17 Oct 97 12:57, MIKE ROSS wrote to Gerry Calhoun:
MR>A hybrid car doesn't have to go at supersonic speeds while pulling high
MR>G's. The blade assembly is cast in one solid piece. As for the hot
MR>exhaust, ambient air is added so that what leaves the rear is no hotter
MR>than any other normal car. It's hardly an insurmountable problem.
The speed of the vehicle is not the problem. Sitting still those turbines run 
at very high speeds.
MR>Please, understand that we're not talking about putting a airplane
MR>engine in a car but of a new adaptation of turbine technology to the
MR>required application. It's a whole different ballgame so all the old
MR>notions and prejudices we have of this technology need to be revised.
Turbines are used in many stationary applications.
-Joe
jdodson@smart1.net
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