| Kay,
Don't waste yer' time. When I was a kid, Monogram had a line of
tethered cars and boats that were CO2 powered just as you describe.
The performance was disappointing at best; low power and very short
duration.
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| | 00 Adios, Al
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| Z__(O_\_ (The Desert Rat)
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| Using the C02 cartridge as a source of Jet propulsion wouldn't work too
well. The steel casing is very heavy, and the amount of C02 inside is
enough to inflate a good size bbirthday baloon.
Recently, in M.A.N. or maybe M.A., there was an article about a guy
who's been working on C02 powered motors. He's succesfully converted up
to something like a .15, working on larger sizes. The article said that
they don't turn too fast, but have a LOT of torque. They were talking
about an .049 turning a 10-6 at 5000-6000 RPM, I think. He got decent
duration by using a larger tank, rather than a small cartridge. The
technology seemed pretty promising, as maybe an alternative to Electric.
About the same power, without the added weight of a battery. I meant
to write to the guy for additional info, but seem to have let it slip.
Maybe I will, now, and I'll let you know what he says.
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