How much did he pay for that? I know they go for a pretty penny.



$25k will get you this nice, used Allison 250.



Allison 250-C18 T63-700 Specification

Power Output.....................................317 Bhp (C18) 420 Bhp (C20)

RPM............................................... ....52,000 (Compressor) 35,000 Power Turbine, O/P Shaft 6,000 rpm

Compressor.......................................6 Stage Axial with Bleed Valve + Centrifugal Impeller

Combustion Chamber.........................Single Can with Single Burner, Rear Mounted Side Entry

Compressor Turbine...........................2 Stage Axial

Power Turbine....................................2 Stage Axial with 5.8:1 reduction gear

Layout............................................ ...Twin Spool Turboshaft with combined accessory and output gearbox

Starting.......................................... ....Starter Generator

Ignition.......................................... ....High energy igntor

Fuel System......................................Separa te Fuel Pump, Gas generator Governor and Power Turbine Governor

Oil System.........................................Ret urn System with Pressure and Scavenge pumps, External Oil Cooler and Tank.

Oil Spec.............................................M IL-L-7808, Aeroshell 390

Weight............................................ ...158 Lbs

Dimensions........................................ .L 41in, W 21in, H 24in

Applications...................................... .Helicopters: Jet Ranger, OH58, AS355, BO 105, A109 Also Turbo-prop A/C

 

Wow, that's quite a bit more than I was thinking they would go for. He got his for free from the University he just graduated from. I guess they were cleaning out the storage and he picked it up

 

Damn!!!!! I want to go clean out a university......I mean...

 

i looted a .com once, we played rock paper scissors for all the tools

 

When all else fails, ro-sham-bo for it.

 

they have tools @ .com places? I thought they were just a bunch of nerds in a box?