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RU19A-300 Gas Turbine (Turbo Jet)

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  RU19A-300 I'm getting more ambitious. Rather than just making another purchase from eBay, I decided to go the extra mile — literally. About 600 miles all told! I'd heard whispers of another APU that was available, but this one was a little different. An APU, or Auxiliary Power Unit , is traditionally used on aircraft to provide things like compressed air for starting the main engines and, depending on the aircraft, electrical power for onboard systems. They're essentially a self-contained power source that can operate without the main engines running. So why was this one different?   Well, this wasn't simply an APU sitting quietly in the corner producing compressed air and electrical power. The RU19A-300 is a small gas turbine engine that can also produce jet thrust . And that's where things started to get interesting. Rather more interesting, in fact, than I had originally intended. This particular engine is derived from the RU-19 family of Soviet-era auxiliary ...
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SR30 Jet Engine Test Rig

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having some working understanding of a jet engine, i came across an odd looking piece of kit out in the rain (really in the rain!). Being the way i am questions needed to be asked. Hell "jet engine in the rain" what is going on ? A little enquiry and some negotiations saw the thing in the back of my van, obviously that is where it should have been kept :) Knowing there is an issue with it (good working stuff rarely comes for free) i have been breaking down the electrical system and drying out the controls.. First thing is its an American design 120v AC, all they seem to have done for the UK market is drop in a large transformer allowing 230v connection. ok that seems fine, Next Oil pump, Fuel Pump, Vales, sensors etc While poking around i could not leave the control box unopened so out it comes for a quick check. The rain seems not to have got in so lucky there, the Processor block (seems to be an ATmega12816Au)  very similar to my Arduino APU project  After all the checks an...
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USSR AI-9 (АИ-9) APU Gas Turbine

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A new project that i am looking forward to, I have many projects started, finished and left by the way side but this is one i have always thought of without having the time or resources. All this changed after contacting a chap with more projects than me, and that can sometimes be the problem. So Iliya (in UK) now has one less ToDo job and i have a mammoth task to work on.  "Megga !"  USSR AI-9 APU Gas Turbine To have a chance at this you really need spares, so getting your hands  on two should increase the chances of success.  Were do we start, well a good clean always make the job look as if its achievable Ok so im not great at environmental protection but that birds nest just had to go.  A quick look over the engine found a few of the connectors either broken or missing, so off to eBay to look for parts. Now i did mention the engine was from the USSR era ?. ok so eBay does not have what im looking for and that what i can find indicates there are a hundred or ...
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