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eBay find of the day: Bradley GT powered by a jet engine

Let's get this straight right off the bat: this is not a green car. But, since we've shown you Jay Leno's EcoJet, we thought that you might like to take a look at something along those same lines... only much, much cheaper! Like Leno's EcoJet, which is based on the underpinnings of a modern Corvette, the Bradley GT is a kit car based on the running gear of the ubiquitous Volkswagen Beetle. In the case of this one on eBay, though, that original air-cooled horizontally-opposed four cylinder is no longer present. In its place happens to be a jet ... Read more →

Have you been following the progress on Jay Leno's EcoJet? Jeremy Korzeniewski

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Unmanned flying ambulances using ducted fans for efficiency Jeremy Korzeniewski

Ducted fans are an efficient way to power flying vehicles, but the devices remain largely unproduced because of problems with the control and reliability of their mechanisms. Most flying machines ...

Hmmm... I wonder what we could mount this jet engine to... Jeremy Korzeniewski

I don't know anything about the Sinclair C5. I had never even heard of the machine until today, but here is what I have figured out: three wheels, 12 volt electric power, about 15 miles per hour. ...

Halophyte-derived biofuels may be capable of powering aircraft Jeremy Korzeniewski

Dennis Bushnell is the chief scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia, so what he says should probably be given some credence. Bushnell is saying that we could be powering aircraft ...

eBay find of the day: Bradley GT powered by a jet engine 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Let's get this straight right off the bat: this is not a green car. But, since we've shown you Jay Leno's EcoJet, we thought that you might like to take a look at something along those same lines... only much, much cheaper! Like Leno's EcoJet, which is based on the underpinnings of a modern ...

Have you been following the progress on Jay Leno's EcoJet? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Here is the latest video from Jay Leno's Garage about the ongoing work on the EcoJet. As the video begins, we see that the biodiesel-running jet turbine is hooked up to a custom-made aluminum gearbox and step-down gear reduction unit which was formed in Jay's shop on a CNC machine. We go on to see ...

Unmanned flying ambulances using ducted fans for efficiency 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ducted fans are an efficient way to power flying vehicles, but the devices remain largely unproduced because of problems with the control and reliability of their mechanisms. Most flying machines suffer from teething pains like this when they are still in their infancy. Jet turbines are a ...

Hmmm... I wonder what we could mount this jet engine to... 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I don't know anything about the Sinclair C5. I had never even heard of the machine until today, but here is what I have figured out: three wheels, 12 volt electric power, about 15 miles per hour. Looks a bit odd, and not very comfortable. But, judging from the specifications, I don't think it was ...

Halophyte-derived biofuels may be capable of powering aircraft 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Dennis Bushnell is the chief scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia, so what he says should probably be given some credence. Bushnell is saying that we could be powering aircraft with biomass from saltwater plants, or halophytes, grown in the desert. Bushnell said, "This is ...


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