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Jet Bike Races Ducati Streetfighter V4, You Can Guess Where This Is Going
Jet Bike Races Ducati Streetfighter V4, You Can Guess Where This Is Going

12 Oct 2021, 09:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Remember that jet bicycle from Taiwan? Well, it is back, and its rider has gotten a few friends together, closed the road, and done a few drag races

 
Pratt & Whitney Inks Multi Million Dollar Deal With FAA for Sustainable Jet Engine Tech
Pratt & Whitney Inks Multi Million Dollar Deal With FAA for Sustainable Jet Engine Tech

20 Sep 2021, 19:21 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The money involved in the deal is intended to develop jet engine technology that’s quieter, more fuel-efficient, and above all else, pollutes at far lower rates

 
Powered by a Jet Engine, the Chrysler Turbine Car Could Run on Perfume or Tequila
Powered by a Jet Engine, the Chrysler Turbine Car Could Run on Perfume or Tequila

18 Sep 2021, 21:10 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / The 1960s was a memorable decade for the automotive industry that gave muscle cars, supercars as well as the outlandish Turbine car

 
Man Breaks Speed Barriers and Laws With Jet Engine Bike - Fined a Whopping $6.50
Man Breaks Speed Barriers and Laws With Jet Engine Bike - Fined a Whopping $6.50

11 Sep 2021, 11:41 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This YouTube video shows a Taiwanese man with a jet engine strapped to a carbon fiber bike. The run achieved a top speed of 83 mph and lasted 30 seconds.

 
Firebird 1 XP-21: GM’s Audacious 1950s Jet-Powered, Fighter Jet-Inspired Concept Car
Firebird 1 XP-21: GM’s Audacious 1950s Jet-Powered, Fighter Jet-Inspired Concept Car

9 Sep 2021, 14:16 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Back in the 1950s, GM created a gas turbine-powered concept car that looked more like a fighter jet from the era than an actual car.

 
Guy Straps a Jet Engine to His Bike, Flies Down the Street at 83 MPH
Guy Straps a Jet Engine to His Bike, Flies Down the Street at 83 MPH

3 Sep 2021, 00:48 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / A Taiwanese guy decided to mount a jet engine to his bike. His crazy contraption took him down the street at the incredible speed of 83 mph.

 
Rare 1963 Chrysler Turbine Comes Out of Storage, Sounds Like It's About to Fly
Rare 1963 Chrysler Turbine Comes Out of Storage, Sounds Like It's About to Fly

12 Aug 2021, 18:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Many of us might never get to see the incredibly rare Chrysler Turbine in the metal, so here's your change to watch and hear it on the go

 
JetPack Aviation Completes First Test for Speeder "Flying Motorcycle" Platform
JetPack Aviation Completes First Test for Speeder "Flying Motorcycle" Platform

23 Jul 2021, 13:10 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / JetPack Aviation just completed a successful full-scale test flight of its Speeder platform. Applications seem endless and even include military use.

 
The Forgotten Fiat Turbina, a 1950s Sportscar Concept Powered by a Jet Engine
The Forgotten Fiat Turbina, a 1950s Sportscar Concept Powered by a Jet Engine

9 Jul 2021, 11:39 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / In 1954, Fiat unveiled the beautiful Tubina sportscar. As its name implies, it was powered by a mid-mounted, in-house developed gas turbine engine

 
Highly-Efficient, Open Fan Architecture Engine Will Power Hybrid Electric Jets
Highly-Efficient, Open Fan Architecture Engine Will Power Hybrid Electric Jets

16 Jun 2021, 12:00 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Next-generation CFM engine will make hybrid electric aircraft just as powerful as standard ones, while also cutting emissions by 20%

 
Get Yourself the Iconic Jet-Powered VW Beetle for Christmas and Have Some Fun
Get Yourself the Iconic Jet-Powered VW Beetle for Christmas and Have Some Fun

9 Dec 2020, 07:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Ron Patrick is willing to part with his jet-powered Beetle, the most insane street-legal Beetle there ever was; if you’re willing to part with $550,000

 
The 1979 Granatelli Jet Corvette Remains Most Impressive Feat of Engineering
The 1979 Granatelli Jet Corvette Remains Most Impressive Feat of Engineering

30 Nov 2020, 14:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Vince Granatelli built the car inspired by his father’s Indy-racing turbine-powered car. It’s a monster with 880 hp under the unassuming hood, a true wonder

 
Airbus A350 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB Turbofan Engines Show Minor “Wear in the IPC”
Airbus A350 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB Turbofan Engines Show Minor “Wear in the IPC”

11 Aug 2020, 11:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A small number of Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 powerplants have minor wear on 1 or 2 Intermediate Pressure Compressor blades according to the British company

 
Twin Jet-Powered Canoe Sounds Like a Warbird Taking Off
Twin Jet-Powered Canoe Sounds Like a Warbird Taking Off

3 Aug 2020, 08:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A jet-powered canoe is not something you get to see everyday, yet a group called Hacksmith made one, and made it work on actual water

 
The Thunder Buggy Proves You Don’t Need Horse Power When You Have a Jet Engine
The Thunder Buggy Proves You Don’t Need Horse Power When You Have a Jet Engine

20 Jul 2020, 08:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Created by Chad Clark and Mike Monter, this is the world’s only jet-powered Amish buggy, able to reach top speeds of 60 mph (96.5 kph)

 
Koenigsegg Jesko "Private Jet" Packs Two Extra Engines
Koenigsegg Jesko "Private Jet" Packs Two Extra Engines

21 Dec 2019, 20:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While the Swedish automotive producer is working on a 300 MPH sister car for the Jesko, this independent label found an alternative way to make the car faster

 
Jet-Powered Star Wars Landspeeder Looks Like It Actually Flies
Jet-Powered Star Wars Landspeeder Looks Like It Actually Flies

10 Dec 2019, 16:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This YouTuber made nearly everything by hand based on a model, but you can actually find Landspeeder fiberglass kits if you want to save yourself some work

 
World’s First Jet-Powered smart fortwo Can Reach 220mph
World’s First Jet-Powered smart fortwo Can Reach 220mph

21 Dec 2018, 15:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Bill Berg from Telluride, Colorado, puts jet engines on all kinds of vehicles that aren’t supposed to go fast, in a bid to entertain

 
Jet-Powered School Bus Races Down Santa Pod, Makes a Lot of Heat
Jet-Powered School Bus Races Down Santa Pod, Makes a Lot of Heat

28 Oct 2018, 20:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The jet engine used here is from the late 1940s, so it has the potential to be 70 years old, making your favorite muscle cars look modern

 
Compact Jet Engines, a Longboard and a Mad Man Equal Tons of Fun
Compact Jet Engines, a Longboard and a Mad Man Equal Tons of Fun

29 Aug 2016, 11:05 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Who knew that two RC jet engines fixed on a belt could develop so much thrust as to push a grown man on a bike to speeds up to 35 mph?