In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:20:46 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Turbines are kind of slow to respond to controls. Jet engine aircraft are >less responsive than propeller-driven ones. There was a gas turbine >automobile prototype in the 1970s. I do not know what it was like to drive. >It made a heck of a noise, I think.
There have been gas turbine powered race cars, so the response can't have been too bad. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
