Orenda turbojet test at S&S Turbines : LOUD

Orenda turbojet, predecessor to the Iroquois, built to power the Avro Arrow.

The Orenda was designed and built in Canada to power the Avro CF-100 "Canuck", an RCAF interceptor in the late 40's. Some of these engines were also used to power the Canadian built CF-86 Sabre, under license from North American Aviation.
The unit you see here was assembled from the best parts of three separate engines; two industrial and one from an aircraft.
The work was performed by Maddex Turbines in Ft. St. John, BC during July and August of 2007.
Maddex, originated by Brian Maddigan, has built, repaired, or overhauled several Orendas, as well as these Rolls-Royce Jets:

The Avon, which powered the Lightning interceptor, the Canberra bomber, and the Comet Airliner.

The Olympus, which powered the Vulcan bomber and the Concorde airliner.

The Spey, which powered the A7 Corsair, and was the engine used by the world record holding land speed car Thrust SSC (two Speys).

Also the Allison 501, which is the industrial T-56, the engine from the C-130 Hercules transport, as well as the AC-130 Spectre Gunship.

The unit in this video is used to generate electricity, and you see it here making about 10,000 Hp in the S&S Turbines test cell, also in Ft. St. John.

That's Brian and Moto-Steve checking the engine at idle, and Robin Sipe, of S&S Turbines at the end, indicating that this historically significant engine has passed the test, and is ready for operation.
Sorry for any busted speakers, but this is a real jet engine. As you can hear, we almost killed the camera's mic.

In the second pan scene, which is also the loudest, the engine is at full power. It's running on propane, which is being fed thought the U-shaped manifold in the middle of the test stand.

The resolution is poor here on Youtube, but if you look closely at about 49 or 50 seconds, you'll see a vapour vortex form below the front of the intake and get sucked into the engine.
To those of us who were there, it was very dramatic, and looked like a rag going in.
Scary for just a second!

The outdoor shot shows a 1000 gal diesel tank which is used for testing liquid-fuelled engines.