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Spare fire boat

Postby Rivoldini » Sat Mar 22, 2014 2:36 pm

This boat had a Perkins gas-turbine pump that was also used to power and steer the craft by the jet reaction of a short length of hose and branch pipe.
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Re: Spare fire boat

Postby northeast » Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:26 pm

Oh what a wonderful sight!
Ingenious.
Hope they kept the fire going 'til they got there!
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Re: Spare fire boat

Postby magoonigal » Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:30 pm

Fantastic!! and a truelly fearsome bit of kit......

http://www.gasturbines.freeuk.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4_wuc2F3Ak
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