Tthis is not what you see in most You tube video of very small motors made from simple house hold objects - you just see a fuel burning with a lot of air to produce a fine blue flame.
No thrust.
A soda can is most likely made from aluminum and will melt at very low temps because it is thin.
However with enough engineering skill - equipment and knowledge -yes small turbines are made and produce thrust - the smallest i have seen is about the size of a small thermos flask.
a) Do you have a link? b) a lot of things get said on Youtube without being true! c) you can make pulse jets - similar to the jet used to propel the V1 rocket in ww2 although I still think that aluminium will melt. beer cans tend to be made from steel.
2 pounds of thrust from something weighing in at a few ozs is quite a lot and you would see more being used by the modelling fraternity as power to weight is always something they are looking for.
You can see in animated engines how a pulse jet works (see my previous post)
There as a number of " jet " engines here but mostly as they say they don't work, and for the beer can engine - also here it doesn't say it produces thrust and as yet no video showing that either.
The best option I have seen is to use an old car or lorry turbo charger.
Other than that there is a lot of engineering involved to get it going.
PS beer can engine used Boddington cans that are steel.
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Best Answer 7 years ago
Yes, NO - In my definition a jet produces thrust.
Tthis is not what you see in most You tube video of very small motors made from simple house hold objects - you just see a fuel burning with a lot of air to produce a fine blue flame.
No thrust.
A soda can is most likely made from aluminum and will melt at very low temps because it is thin.
However with enough engineering skill - equipment and knowledge -yes small turbines are made and produce thrust - the smallest i have seen is about the size of a small thermos flask.
animated engines
animated jet engine
will show you how they work.
Answer 7 years ago
I just saw this video and the guy who made it said it had one or 2 pounds of thrust. Jet Engine Made Out Of Empty Beer Cans!
Just wanted to show you.
Answer 7 years ago
a) Do you have a link?
b) a lot of things get said on Youtube without being true!
c) you can make pulse jets - similar to the jet used to propel the V1 rocket in ww2 although I still think that aluminium will melt. beer cans tend to be made from steel.
2 pounds of thrust from something weighing in at a few ozs is quite a lot and you would see more being used by the modelling fraternity as power to weight is always something they are looking for.
You can see in animated engines how a pulse jet works (see my previous post)
Answer 7 years ago
It wasnt youtube it was an intractable. I already made a pulse jet already tho so i wanted to make something new.
Answer 7 years ago
There as a number of " jet " engines here but mostly as they say they don't work, and for the beer can engine - also here it doesn't say it produces thrust and as yet no video showing that either.
The best option I have seen is to use an old car or lorry turbo charger.
Other than that there is a lot of engineering involved to get it going.
PS beer can engine used Boddington cans that are steel.
Answer 7 years ago
Thanks for all the info. I guess when i make one i will need to put more money and time into it to make it produce thrust.
7 years ago
Have you seen the projects on Aeolipiles (AKA Hero's engines)?
Answer 7 years ago
Thats cool how those aeolipiles work!
7 years ago
try doing a wikipedia search on pulse jets. Not very complicated, and very good pics. If not, kiteman has a great one on doing it with a jar.
Answer 7 years ago
(Thank you)