THE TURBINE AUTO.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 73, 17 July 1914, Page 4

THE TURBINE AUTO.

The Royal Automobile Club of England has just announced that it will hold a competition next year for internal combustion turbine motors. A double novelty is here—a motor car run by a turbine and a turbine worked by internal combustion. It was said years ago that an internal combustion turbine would be possible, if only platinum were not the most precious of metals—the idea being that nothing but platinum or some similar practically infusable metal could be used for the blades. The action of the Royal Automobile Club in announcing this competition indicates that substantial progress has, been made, for otherwise there would be no reason for such an announcement. “As a matter of fact,” writes W. Whittal, motoring editor of the Illustrated London News,” “I am able to say that not only has such progress actually been made, but that there is in existence at the present moment an internal combustion turbine motor which I am told on excellent authority! does comply with all the requirements necessary for success. In power output for weight of motor it compares quite favorably with engines of the reciprocating type, while in point of fuel efficiency I am told that it leaves little to be desired.”