About the size of the Caravan 900hp+

Mike
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In rec.aviation.owning Stefan wrote:
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Now granted these are turbojets, not turboprops, but it appears to me
that making small turbines is possible...

Nobody ever said that it's not possible. It's just not economical and
will never be.

Stefan

Several people have said that but I've yet to see any analysis (with
numbers) to back up that contention.

Since (current) turbines are terribly inefficient at low throttle, I can
see the problem with an aircraft that spends most of the time doing
touch and goes.

But where is the crossover point as dictated by the physics of turbines?

C-182? C-209? Caravan? Whoops, that last one is already a turbine.

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Jim Pennino

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