VINTAGE JET EXHAUST PIPE

[manvat]

COULD THIS BE A EXHAUST PIPE OF A VINTAGE WAR ERA JET, it is a hard tube with length of 20 inches, 10 inches diameter,
we tried to burned it with acetelyne but we can't make a hole on this, instead it turned out to be black..


can this metal have a platinum content..

 

[romeo-1]

That's a pretty big leap...what makes you think that it could be a jet exhaust

 

[manvat]

here in the phils. several vintage jet arrived during WWII. and this pipe is found at the middle of jungle wherein the several japanese & american plane are bombed to death

 

[DD-777]

Certainly not a "jet exhaust pipe" and i strongly doubt there's any "platinum" in that. As far as the aircraft that were used in the fighting in WWII over the Philippines - I believe it was all "prop engined" planes. The Germans had a "jet" but not in that area at that time...

That piece looks "chromed" - relatively modern. If it was found "in the middle of the jungle" and was WWII era - that chrome would be pitted to pieces (rotted pretty badly)...

Might want to post it in the "what is it" forum - maybe someone can help i.d. it for you...

 

[dex378]

Are you sure your dimensions are correct? It doesn't even look close to 10 inches in diameter. You are holding it in your hand. It looks under 4 inches in diameter from your pics.

 

[nhbenz]

it is a hard tube with length of 20 inches, 10 inches diameter,

10" circumference I assume you mean? (unless you're hands are larger than a Wookie's)

 

[kdismuke1]

Great find. Hope you find out what it is.

 

[DD-777]

post a pic of the other end if possible...

 

[manvat]

cortrection : it is 3.25 dia. & 10 inch circumference...

other end of the pipe looks like similar to other end and it was conneted to an elbow tube that was detached ..

 

[Arthur Neto]

Sorry... no aircraft parts here... especially exhaust parts. Jets never had stuff like that at their rear ends...

(former AC mechanic)

 

[DD-777]

Someone call a mathematician or something...

Those #s just don't seem right - 10 inch circumference and only 3.25 across? It doesn't look that thick...

It does look a bit familiar - it could have come out from the tunnel with Yama's treasure...

 

[manvat]

just pay ateention on dia. .. the thick of the tube is about 1/8 of an inch.. you now calculate it by just disregard the circumference

 

[warsawdaddy]

That was never on any kind of jet engine.

 

[warsawdaddy]

I think it's part of the Yama-shi-ta treasure!

 

[DD-777]

I think it's part of the Yama-shi-ta treasure!

Any stone markers nearby...

 

[rmptr]

OK, what did the rocket exhaust on a Baka bomb look like?

I DO believe they were used in the vicinity of the PI...

If it can't be budged with a torch, there's SOMETHING goin' on!

Best
rmptr

 

[DD-777]

OK, what did the rocket exhaust on a Baka bomb look like?

I DO believe they were used in the vicinity of the PI...

If it can't be budged with a torch, there's SOMETHING goin' on!

Best
rmptr

I don't know about you, but I've never seen a chrome bomb before...

 

[Blacksheep]

Looks like chrome plated cast iron, such as what would be used for a piston inside a hydraulic ram.

http://www.chilledrolls.com/hydraulic_ram.html


(This was suggested by trikikiwi in the "what is it" section earlier)

 

[Blacksheep]

Another type that shows two rams inside of one casing, found here.

http://www.maritime.org/fleetsub/hydr/chap5.htm

 

[Zym]

Definitely not part of a jet. Jets don't have exhaust pipes. I'm guessing even landing gear would be made out of an aluminum alloy. Weight is a huge issue in the construction of aircraft, and that looks to be 1/4" cast iron. I would also assume that in the Philippine jungle that any chrome would be long gone because of the humidity on anything from WWII. My guess is it's a modern piece of broken heavy equipment. How far away from the road did you find it? It could have been from road building equipment.
Did you use Acetylene or Oxygen/Acetylene mix to try to melt it?

Good Luck,
Zym