Jets

Dragonfly Rocket Helicopter

Posted By Jake Easton on March 17, 2010

Helicopter with Rocket-Powered Rotors [Video]
Dragonfly Rocket Helicopter

The Dragonfly helicopter uses two small rocket engines on the rotor tips, replacing the conventional engine-powered rotor. The rocket-powered helicopter is made by Swisscopter USA in Tucson, with plans to bring it to the market later this year.Read More

Miniature Gas Turbine

Posted By Guest on March 10, 2010

A pencil-sized micro gas turbine designed to charge batteries for Jaguar Land Rover hybrid vehicles
Miniature Gas Turbine

The system is called the Ultra Lightweight Range Extender (ULRE), and is being developed by Jaguar and a consortium. The axial-flow gas turbine engine couples to a high-speed generator for use with the Jaguar Land Rover.Read More

Jet-Powered Model T

Posted By Guest on March 09, 2010

Jet-Powered Model T

Something that Henry Ford could not imagine: A Model T powered by a Boeing T50/Model 502 gas turbine from a Bell helicopter.Read More

Jet-Powered ATV

Posted By Guest on March 08, 2010

Popular Science photographer John Carnett builds a four-wheeler with a screaming Garrett turbine jet engine
Jet-Powered ATV

Built around a Polaris RZR all-terrain vehicle, John Carnett's homemade machine tops out at just over 60 mph powered by its 87-pound Garrett GTP 30-67 tubine jet engine. The project took Carnett 10 months to build at a cost of more than $15,000.Read More