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Interests => Around the House & In the Garage => Topic started by: Chris on May 07, 2010, 06:13:27 PM

Title: How to build your very own jet engine
Post by: Chris on May 07, 2010, 06:13:27 PM
With instructions!

[youtube=425,350]BZoymnZRBVc[/youtube]

http://jalopnik.com/5530898/how-to-build-your-very-own-jet-engine?skyline=true&s=i

This would be more impressive and less scary if it wasn't for the kerosene dripping all over the place.
Title: Re: How to build your very own jet engine
Post by: Randy on May 22, 2010, 05:17:34 PM
Awww come on, it looked safe.  :uhsure:
The smoking open can it was apparently sucking it from looked a lil unsafe tho.... 
Title: Re: How to build your very own jet engine
Post by: LC EFA on May 22, 2010, 06:22:38 PM
I bet his neighbors just love that thing.


Anyone ever thought to building a pulsejet engine ?
Title: Re: How to build your very own jet engine
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on June 06, 2010, 01:58:22 PM
Quote from: LC EFA on May 22, 2010, 06:22:38 PM
I bet his neighbors just love that thing.


Anyone ever thought to building a pulsejet engine ?


Yes, but then I heard one running.  They are some seriously loud sonsabitches!
Title: Re: How to build your very own jet engine
Post by: Carl on June 06, 2010, 02:08:24 PM
Quote from: Randy on May 22, 2010, 05:17:34 PM
Awww come on, it looked safe.  :uhsure:
The smoking open can it was apparently sucking it from looked a lil unsafe tho.... 

It looked like it was based on a pretty run of the mill diesel Turbocharger and that thing wont take it for very long.
Title: Re: How to build your very own jet engine
Post by: PatriotGame on June 12, 2010, 11:44:49 PM
Quote from: LC EFA on May 22, 2010, 06:22:38 PM
I bet his neighbors just love that thing.


Anyone ever thought to building a pulsejet engine ?

Oh yea! (http://www.beck-technologies.com/hobbyengines.html)
Apparently, you can buy them off of ebay (http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1311&_nkw=pulse+jet+engine&_sacat=See-All-Categories).