[ML-General] Invitation to work on a tank

[david]

* pays $2,800 fuel bill for 30 second burn.



On 11/10/2014 07:29 PM, Ethan Chew wrote:
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> *turns on jet engine in shop driveway*
>
> *looks around awkwardly at angry gawkers*
>
> *turns it off and puts it away* ;D
>
> - Ethan/spacefelix
>
> On Nov 10, 2014 4:56 PM, "Stephan Henning" <shenning at gmail.com 
> <mailto:shenning at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     Jet engine??!!??!!  Are they building a Tumbler or an M1?
>
>     Pretty sure it should be a turbo-shaft power plant :)
>
>     -stephan
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>     On Nov 10, 2014, at 3:43 PM, david <ainut at knology.net
>     <mailto:ainut at knology.net>> wrote:
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>>     Cool!  That's only about a mile from my house. Can't do any heavy
>>     lifting anymore, but count me in. I'll help when I can!  In Feb.,
>>     will it be inside a heated building (I hope?)
>>
>>     David Merchant
>>
>>
>>
>>     On 11/10/2014 03:32 PM, Jeff Cotten wrote:
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>>>     No, it will be done at the Huntsville Veterans Memorial Museum:
>>>     http://www.memorialmuseum.org/map
>>>
>>>     On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 3:31 PM, david <ainut at knology.net
>>>     <mailto:ainut at knology.net>> wrote:
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>>>         Sounds like fun but will the actual tank time, driving or
>>>         repair, be on the Arsenal?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>         On 11/10/2014 03:28 PM, Jeff Cotten wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         If anyone has an interest in war machines and\or engines,
>>>>         in February the Huntsville Veterans Memorial Museum will be
>>>>         assembling and installing a jet engine to put into an
>>>>         Abrams tank.
>>>>
>>>>         One of the volunteers is opening this up to any makers that
>>>>         are interested in being part of this hands-on effort.
>>>>
>>>>         Part of testing the engine will of course involve the
>>>>         volunteer mechanics driving the tank.
>>>>
>>>>         If you are interested send me a reply and I will get your
>>>>         contact info into the POC's hands.
>>>>
>>>>         Happy Making,
>>>>         Jeff
>>>>
>>>>         PS:  One of their Abrams tanks will be part of the Veterans
>>>>         Day Parade tomorrow:
>>>>         http://www.waff.com/story/27343709/veterans-day-parade-held-in-downtown-huntsville
>>>>
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