Viper Jet Engine Run Up

Here is a run up of a (approx) 2000 pound thrust Viper Turbo Jet as seen at Adelaide's fighter Jet museum. The scraping noise during spool up is the crude but effective "starter motor" scraping on a pully on the front of the engine. These guys are very resourceful and I highly recommend a vist (Parafield Airport) as the Classic fighter jet museum is a MUST SEE!

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• JET
• ENGINE
• TURBINE
• VIPER

[pulsejetboy]

As the poster of this video, I agree the start up is poor - have a look at my other videos, you will see how the new owner does it. I am only an interested observer. Foul language and abuse is not needed on my videos. I will remove all posts of a foul mouthed nature.

[originalbrownirish]

where is the airport?

[pulsejetboy]

Parafield Adelaide

[singleproppilot]

Standing in the plane of rotation while starting a turbine engine: Bravery or stupidity?

[gasturbine101]

How NOT to start a jet engine?

The starter is turning it much too slowly and the poorly atomised fuel is burning in the exhaust.

Did ya have any instrumentation?

[photobart1]

Because that engine looks old and the high rate of speed that turbine is spinning I would not stand to close to that engine while it was running.

[snuckles108]

Now go build a jet pack 

[weimorts12345]

u gata love the slow start up

[mrmungus]

Actually No.

Without the correct propelling nozzle area the viper would go nowhere and just make lots of noise.

We forgot to fit the trimmers on a jet provost and it would not move. Constant thrust variable noise was the Mantra. Also my brother swore the JP3 only took off because of the curvature of the earth.

[GearzVoNKod3]

if they had revved it up to full RPM, it wouldn't have just "rolled away".... it would've been on the other side of that airfield lol

[DartyHooWah]

Thanks. I had no idea. It sounded like it was reved up pretty high, so I just assumed. Guess that's the novice showing in me.

[Turbine8000]

Because its hardly even at idle speed?

[DartyHooWah]

I wonder....? If there's 2000 pounds of thrust, and that engine stand is sitting on wheels, what kept it from just rolling away?

[DartyHooWah]

Ha, ha! That's funny! Thanks for the laugh. I needed it today.

[photobart1]

I could use that thing to blow my neighbors leaves back in his yard because he refuses to trim his fricking tree.