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    Decibel of a turbine engine

    Boostbros gave a pretty good description of how the noise changes with rpm.. At idle (usually 45% to 70% rpm depending on the model) most gas turbine engines have a high-pitch whine that can be real annoying. Once an engine runs up to the higher rpms there is more airflow that changes the...
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    Finally: Triple Digits!

    I kept a pretty low profile during my build (it took over three years in my backyard) but stuck with it and now we have a blast every time we go out running through the San Juan Islands in NW Washington State. I converted a 30ft Cobra Terminator offshore racing Cat to gas turbine power...
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