Greg Alderman
07-04-2005, 06:12 PM
As I had been asked by a couple of guys and since this was my second build of a Wren MW54 engine I thought I would take the time to snag some pictures for those of you interested. Even taking pictures this build only took about 4 hours. About 1/2 the time it took to build my first Wren last year.
I still have my run up stand so either today or tomorrow I will do a couple of runs on the test stand (without the secondary attached) to let the engine "find itself" and to let the fuzzy logic in the FADEC gather some data...
I will say that building up a Wren turbine is a very enjoyable experience and is very straight forward. The assembly instructions are very good (they are much better that the instructions that came with my MK2 kit last year as they have gotten rid of a lot of useless "Thrust" engine info.) and full of pictures to guide you through the build. Seeing all the pieces go together and then starting the turbine for the first time seems to take away a lot of the "mystical" properties about jet engines!
If you are thinking about getting a Wren turbine...get the kit! Buying it in a kit form (Turbine wheel and shaft are factory mated, balanced and AMA certified) will save you about $500 USD or so and you get the experience of assembling the engine.
Now I can't wait to get this power train into the Bergen Turbine airframe!
I still have my run up stand so either today or tomorrow I will do a couple of runs on the test stand (without the secondary attached) to let the engine "find itself" and to let the fuzzy logic in the FADEC gather some data...
I will say that building up a Wren turbine is a very enjoyable experience and is very straight forward. The assembly instructions are very good (they are much better that the instructions that came with my MK2 kit last year as they have gotten rid of a lot of useless "Thrust" engine info.) and full of pictures to guide you through the build. Seeing all the pieces go together and then starting the turbine for the first time seems to take away a lot of the "mystical" properties about jet engines!
If you are thinking about getting a Wren turbine...get the kit! Buying it in a kit form (Turbine wheel and shaft are factory mated, balanced and AMA certified) will save you about $500 USD or so and you get the experience of assembling the engine.
Now I can't wait to get this power train into the Bergen Turbine airframe!