They were originally a French product from a company called Turbomecca
something or other that I can neither pronounce nor spell. Made under
license, as in those days the US government didn't like imported content in
military things because they didn't want supply problems in time of war.
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From: Chris Trask
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2014 11:54 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion ; Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] Unusual aircraft
The worst jet engine I ever experienced was the Continental on the
T-37 trainer. You moved the
throttle and waited. Far worse than any recip I've ever encountered, even
with metal props. The
basic problen was that it had a single-stage compressor that was a
casting.
Yes, the Jet Provost Mk 3 had a similar problem. The idle-to-full power
acceleration could take 16
seconds. That’s a good while if you’ve made a mess of an approach.
Those engines should have been limited to constant-speed applications,
like gas turbine compressors for ground equipment. The ones in the T-37
were made in the US by Continental, and they're known in the industry as
"centrifugal flow compressors".
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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