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Subject:Re: New Engine?
From:John Bange
Date:Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:57:58 -0700

> http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Massive_Yet_Tiny_%28MYT%29_Engine
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> http://www.angellabsllc.com/index.html
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> Let's hear it.

Yeah, I've been hearing about this thing now and again for a couple
years. I choose to withhold judgement until they actual get it to run
on some sort of fuel. Up till now, all their demo's have spun the
thing up off 150psi compressed air through the intake ports. They
promised real fuel running "any time now" back in 2004, but as late as
Jan 2006 they were STILL shilling for investment capital with
compressed air.

Suffice to say, I am somewhat wary of a company that implies their
little turbine-piston device is the equivalent of a huge Cummins
diesel engine simply because they both displace a similar quantity of
air on a single shaft rotation.  I'd have liked to see it hooked up to
a dyno before they paraded it around next to a giant industrial
inline-6 turbo-diesel-- but I guess that would require it to actually
run...

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John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"