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  1. 15th August 2012, 07:23 AM #8501
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    Quote Originally Posted by fraser130 View Post
    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????
    Most likely, it is a runway de-icing vehicle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by p38arover View Post
    How did you know about this site, Scouse?
    I found a link for it on a certain phone I was recently looking at.

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    Quote Originally Posted by korg20000bc View Post
    Most likely, it is a runway de-icing vehicle.
    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."

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    Similar concept:





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