Apparently, human beings have an outlandish allure with strapping inestimably powerful jet engines into bits and pieces with most of them never developed for such impetus. But, this has nothing to do with the fanatical engineering brains of the world giving it a push. We have witnessed a number of jet-powered vehicles in the past that really woo us with fleetness and feat. Here is a list of top jet-powered vehicles that are ready to take your grit for an unforgettable terrific test drive.
•M-97: Jet-powered Train Car
Named Black Beetle by the workers, this jet-enhanced train car ran on its track successfully in the year 1966. The team led by Don Wetzel tailored two General Electric J-47-19 jet engines, which had been intended as boosters for the Convair B-36 intercontinental bomber. The M-497 ran to a record speed at 183.85 miles per hour, an U.S rail-speed record that stands to this day.Ron Patrick’s jet-powered Honda scooter
•Ron Patrick’s jet-powered Honda Scooter
Street-legal jet-powered honda schooter is another creativity of Ron Patrick in which he strapped two JFS 100 jet engines into his wife’s Honda Metropolitan scooter to sort out her problem of it “only going 40 miles per hour.” He estimates that even a single engine could get her ride over 60 mph. The two-wheeler is not functional yet as Ron is has some more changes to do with the beast.
•Ron Patrick’s street legal Jet-car
Jon Patrick is the man who became ‘Blogfamous’ for building a street-legal, jet-engine powered Wolkswagen Beetle. He has used a General Electric model T58-8F that is in actual a helicopter turboshaft engine converted into a jet engine. Other than the jet-engine, you also have a gasoline engine. The gasoline one is meant for driving legally and the jet one for fun and speed. The jet engine spins up to whopping 26,000 RPM, draws air at 11,000 CFM and is rated at 1350 hp.
•Jet-powered Birdman suit
The guy from Finland strapped two small jet engines on his legs while parachuting. He didn’t gain elevation but was able to maintain altitude for 30 seconds. That is entertainingly cool. Watch out the video to find him in action.
•Jet-powered Fire Extinguisher
The first-ever jet powered fire extinguisher is an outcome of the creativity of Hungarian engineers who replaced gun turrets from an old Russian tank with 2 turbines from a MiG-21 fighter jet. The incredible Fire Extinguisher was developed especially to help firefighters with oil-fires.
•Skywalker: jet pack strapped onto your back
Developed by Rick Herron, creator of Skywalker Jets, the Skywalker is a rocket pack that weighs about 90 pounds and can push a pilot weighing 200 pounds into the air for stimulating 5 minutes. Well, this is just a prototype while Rick is working on a finalized model that has a range of about 4 miles along with a GPS unit to display flight time and engine info. If it gets the real shape, the monstrous rocketeer will set you back $200,000.
•1250cc, 165 Horsepower Aquajet Jetbike
Don’t ever feel proud of your abode at the seashore if you’re not having this rough and tough Aquajet Jetbike WX-1 1250(MAV). This beast is a watercraft powered by a 165 horsepower three cylinder two-stroke engine via a jet drive giving you a thrilling 60mph real mobike feel on the waves. The machine can be loaded with ammunition ranging from lightweight small caliber machine guns, rocket launchers, GPS, radar, night vision and lots of firepower. Pricing starts at $10,000.
•Car With Twin Jet Engines
The car with twin jet engines is out for sale on ebay and is priced at $30,000+. While the model of the car is not known, it seems that it comes with two 58 General electric Jet engines with afterburners.
•Ballistic Eagle Jet Powered Motorcycle
•Rocket powered bike
•Rocket powered skateboard
•Jet Powered Monster Truck
Pics of some more Jet-powered vehicles:
•Tiny Honda Z car powered by JFS100 gas-turbine engine featuring a thrust nozzle
•A turbine-powered gokart
•A homebuilt turbine-powered gokart
•Toyota MR2 equipped with three home-built turbo-based gas turbine engines
