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I I will be their as I am part of the furniture and will post pictures etc. Last years show they did a surprise 80th Birthday party for me.

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The last weekend of February at Elvington will see many full size speed machines from the old to todays projects even the rebuilt Donald K7' Bluebird will be there it already has been fired up. Gas turbine drag racing cars will be fired for static fire ups. My friends steam jet bike will be on...

With my hydroplane flash steam 14cc 129.33mph engine I used a double ground joint and used no gaskets temperatures and steam pressure was very high. In Tuning for speed by P E Irving it mentions this method.

Had a few delays with health issues but still experimenting with full size flash steamer had a few problems with steam generator burners but sorted them. Generator is 12 inches diameter and would not self ignite when hot the exhaust outlet was too large cooling it down. Restricted exhaust outlet...

Jim, This is the fascination of experimental engineering especially when an amateur with a passion for all things mechanical. My full size sports and my branch of model engineering is what would be classed as a minority interest. A shame if all the trials and tribulations of eventually becoming...

Any advice you may require just ask will tell you the materials I used for starters my crankshaft is en24t with big end linear bearing shaft and pinned to stop it maybe coming adrift.

You are right the sudden quench I had used en8 for years but had nether had such a high speed dunk. Manifold needs to be tough due to being dismantled often I used to heat my stainless pipe nut then tightened very hard. All future manifolds were made of en36

It was about 2017 the steam line was shrouded on mine and Bobs. I have a photo about what happens when using a steam inlet manifold of wrong material and boat takes off on full power and dunks. Another of my test session on De Laval nozzles for a steam turbine might just see the red heat at the...

Here it is Last of the Summer Wine flash steam model hydroplane version. We both left a mark on our earlier full size speed attempts Fred and his Son were successful at 3 wheeler hill climbs. A 30min video of two happy bunnies a few tips there for Eric

This video was my second year with the Flash Steamer my main problem was the launch. My first attrmpts were in 1993 and after many DNR did 63.64mph The Hull course was 100yds a lap Kingsbury is 100metre a lap

You will have the same amount of work if you build A or B class FS a B class will be difficult to keep the weight down. Jump in and build the A class unless you are fortunate you will start at low speeds learning as you improve things. I have a video of my first attempts at Hull East Park and...

A good series of articles for starters I updated the crankshaft to two piece instead of three. Bob had crank breakages it did not like a lot of jumping on the water. I have a few tips to stop breakages on cranks of similar design. Have been there and know reasons on my few breakages of overhung...

Eric I don't mind could send stuff on a dvd disc only problem to open the drawings might be a problem if you don't have a suitable CAD program. Message me if you require settings etc. or any advice. As Westbury states that design of engine needs a lot of pressure to overcome CR. My full size...

If you require my cad drawing will gladly let you have them might have to post them as so much also burners generator, pumps and hull. Things were altered on them when I started munching metal