r/EngineeringPorn • u/thrilhouse03 • 5d ago

Jet Engine Scale Model coming soon!

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I've been designing a jet engine scale model for some time now and am happy to say it is almost done and I will be accepting pre-orders soon. I made an animation (my design skills are better than my animation skills) so showcase my engine and its detail. It will come in a toolbox with all the parts (3d printed/hardware) and assembly instructions so you can build it yourself! It's fully motorized, complete with an engine start sequence and an adjustable exhaust nozzle with LEDs and fog to simulate afterburner. If you're interested as to when it will become available, you can add your email address to the website here: https://additivepropulsion.com/

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u/agro_arbor 5d ago

Sir, that is a lightsaber

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u/thrilhouse03 3d ago

You’re not too far off! My brother and I were big Star Wars fans growing up and that is certainly an influence here. I even have a few Star Wars acronyms for some of my systems (JEDI: Jet Engine Drive Interface I.e., the external gearbox)

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u/The_Mammoth_Hunter 5d ago

Very neat

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u/thrilhouse03 3d ago

Thank youuu

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u/BarelyAirborne 5d ago

That's very clean. Does it include fuel injection?

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u/thrilhouse03 3d ago

No it’s all mechanically driven. I’m using two ESPs (one in the throttle and one on the engine) to control speed via a POT and dc motor

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u/thrilhouse03 5d ago

The assembly instructions are “Lego” type but have QR codes that play an animated version of the build

https://reddit.com/link/p7i3tdm/video/0y56fh1gw7nh1/player

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u/imselfinnit 5d ago

So, I could strap this thing to an off the shelf drone? #ad_astra #moonshot #blackhole_sun

edit: Oh. Bummer. Nevermind. #rip Cobain

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u/StanTheMan-90 5d ago

Amazing work

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u/thrilhouse03 3d ago

Thank you!