Experimental Boeing gas turbine (Model 502-10F, 300 hp at 5680 rpm, 254 road hp, gear ratio 3.51:1) is compared to average Offenhauser engine running at Indianapolis; performance; comparison curves of tractive effort vs mph, and velocity, time vs distance; possible arrangement of gas turbine engine using Kurtis 500D chassis.


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    Title :

    Gas turbine competition at Indianapolis


    Additional title:

    Soc Automotive Engrs -- Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Society of Automotive Engineers -- Meeting (Mid-Continent Section) ; 1957 Gas turbine



    Publication date :

    1957


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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