From: John Stewart-Smith (micdunn@ev1.net)
Date: Tue Mar 30 2004 - 09:25:15 PST
Looks like a standard -8 turbine generator for powering field equipment. We
had two -8's mounted on an M-720 and used 16 (32 turbines) of them in
parallel to provide enough 400 Hz for the TPS43E radar. We used them from
the early 70's through the mid 1990's. I was once told that they were the
same turbines used on the Jolly Green Giant, but I cannot confirm that.
They are very loud and produce an ear-splitting high frequency whine. The
heat signature was so great that they were visible in the IR range from an
aircraft over 100 miles away. They were replaced by the M200 mounted TQG's
in the 90's.
-Sarge
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Reed" <dave.reed@dol.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 11:10 AM
Subject: [MV] Turbine truck motor experimental What is it? Deuce,5
ton?exotic?
> Hi fellow listers.
> I have a Teledyne turbine engine model RGT3600 375 HP made in
> 4-88. Mine came from Aberdeen MD DRMO and was used for
> instructional purposes. I just saw another one on Ebuy that is on
> the west coast and it got me interested as I never had seen
> another one till now. The Ebuy one has a turbo and generator and
> is about 6 years newer than mine. The guy said he heard that it
> was a truck engine. Was it a clean air replacement for the deuce
> or 5 ton? Or was it a prototype engine for the Stewart &
> Stevenson new series truck? Or what???? Does anybody have
> any info on this one? Dr. Deuce?? Bjorn??? I assume that it was
> a project that didn't work out, but I am wondering if my deuce would
> top 56 MPH with one of these whiners under the hood. Tom Bauer
> warned me once about increasing horsepower in order to get more
> top speed once. All joking aside does anyone have any hearsay or
> first hand knowledge of this whining beast? It would really make a
> loud Deuce. It would be the whistler's mother or something. I
> have no connection with the Ebuy engine other than "Gee I've got
> one of them". Anybody else in Mil-veh land have one too? Go to:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3806502145
> &category=11771#ebayphotohosting
> to view the beast.
> Thank you,
> Dave Reed
> Elkton MD
>
>
>
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