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The TS 65 is the first small gas turbine designed by a Brazilian engineer for application in model aircraft. The future versions may have other uses depending on the needs and power developed. This engine is a turbojet with one stage centrifugal compressor, annular combustion chamber and one stage axial turbine.
The TS 65 is different from the other existing microturbines because it does not uses components adapted from automobile’s turbo-superchargers. All of its components was designed and built in Brazil specially for the TS 65.

The aircraft used as a test bed for the TS65 This is a modification of the traditional Ugly Stick for .60 engines – called Turbo Stick -  designed to contradict the original concept that gas turbines can only impel sophisticated models. Let’s talk about the TS 65.

1.      This Brazilian made engine has a very low cost when compared with the others now in the international market.

2.      Its operation is extremely simple allowing its utilization by any modeler with intermediate experience in model aircraft.

3.      The TS 65 has now two prototypes made with materials for lower temperatures that restricts its operations when compared with the original design rates. This reduces considerably the thrust. The prototypes are being tested in the altitude of São José dos Campos city – around 700 meters – under all weather conditions. Today both prototypes are working with  half thrust – about 2 kilos -  and even so they are flying very well in the  Turbo Stick. The total weight is around 4.5 kilos.

4.      The TS 65 and Turbo Stick combination is showing no need of extremely fast and heavy models to fly a turbine. The Turbo Stick is simple, has no retract landing gear and is easy to fly as the original Stick. The only additional component to the original Stick – besides its double tail – is a front wheel brake connected to the elevator movement. The radio uses only four channels but needs to be programmable.

The conquest

The TS 65 only came to reality due to the perseverance of a Brazilian engineer who disapproves the idea that Brazil is an under development country and decided to invert the population’s pessimism. In each part, in each step of the development process, the ability of the Brazilian industry is strongly present. 

This little jewel of technology proves that the Brazilian people are able to do whatever they want to, ignoring the pessimists that uses to say  “it will not work”. 

The Turbo Stick and the TS 65 shows the green-and-yellow capability and symbolizes the Brazilian take-off for a full  development in the model turbines field. Few countries are today able to design and built microturbines and Brazil is now more one among the few.

Contact

Milton de Souza Sanches
Phone/Fax 55 (12) 3912-2238
E-mail: msanches@netdata.com.br