You're all wrong. It's an early prototype of Boris Yeltsin's mobile vodka still. The turbine sucks the potatoes right out of the ground and the vodka ends up in the holding tank.
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Yeah, I would guess snow blower or oil-well fire extinguisher, I have seen several of the latter with a similar setup, although the jet engines in that case are usually mounted on tank chassis, and this vehicle doesn't look like it has the requisite heat shielding...
So... Snow Blower...
It's a de-icing machine (actually just an old turbine mounted on a truck). They are used in the winter to blow out the snow and ice that sometimes accumulates on the airfield. Also they are sometimes used (as stated by MelindaJibroni) to "boot up" big turbine engines when they cannot be started the normal way.
Similar machines can be seen all around the world on northern airfields where snow becomes a problem in winter. the Russian variation is ugly, cheap, but effective (as about 80% of Russian technology...)
I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but what this device is ACTUALLY used for is starting jet engines on aircraft like the Boeing 747 or the like.
When the engine needs to be started, this contraption generates a huge thrust of air to turn the turbines in the engine, and thus as oxygen combines with the fuel, the engine is started. Then, once one is started, air can be diverted from that engine through internal valves, and can be used to start the subsequent engines.
This picture just depicts normal Russian care for machinery: "Destroy and make it look like it came from Cold War!" (In heavy Russian accent) :D
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Similar machines can be seen all around the world on northern airfields where snow becomes a problem in winter. the Russian variation is ugly, cheap, but effective (as about 80% of Russian technology...)
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When the engine needs to be started, this contraption generates a huge thrust of air to turn the turbines in the engine, and thus as oxygen combines with the fuel, the engine is started. Then, once one is started, air can be diverted from that engine through internal valves, and can be used to start the subsequent engines.
This picture just depicts normal Russian care for machinery: "Destroy and make it look like it came from Cold War!" (In heavy Russian accent) :D
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