Pulse-jet powered bicycle

Denns Albi     29 May 2008     1 min.
Pulse-jet powered bicycle

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If you weren’t impressed by the Optibike electric bicycle, this other one, which its creator calls Pulse Jet Bike, is an interesting transport alternative, but I’m not sure how safe it could be or whether it helps preserve the environment in any way.

It is a traditional bicycle to which a household pulse-jet engine has been added, which basically consists of a tube, a fuel pump, a spark plug and a valve.

This creation belongs to an American designer named Maddox, who began testing this type of engine in the sky.

The Pulse Jet Bike is being sold on eBay by its designer, but we don’t believe it will be very popular with the public. You can see how this bicycle performs after the jump.

Via | WindingRoad


2 comentarios

  1. Francisco Cooreman says:

    hola, eso no es una nici de propulsoion a chorro, es una bici con un motor a reaccion, mas especificamente, pulsorreactor. el tubo es el 50% del motor, el otro 50% es la cabeza del reactor, alli se alojan las valvula tipo flapper de motor 2t y el inyector de combustible.

    saludos.

  2. johann says:

    Dear colleges,
    Soy Master Sc,Mech.Eng. retired, I dream to impulse a Motor Glider, by using
    a Pulsoreactor,similar a la V-1 ,Bomba de represalia alemana.
    Busquen el Stemme 1, motoplaneador aleman,y lleva un motor de combustion
    de 90 caballos, y 21 metros de envergadura, Francia usó Pulso.. en planeadores
    con exito,algo falló.
    Por favor ayúdenme si pueden en:
    Valvulas y frecencia de bujías,Francia subió mucho el rendomiento de empuje
    subiendo la frecuencia, Alemania 60 cps.
    Arranque
    Motor de la bomba.Llevo años en todo tipo de propulsores, el motor del Stemme pesa 45 kg.Calculo en FEA y en Composites.
    Un Abrazo
    J.Wegmann

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