Jet Powered Bug

[SilentUnicorn]

https://www.ecm-co.com/jetbeetle/


pretty neat

mark

 

[JamesWilson]

Pretty crazy....

and he's going to do a jet scooter for the wife.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[tony barnhill]

Shouldn't he have a red flag on the end of that engine? It sticks out more than 2' beyond the taillghts - heck, its more than 2' beyond the rear bumper.

 

[Bret]

Its a Hybrid! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif

 

[Guest]

OK, that's awesome!

That thing draws 11,000 cfm of air, right behind your head while you're driving. Must be like sitting in front of a tornado in there. I love it, and I love how the state can't figure out what to do with it as far as trying to make it illegal. Only thing I don't like is that he did it on a Beetle, I would have chosen a different platform. Then again, if he was trying to purposely make it low key then I guess he got it right.

 

[sparkydave]

I'll bet he doesn't have a problem with folks tailgating. One blast from the afterburner and I'll bet folks will back way off, once all the plastic parts have melted. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[JamesWilson]

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I'll bet he doesn't have a problem with folks tailgating. One blast from the afterburner and I'll bet folks will back way off, once all the plastic parts have melted. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Its good for barbequed pedestrian too....

 

[kennypinkerton]

I don't suppose you've seen this thing...

 

[Nunyas]

I LOVE IT! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif

 

[tony barnhill]

Where's the guy get all these jet engines?

 

[GB1]

Cool

Somebody has been watching alot, sorry a lot of Batman

 

[aeronca65t]

The original bad-boys of this sort of stuff were the folks at Turbonique, a Florida-based company that did all sorts of crazy stuff.

Here's a page with some good info about Turbonique:
https://www.almar.easynet.be/turbonique.htm

Some of the gas-turbines they used were from aircraft APU units and some were full-size helicopter engines (from LOACHEs).

1000 HP mounted on the rear of a Mustang (sorry about the large picture size....not located on my site)

Here's a tiny 360 HP Turbonique gas-turbine engine mounted on a VW trans. The Turbonique VW "Black Widow" used this and was famous in drag racing in the '60s.

 

[kennypinkerton]

You can get them at airplane graveyards too. Once they are no longer up to snuff for the FAA, they just sit there and rot anyway.

 

[tony barnhill]

hmmmmmmmmmmmm...we can still modify the butt of my V8 MGB!!! Bodyman told me last night he's finished massaging the trunk lid.

 

[AngliaGT]

I'll bet nobody blocks that guy in when he parks the VW.

- Doug

 

[Guest]

I love it. Until the guy with the V8 Alfa conversion does some more work this is my new favourite...

 

[beaulieu]

I see it sitting , but has anyone seen it run with a DRIVER ?