Posts Tagged ‘engine’

Martin Jetpack Becomes A Reality

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 14:47 No Comments

 

Glenn Martin, spend 27 years of his life to fulfill the dream of thousands out there, to design a working jetpack!
He showed his creation to the world at the EAA AirVenture, where the jetpack helped his 16 year old son hover 3 feet of the ground for 45 seconds. The current specs [...]

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Weed To Power Air New Zealand Jets

Friday, June 6, 2008 18:55 No Comments

Weed and more particular oil from the Jatropha plant is going to be used as (bio) fuel in a Air New Zealand (ANZ) flight. This move is a measure against the hefty and rising oil prices that are starting to force airlines towards alternative fuels.
The Jatropha weed comes from Africa and India and it is [...]

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Turbine Powered 926 Porsche For Sale On Ebay

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 21:20 No Comments

Its really amazing what you can find in eBay. Seller kflan1922 is selling a Turbine powered 928 Porsche. The super car is equipped with a Boeing 502-6 turboshaft jet engine under the hood. The eBay advert has so far 9 bids, and at $6,600 it seems like a bargain!
See the car in the video below.

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Batmobile For Sale In Ebay (Tim Burton Movie)

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 15:10 No Comments

Well here is it is, the once in a life time opportunity to own the famous Batmobile that was used in Tim Burtons movie. The owner setup an Ebay Auction and the starting price is only $500,000. This is one of the 5 Batmobiles that were made for the movie.
The seller, maguire1229, put this description [...]

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Karma Or Volt? Electric Luxury Supercars Are Here

Saturday, February 9, 2008 1:54 2 Comments

Few years ago we pictured electric cars as feeble one seater experimental devises with bicycle wheels and a top speed of maybe 10 mph.
Not anymore, technology has gone far, really far! You do not believe me? Have a look at the two cars above.
The blue car is the Fisker Karma which is the world’s first [...]

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Mini CAT: The Car That Runs On Air!

Sunday, January 6, 2008 16:01 No Comments

 

After 14 years of research Guy Negre managed to design an engine that will bring the biggest revolution in the car industry. This engine works with ?Compressed Air Technology¨and at the moment it is the most economic and ecological solution for our transportation.
Indian car manufacturer Tata has already started their production and these cars are [...]

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