The Power of Turboprop

[teonanatcal]

Estos motores con turbina son muy buenos para aeronaves de medio tamaño,porque dan fiabilidad,equilibrio,segurida­d y rapidez,ademas de economicos y que tienen un peso mas liviano que sus predecesores.Este es el futuro de las aeronaves de mediano y largo recorrido.

[11yearoldpilot]

Put on a flying squirel suit and get be hind it and jump either tht or activate a parachute while behind it lol

[emp29]

A kid was doing a Michael Jackson lean behind a plane during run-up and when the props were exercised he did a face plant. :)

[Kpilot786457]

Jump while ur behind it... that'd b interesting...

[Dominoes282]

Is there a reason you have a very expensive cutaway turboprop? Maintenance purposes?

[TheMan1510]

That's one hell of a go-cart...

[bajabenca]

Okay, now hook it up to a motorboat.

[alex8277]

i dare you to lick it.

[Croopskate]

it's on maximum power, not on maximum thrust ;)

max thrust would be at an airspeed that's at least great than 0

[Nomoreidsleft]

Someone should stand in front of it.

[GearzVoNKod3]

what is the thrust of that at maximum?? that looked awesome!

[4E047RHH]

Thats one fancy go-cart~!

[pt6nation]

Haha ! That is so funny! You should post this on the PT6Nation, a dedicated community for PT6 fans, pilots and operators.

Check out the PT6Nation's YouTube channel and you'll find all that you need.

Regards,

Vincent.

Community Manager for PT6Nation - P&WC

[pCf96]

looks like the same type of engine on a B200

[robbiesean]

Can that be fitted to an ultra light?

[aceflyer89]

@robbiesean lol there's a lot of nifty things that unfortunately we can't fit on ultralights.

[AuthoringStudio]

Good For DRY GOLF AREA. FOR PGA GOLF.

[SenorSpode]

Damn, I love the sound! Nothing beats it...start-up, idle, full-thrust, then spool down, beta, all of it. And it sounds better when it's a PW-150A on a Q400!

[sanfranciscobay]

If you put on a skydiving wing suit, could you hover above the ground?

[clintonearlwalker]

@sanfranciscobay Have u seen the movie Jackass 3D? Your question is answered in that movie, no. (or at least the jackass guys couldn't hover very long behind a big jet engine before they fell flat on their face, and blew away)

[JustMeHavingFun1]

haha 0:26 fat man steps out and is 'unneffeted'

[whatsdare]

watch out for that F.O.B!!

[TheSchoegglnator]

ahh the sweet sound of burning dollar bills

[bigbengamer]

While he's leaning forward, cutting the engine is the ultimate test of his reflexes and agility...

[wrknman86]

That guy is going to end up in the prop. Not a good idea by any safety standpoint.

[SyHopeful]

@wrknman86 if you spend even a day doing line service being that close to spinning props is common and perfectly safe if you are aware of what's going on.

[wrknman86]

@SyHopeful Yes, I am around spinning props all day and I am a certified FAA powerplant mechanic! safety is very big in the industry.

[bradporky16]

this is totally what i would do if i had this set-up and a lot of extra time :)

[Crowflug]

@bradporky16 Don't forget the money for Jet A! LOL

[Buckboard6300]

try a pratt and whitney pw100 of the 127 series aboiut 2700 shaft hp training for their overhaul right now

[pelegk1]

Man i Would love to See some 1 trying to be smart and come from the otherside....

[skyboltrudi]

this thing will fly w/o wings!

[BayAreaLen]

I wish I had a PT6 laying around to play with.

[juandneen1]

that is honkin'! i need one to keep my neighbours happy =]

[tbmavengerstuka]

Why is it not moving the test cart?

[JeremyjsmSWVA]

@tbmavengerstuka cuz its bolted down behind the front wheels

[zimmermann10]

A fake!

[imnotEFG]

there are mounting brackets that attach it to the ground, my school in CT has the exact same trainer. oh boy is it fun

[ChrizRockster]

@tbmavengerstuka

Some very good brakes haha. No, if you look, its anchored down to the ground near the wheels.

[mweza1]

some one should totally do the micheal jackson lean with that thing on

[Bamchucknorris]

watch it turn off and he falls flat on his face LOL

[3322gg]

nice nice, b.c.i.t richmond? Is that brian proulx in the cabin? what gt course was that?

[SenorSpode]

In 1988 I was at Kenmore Air off to the side as they fired up a beached Super Beaver with the PT6 one evening...what a sight! What a sound!

[cokeyourcola]

Connecticut right?

[Msagro5]

What dash number engine is this, and how many pounds of static thrust can it create?

[snedie69er]

Over 9000!

[tbob404]

now full reverse!!!!

[beatboxer211bold]

tp400-d6 would be an interesting feat.

[619cactusjack]

try this with NK12MA, that men could fly without wings

[MAMALON526]

Interesting Job!

[archivos042003]

now..can you tell me about of some tactical airplane figther with turboprop mixed with turboreaction system in order to fly over 10000 meters in order to try to hunt a turboreaction jet over 10000 meters...or there is not some model like that?

[archivos042003]

i have seen nuclear air bombers with turboprop, antitank airplanes , antisubmarine airplanes , recoinassance and antiguerrilla and attack over land military positions airplanes with system of turbo prop for modern air war ..but...can you explain me if in the modern air war there are aircraft figthers with turboprop systems?...or not exist?.

[thepotentielhunter]

The Embraer EMB 312 Tucano

[archivos042003]

but the embraer emb tucano is good to figth against other tactical aircraft figthers?..i will have to investigate

[archivos042003]

i begun to see that airplane in youtube...¡that garbage can figth against the f-16 or the mig?...i do not believe..that brazilian garbage only have one motor...thjat seems only an airplane of training..and no moer.

[046547717]

Try this with a TP400-D6 llol

[hhhvvim]

PT6's sound awesome!

[zjwflippers]

i bet that a p and w r2800 can do the same thing and at the same time look and sound alot better it probably can take a few more 50 cal. than that thing can especially on a corsar

[619cactusjack]

why he grab his head????

[helifreund]

his earprotection would fall off if we wouldnt grab it... it is seriously windy as you can see ;)

[pmgodfrey]

- @ helifreund -

That - or he's hold it so his head doesn't blow off. It's windy!

[alexedit1]

so that the peanut doesn't come out his ear hahah -

[Maus5000]

wow

[mbunds]

Yeah, they tied it down. It would have moved the test stand otherwise.

[kyotoair]

consider what would happened if the whole thing broke loose. LOL.

[tjodalv44]

Its happened before!

[amediastintas]

wow. im surprised it didnt just drag the static mount

[dradef]

there appear to be connections to lugs in the ground behind the front wheels.

[amediastintas]

it seems hat you are correct. that makes more sense

[Bobshiftfuck]

Wow, way to look professional boys. No wonder everyone thinks B.C.I.T grads are such idiots, myself included. But I must admit that it was very fun to run that pt6.

I actually worked at the B.C.I.T hanger after they moved out. Alot nicer then the new hanger. Oh ya and B. Proulx is one of a few decent teachers that school has, so dont shit on him for taking so long to run it.

[ljsavmech]

what school was that please.

[sdrfgvrfgvsfravgdsvS]

nice brakes

[richarddx22]

What an odd looking plane. Can't imagine it flies so well.

[drmrboy29]

looked almost like a palutis PC-12 engein

(sorry for the miss spelling)

[mambangafro]

90 percent of the gas exhaust were used to drive the propeller...

[turbofanman1]

nice nice. PT6 turbopropeller. we have that same unit at centennial college. u guys do a hot section inspection too or what?

[rickbar123]

wow

[ericvonp]

what about those gas prices!

[0nikron]

Turbines are extremely efficient.

[DougRodrigues]

I wonder if this engine would fit onto the RV-8 I'm slowly building? Ahhhhh forget it. I couldn't afford the price.

[motokid032]

Haha imagine how fun that would be if the chain decided to snap.

[AreaQNH870]

The seatbelt sign would probably illuminate

[randybolhuis1]

@motokid032 i no wat happens than the are fucked up lmfao

[airlineman2606]

lol

[AgentJayZ]

That sure looks like BCIT, old campus.

And I recognize the coveralls, I think!

I ran that thing, in GT-19.

We had to bug Brian for weeks before he would let us fire it up.

500 Hp feels pretty good in the hand eh?

If this was a year ago, then you're out there. What are you doing these days?

Hope you are all fixing jets, like me!

Pistons make noise... Turbines make power.

[canawest]

Yep Thats BCIT by the old Avitat bldg. You can see the Air Canada hangar in the background and PA31 with Cdn registration

[Organgrinder010]

Intense!

[scoots84]

Nice Rig, only wish we had a training aid at our college like that

[JGMagoo]

Must be some awfull good brakes on those little wheels!!

[AgentJayZ]

The cart is actually chained to the ground, because it would be going about 80 if it wasn't.

[JGMagoo]

Ahh Ha! If it's facing East, then that explains the slight slowing of the Earth's rotation.

[xlqex]

Those two guys - which one's Pratt, and which one's Whittney? :D

[sacha4you]

I guess, one may be Rolls and the other Royce. ;-()

[madeljacky]

Both of thems pratts!!! HEH HEH HEH

[JChubby]

Pilot humor! Keep it in your pants haha

[rolficus]

someone tell those guys they need some wings to get off the ground it will help

[LeeAlbrandt]

Reminds me of my CAD (Catia) professor: "you can make a brick fly if you put enough power behind it".

[evanccsmith]

How do you think they get the space shuttle into orbit? :)

Flight is power. If you dont have enough power, you dont fly. And if anyone uses gliders as an example of how I'm wrong, you'd better read up on how gliders work...

[LeeAlbrandt]

Space shuttle...exactly my point. Burn enough fuel and ANYTHING will fly (I agree with my professor). GliDerS hAVe no enGiNe.....DOH! I have a firm grasp on the concept of potential energy.

[dagoberto23]

We have that test PT6 on DCA Hanger 2. It has a free turbine and yes that MoFo was loud when they made me turn it on and has reverse for for landing to stop the plane faster like a thrust reverser. I don't know about this dudes but I put shocks and yes u can see the APU on the side to provide the electrical for starting. Anyways this is the closest a student will get 2 turn a turbine engine.

[folius69]

it's a training aid. we had one in college nicknamed 'the kerosene caboose'.  It's held down with come-alongs. pretty cool. i believe it's a PT-6 engine.

[Ironmaidenrock4eva]

1 thing how do you stop the thing that's holding the prop from travelling forwards

[nafango22]

im wondering the same thing.

[W1C1W]

WTF!!  How the hell do you land it ?? Cargo plane built for a small country. Like to see it take off.

[vancitymang]

yep their doing quality work at BCIT!

[davebeech]

(continued)

Of course the power take off turbine may not run at the same speed, and the prop *certainly* doesn't, reduced many-folk via the reduction gearbox.

[LeeAlbrandt]

Yeah, seems to be a SMALL problem when the tips of the prop go supersonic.

[scoots84]

Nah, can asure you the reduction gearbox keeps the prop under local speed of sound

[davebeech]

ISTR that for a *micro*turbine, typical RPM of the primary compressor/turbine/shaft assembly is of the order of 15,000 rpm at startup speed, rising to 30,000 or so at idle, then full power will be of the order of 70,000-90,000. For a full size turbine, obviously lower speeds - typically a quarter of those, varies, of course, from engine to engine. For example, Allison T63-A-700, 317shp at 35,000 rpm.

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[Fentanyl3]

quite the contrary, the turbine is measured in rpm, and the coupling or gearbox is measured in torque.

[superskullmaster]

same difference. one could also bring in temp limits and other trivial measurements. point being its not measured percent but torque instead.

[pete4real2]

i dont care what anyone says it'll never fly lol lol

[castlebravo]

Makes me want to go back to A&P school!

[ahanix1988]

So how many RPMs is that?

[flatspeed]

lol we are so immature

[aznracer21]

lol i was laughing my head off standing on the platform and watching Jared,Ravi and Cam...