Forgot your password?
1951 Rover Jet 1 Gas Turbine Car
Document Actions
In 1951, the Rover company experimented with a gas turbine-driven roadster. It was a simple cycle machine (non-regernative cycle) and thus suffered for its gas mileage.
Later models used a heat exchanger to recover the exhaust heat to pre-heat the gases going into the combustor. This concept improved mileage considerably.
-
- Artist Sketch of GT Engine.JPG
-
- Artist Sketch of Rover Jet 1 side view.JPG
-
- Cockpit Gage Panels for Rover Jet 1.JPG
-
- Compressor Section with HP turbine rotor.JPG
-
- Engine on stand.JPG
-
- Gas Turbine Cycle with 4-stroke Engine Analogy.JPG
-
- Isometric schetch of Rover Jet 1.JPG
-
- Rove Jet 1 Iso View at Museum.jpg
-
- Rover Jet 1 Rear Viw.jpg
-
- Rover Jet 1 Side View.jpg
FEP Celebrates 40 years in 2006
