Russian machinists build RC Jet engine (and plane) from scratch. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: tpowell1830
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 24, 2018, 08:19:56 pm
content: I know this is a bit off topic from electronics, but there are electronics involved in the controls. These guys build a jet engine from scratch and the only parts that they used that existed was a turbo from a diesel engine and some RC controllers. They use parts of the turbo to build the jet engine from scratch. Also, they build the actual RC plane from scratch and then fly it. This is awesome and I give a lot of respect to these guys who absolutely deserve kudos for this project. This must have taken months to do.The video is an hour long, but I recommend that you watch the whole build, it is very interesting. Oh, and it is also in Russian, but if you are technical, you can figure out what they are doing if you don't speak Russian.Enjoy...

author: tpowell1830
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 05, 2018, 11:54:42 pm
content: Ok, now these guys are building a jet engine and installing in a small car...hilarious!

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2018, 05:06:06 am
content: It is impressive, but it's been done before. Micro turbojet engines have been around for several decades, the early ones were hand built and even the modern prebuilt engines use automotive turbocharger compressor wheels. Loads of people build RC planes from scratch, that used to be the only way to do it.

author: tpowell1830
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2018, 06:49:55 am
content: Quote from: james_s on October 06, 2018, 05:06:06 amYes, of course I realize this, but I haven't actually had the opportunity to actually see this process in a video before. I in no way insinuated that this was never done before, but makes me wonder why you brought it up.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2018, 05:38:01 pm
content: Quote from: tpowell1830 on October 06, 2018, 06:49:55 amBecause I read the post as being some amazing new thing and I recalled reading magazine articles covering very similar projects 30 years ago. I wasn't intending to suggest that it's not impressive.

author: tpowell1830
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 06, 2018, 07:28:22 pm
content: Quote from: james_s on October 06, 2018, 05:38:01 pmIt is impressive and I was involved in the same processes way back in the '70s, but we didn't have YouTube back then. We did it because we were interested and wanted to do it as amateurs, although we didn't build a jet engine, it was powered with purchased combustion engines. Not that it was easy, because it was difficult, but do-able. Many of the parts had to be made from scratch out of wood and other materials. But no where near as big and impressive as this.QuoteI think that people are actually smarter today, but ignorant and unwilling to get their hands dirty. The type of stuff you see that is similar in regards to RC stuff is people buying foam planes and esc's and putting all of the purchased parts together and believing that they have a huge accomplishment. Yes, the foam planes are kind of cool and all but not all that interesting from a build perspective when you purchase all of the components and slap them together. Doing everything from scratch, as these guys did, is a lot more interesting to me.