Interesting, Odd or Funny Pics.

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Originally Posted by fraser130

Looks like an old jet-turbine engine with a centrifugal compressor (old Pratt&Whitney etc) with some armour plate over it, and I'd be guessing three pipes to inject more fuel into the last nozzle bit...but why????

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Most likely, it is a runway de-icing vehicle.

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Originally Posted by p38arover

How did you know about this site, Scouse? :angel:

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I found a link for it on a certain phone I was recently looking at.

:p:p

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Originally Posted by korg20000bc

Most likely, it is a runway de-icing vehicle.

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Could be, but why try to protect the engine with armour?

Ahh... found This

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"Progvev-T Gasdynamic Trawler
A Russian tank with a Mig jet engine mounted on it, to clear mines by blasting them with heat."

Fraser

Similar concept:
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/image...6/original.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...012/08/913.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...012/08/914.jpg

Apparently these tanks were able to be used for various tasks- De-icing, minesweeping and fire-fighting.
go figure..

http://images.billboardpics.com/file...d-pics-340.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...012/08/912.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...012/08/906.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...012/08/910.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...012/08/911.jpg

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/208/11cf58a6.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...012/08/909.jpg