his turbine as a powerplant prototype for my airplane, the X-Ception. The reason? This 12″ diameter, 70lb. marvel is supposed to put out 110Hp! No, I never saw that because I knew squat about combustion chambers, but it did run on compressed air, a yard blower, or even the water hose. It has now been sold to a fellow researcher, and hopefully work will now continue on it.
Well, here it is, back by popular demand! The Famous Tesla Turbine. This particular model is 12″ in diameter on the outside, with a 10″ runner (set of flat discs stacked together with spacers). The bearing mounts (the rusted “L” brackets) are 12″w X 7″h X 3″ deep. They each weigh a womping 18.75 pounds! The shaft itself weighs 1.75 lbs., and is about 12.6″ long. The plates and runner are made of aluminium. The bearing mounts, ring housing, and shaft are steel.
The fittings all around the combustion chamber on top were experiments in getting this thing to run. More on that in a moment.
