Need pictures of rocket/missile/jet thruster ineteriors

[[]V[]essenjah]

Hey,


I was wondering if anyone could give me any info or pictures of missile/rocket/jet-engines? Specifically, what I'm looking for, are pictures of the inside of the thruster cone. I'm working on some models and I could use some ideas.

[Dedman]

Email Al Jazeera. I'm sure they could help you out.

[[]V[]essenjah]

Heh.

I'm not building one. Just want to figure out how to paint the exhaust on my new concussion missile mesh. :p

I googled for images of it today and couldn't find a decent picture of one. They are all at inconvenient angles so I can't see inside the engine.

[Dedman]

Most of the ones I have ever seen are black.

[Kyouryuu]

Yeah, I've seen black. Aside from that, stainless steel perhaps. It's not meant to be especially photogenic, so it would be rather bare.

[Ferno]

here's some reference material.

Saturn V rocket motor

[Flatlander]

I've got a few photos of jet exhausts.

[[]V[]essenjah]

Hmmm, it's hard to say. I was looking at Eagle's exhaust for the GX and it looks like a big turbine with a grill of some kind in the middle. But a turbine really doesn't make sense on the other end. I would expect that kind of heat to most likely melt the turbine fan blades. Though the effect looks pretty cool. I'm a fan of turbines myself. But I like my work to look realistic as well if possible, or at least have the illusion of being real.


For instance these:

http://fire.prohosting.com/hud607/photo ... 14a_11.jpg
http://fire.prohosting.com/hud607/photo ... f-5_09.jpg

Intakes?


What I'm working on specifically are the concussion models. Now a turbine CAN function to pull heat out of an engine, for instance, the turbine fan on my computer case. However, they are made out of very flimsy material. I would imagine if placed on a jet or missile exhaust, it would melt. On a concussion missile you don't have any air moving into the engine from the front, so a turbine would be pointless anyway. Maybe some sort of generic grill texture?

[Floyd]

air intake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbojet
no air intake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_engine

oh, and your two image links don't open.

[Spooky]

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[Flatlander]

For instance these:

http://fire.prohosting.com/hud607/photo ... 14a_11.jpg
http://fire.prohosting.com/hud607/photo ... f-5_09.jpg

Intakes?

First one's looking into the inlet on an F-14, at the face of the TF30 turbofan. Second one is looking into the exhaust of an F9F Panther, which had a J48 turbojet. And no, neither is what you would see on most small missiles like a conc. Larger missiles, like cruise missiles and target drones, often use small jet engines. My web host doesn't allow hotlinking directly to images, so that's why you can't see 'em by clicking on the above links. I don't think I have any pics of missile exhausts, but I'm pretty sure they're not very detailed.

[[]V[]essenjah]

Yep, I agree. Neither would really work for a concussion. So anyone have any examples of what would?

[FunkyStickman]

If you can give me a few hours, I can post up some pics of some huge rocket motors (like for the space shuttle) that I took at the rocket testing facility in Mississippi about an hour from my house. I've got pics of the insides of the bells and out, and some of them are really cool... just need to find them.

[FunkyStickman]

Here's some of the ones that show the engines better... the big rockets actually have tiny ridges, like courragated cardboard, that run out to the bell. I'll leave them up for a few days. Let me know if that's more of what you're looking for.

Stickman's rocket pics

[Duper]

LOL Sticky.. i noticed all the kids are standing in front/behind the nozzle.. um.. are you trying to tell us something about your kids???



great pix!