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Kurt Schreckling (born 1939) is a German who pioneered home constructed turbojet engines for model aircraft.
His design was constructed using hand tools, and has a wooden compressor and a bent metal gas turbine. It was fitted into a radio-controlled aircraft which flew beautifully.
Jet engines following his design are designated with a K, and J for Jesus Artes- his codeveloper for example 'KJ66'.
References
- Gas Turbine Engines for Model Aircraft by Kurt Schreckling, ISBN 0951058916 Traplet Publications
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