Ultimate air-cooled!

fingerbone said...
wont the propeller make the car go backwards?

Yes but if you put a left handed propellor, sorry, right handed, on it the engine would overheat. Hope it's fitted with a good reversing beeper.

The Yanks will road register just about anything.

fingerbone said..

wont the propeller make the car go backwards?

Nope, engine and airscrew rotate anti-clockwise, [when standing behind the VW]
Why should it overheat?
The cylinders are still getting airflow over them.[on the bonneville flats it should be rolling along at a good speed too.]
This engine has a ruddy great oil cooler as well- remember, it came out of a tank and not an aircraft.
The VW is yet to have its rollcage, safety gear, nitrous oxide and modified drivers seat fitted [needs more room for the drivers nuts]
It runs on propane too- so its kind of environmentally friendly.

The bloke that cobbled it together has 5 or 6 similar radial engines in the front yard of his home that he loves to fire up!
Thats what I call an effective way of beating the neighbours leaf blower.

I dont think he is married for some reason.......

I dont have the link- but if you google "radial engine VW" it will be top of the list.

stephen

As and interesting aside I heard that only about 12% of engine heat is dealt with by the cooling system. Most of it goes out the exhaust pipe and the rest the oil system.

Looks like a nazi secret project...

www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/06/jet-powered-fire-blowing-bicycle-is-not-ridiculous-at-all/

Give this a go:

Hey the bugger is crazy, but there is something I like about him Gizmo!!!!

landyacht said..

Righto chook , I got all the bits to build the bike!!!!!!!

Ha ha, yeh that would be right. It has 15 Lbs more thrust than mine too.
I can just see you going down Hannan's St for the Christmas parade Paul.

Nah sorry, I don't think "sn" is that quick on his feet. Might need a huge coily gas lead for him to keep up I think.
I loved his Jettle.

ikw777, I've missed something there???. Nice combi though.