Everyone likes fast cars, but why is it that when I propose a new class of police “super interceptors” powered by retired attack helicopter turbines as the new primary response to illegal street racing, in order to boost advancement in the automotive industry, I’m the bad guy??
Will those engines even fit in a car?
the Tucker 48 had a piston engine intended for a Bell helicopter, weirdly enough, along with its cyclops central headlight.
More seriously yes, @rocketverliden, it wouldn’t be the first time a helicopter turbine was used in a vehicle. I recall some more recent ones being retrofitted.
A number of popular helicopters are actually twin turbine, so you can take whatever size you thought it was and cut it in half. (If you look up photos of helicopter turbines, you’ll see that they don’t generally fill most of the body of the aircraft. I’m not as sure about attack helicopters, but I don’t think they’re going to be that much bigger.)
A dedicated fast interceptor ground vehicle, assuming it has only a two-seat or one-seat cockpit, then, should have enough room for an attack helicopter turbine as its primary engine.
This is, of course, a ludicrous proposition. If a run of 100 or more is to be produced, the turbine engine should be chosen for its desired engineering characteristics rather than purely for symbolism by refurbishing ones from attack helicopters.