Alternative engines

[Chris Morriss]

In message <4.1.19990422161920.0094beb0 at mail.lig.bellsouth.net>, "David
A. Cooley" <n5xmt at bellsouth.net> writes
>The problem is torque, which is what puts a resting object into motion... A
>turbine's torque is extremely low.
>Chrysler came out with a turbine powered car in 1962 or 1963... never made
>it into production and the test drivers said it took forever to get up to
>highway speed... Once it got up there though, they said it would accelerate
>pretty well.
>
>
Perhaps a case for coupling a turbine to a wide range Continuously
Variable Transmission.  Something like the Torotrak. (For those who've
heard of it)
-- 
Chris Morriss