Originally Posted by
sandiego89
Meleagertoo, I was basing my comments on the video that was posted as #14 in this thread where the commentator says@ minute 1:40 that the truck was equipped with three J34-48 (non-afterburning version) engines common to the T-2A Buckeye but had custom, or "homebuilt" afterburners fitted.
A roll your own afterburner, even one limited to ground level use would be quite an achievement.
There were huge difficulties to get working burners in the early days. Putting the heaters in has a signiicant effect all he way forward through the engine. Not to say that you can't home build a copy of a later version's burners, but you will need the modified fuel control unit, as well as the nozzles, flame stabilising gutters etc. Etc.
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