http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/26/jet-racer/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/26/jet-racer/comment-page-1/#comment-1051236 Alan J. Richer Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:06:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/26/jet-racer/#comment-1051236 Looking at that casing I would agree with the buzz bomb theorem. Personally, I would have wanted to be anywhere but near that thing.... Looking at that casing I would agree with the buzz bomb theorem. Personally, I would have wanted to be anywhere but near that thing….

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/26/jet-racer/comment-page-1/#comment-1051229 Charlie Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:37:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/26/jet-racer/#comment-1051229 God, if that is a pulse jet it would be pretty deafening. There's a reason they called them buzz bombs. My other thought was that it could be some kind of liquid fueled rocket. 1947 seems a little early for a home made jet turbine. God, if that is a pulse jet it would be pretty deafening. There’s a reason they called them buzz bombs. My other thought was that it could be some kind of liquid fueled rocket. 1947 seems a little early for a home made jet turbine.

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/26/jet-racer/comment-page-1/#comment-1051225 Orv Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:13:48 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/26/jet-racer/#comment-1051225 That looks to be a pulse-jet. The noise must have been deafening. They're both inefficient at low speeds and notoriously hard to throttle. That looks to be a pulse-jet. The noise must have been deafening. They’re both inefficient at low speeds and notoriously hard to throttle.

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