Can you put a gas turbine engine in a car?

The main uses for gas turbines are in aviation and power generation. Aviation uses gas turbines for their high power to weight ratio. Power generation uses gas turbines for their high reliability / low maintenance, high maximum power and low capital cost. There is absolutely no reason to use gas turbines in cars.

Are turbojet engines still used?

Turbojets were used on Concorde and the longer-range versions of the TU-144 which were required to spend a long period travelling supersonically. Turbojets are still common in medium range cruise missiles, due to their high exhaust speed, small frontal area, and relative simplicity.

Why did Chrysler destroy their jet cars?

The government wanted to charge import taxes on the cars made by Ghia, which would have been incredibly expensive. Chrysler could either pay the full import duties or have the vehicles crushed.

What uses a turbojet engine?

Turbojets. Jet engines are used to propel commercial airliners and military aircraft. The simplest version of aircraft jet engines is a turbojet. Turbojets were used on the first jet powered aircraft, the German Messerschmidt Me 262 used in World War II.

What is the difference between a turbofan engine and a turbojet engine?

The main difference between a turbofan and a turbojet is that all the air goes into the engine core (compressor, combustion chamber, turbine) in a turbojet. A turbofan uses the main elements of a turbojet but has a large fan at the front of the engine.

Can a car run on tequila?

George Huebner was curious as well and quickly sent someone to a local party story to pick up a few jugs of cheap tequila. Back at the lab, the engineers ran a few gallons of tequila through a turbine engine and it ran perfectly. Huebner called down to Mexico and confirmed that the car would, indeed, run on tequila.