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An attentive reader tipped us off to the guys at Mobacken Racing (translation), a group of Swedes dedicated to the art and craft of putting jet and rocket engines on go karts and snowmobiles. One of the simpler builds is a pulse jet sled. Pulse jets are extremely simple devices - just a few stainless steel tubes welded together and started with a leaf blower. The simplicity of a pulse jet … [Read more...]
This hack seems simple enough: 1. Open hatchback 2. Insert jet engine 3. Profit Actually, the guy who added a jet engine to a VW Beetle has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford. He claims this is street legal, and even has a snapshot of the police trying to figure out what to charge him with after stopping him on the road. There's plenty of details and we're not questioning … [Read more...]
This no model, but a fully functioning RC jet. The Sukhoi Su-27 was the Soviet Union's counterpart of the F15 and this 1/6.5 scaled version measures eleven feet long and is fully controllable. As if the 80-page build log wasn't enough, the flight video after the break is nothing short of jaw-dropping. The test flights end in smooth landings but with all the time that went into the project that's … [Read more...]
This jet powered carousel is brought to you by the Madagascar Institute. They convene, or collide, to create large scale art, sculptures, and rides. This one seems to fit the last definition. The two gentlemen are strapped to a jet powered carousel. It actually looks pretty fun, but we would have been needing some fresh shorts after the jet bursts into flames near the end. He didn't seem too … [Read more...]
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