Object Record
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Metadata
Object |
Part, Engine |
Name of object |
Fuel System Pressurizer |
Description (ex. RP-63G) |
Fuel system pressurizer, a part for an early development design for the S-100 turbine engine. Large metal tank set on a metal shaft connected to a regulator (with a screw-on black plastic cap) and diaphragm with exterior nozzle. The airframe and turbine engine (serial number 1) were the first true turbine powered model airplane flown in the United States in 1988. The combination was then flown at the 1988 QSAA Fly-in in Las Vegas. Pictures of the model and engine, as well as the leaf blower used to start the engine, at the QSAA event can be found in the National Model Aviation Museum's Robert Henderson Munn Collection - see link below. |
Materials used |
steel |
Date |
1988 |
Height (in) |
4.000 |
Width (in) |
3.000 |
Length (in) |
6.000 |
Museum Donation/Transfer Credit Line |
Bryan J. Seegers |
Museum ID number |
2018.44.03 |
Tags |
1988 1988 Q.S.A.A. Fly-In Engine Engine, turbine Fuel System Pressurizer S-100 turbine engine |
Multimedia & More information |
S-100 Turbine Engine Pictures from QSAA Las Vegas Oct 28-30 1988, Munn Collection |