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  1. Dec 27, 2020, 07:07 AM #1
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    Spinning pop-pop boat - GIF

    Spinning pop-pop boat.




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    So - will only run for a moment or two? Or is it like a pulse jet, and after exhaust, sucks in some fluid?

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    From what I found (youtube.com/watch?v=VcZxYAALLAE)
    one side is intake, the other is power/exhaust with no valves.
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    Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_pop_boat
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    Ah - thanks for that -
    The internal-combustion analog of the pop pop boat engine is the valveless pulse jet.



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