engine.,
By B.Kiddo (Wolverhampton, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gas Turbines for Model Aircraft (Paperback)
This book takes you through the methodology behind designing a gas turbine engine. Using the FD 3/64 Model Jet Turbine as a base point throughout the book takes you through types of engine, common problems associated with certain parts, the necessary equations, engine characteristics and finally to the building of the FD 3/64 Model Jet Turbine.
The author, Kurt, designed the engine specifically for at home construction using the most basic tools and materials possible. I am currently drawing and assembling the components in CAD before I make the engine. I feel this is necessary as some of the drawings in the book are not as detailed as I would like. Despite allot of written explanation, the assembly of the engine is not clear as many of the pictures are of poor black and white quality. There is however a FD3/64 Model Jet Engine Kit available for those who don't want to make the components. I found the book an interesting read with good insight into the design and construction of a gas turbine jet engine. New version needed with better quality pictures and more detailed drawings.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 36 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
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A selection for anyone who wants to learn about jetmodels.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gas Turbines for Model Aircraft (Paperback)
I had always been in the dark when it came to jet engines, and with one of my phD siblyings only telling me little of what I really wanted to know, I asked a some modelers what book they would recomend to get started. Each pointed to Kurt Schreckling's book and now I point to it as well. He gives a basic introduction into thermaldynamics and other information that is needed to understand the "why's" of the book, but always keeping in mind teh truth that most people who read it are not enginers or physics majors. The book also gives explainations of the asembly prossess the tools one would need, the parts, and in the back of the book: the plans. The book cold almost be called "The Jetmodelers Cook Book"
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent reading, easy to understand,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gas Turbines for Model Aircraft (Paperback)
I found the book easy to follow and I've found that Kurt Schreckling and Keith Thomas have made an excellent job of bringing the complexities of the gas turbine to a level the average person can understand and learn from.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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A Must Have,
By Lola - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gas Turbines for Model Aircraft (Paperback)
This is a very in-depth book. Kurt Schreckling knows what he is talking about and it's an easy read.
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