Morgans wrote:
It said that 90 HP was turning a 68" prop!
Youtube text description says 12gph fuel use!!!
A 3 bladed 68 inch prop, burning that much fuel even at turbine
inefficiency sounds like a buttload more than 90 HP, to me!
Yup.
I suspect that's 90 HP at the shaft - BEFORE the gearbox.
BTW, there is quite a bit of information about this setup on the web.
Velly intelesting...
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