| Solar T41 Gas Turbine Engine |
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| Solar T41 Gas Turbine Engine |
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Solar a division of the International Harvester Corporation began design of this engine just after the war. The Solar T41 was originally built to drive a fire fighting water pump. A nice simple and easy to operate stationary engine, these units can be found in a number of applications both airborne and on the ground. Certain versions of the T41 engine can be found with a heat exchanger fitted, this will improve the fuel consumption by recycling the waste heat from the exhaust. Many T41s can be found surplus in the USA. |
| The Solar T41 was also built under licence in the UK by the diesel engine manufacturer Perkins and was named the "Mars". The Mars engine can be found driving fire pumps and also ground generating sets for jump starting aircraft. This engine like its rival the Rover 1s60 was also used as an instructional engine in universities and colleges. The British Mars engine was among a number of units which can be started by hand. Cranking handles are placed on either side of the engine and require sufficient human effort to spin the engine to about 15,000 rpm. |
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T41/Mars Specification
Power Output....................................50 hp |
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