JET KART

[BadassicusPrime]

Llllooooooolllll! That sound as he drives by is priceless! Sounds like a jet taking off but it's just some guy in a go kart!

[doubleboost]

@Mrsheytun

It is now running with reheat i burns about 5 litres per minute lol

[soccerisdabomb18]

how long can you go before you need more fual lol

[archi7266]

Guardate il mio jet kart e datemi un vostro giudizio . Grezie

[archi7266]

Grande complimenti !!!!!!

[honeybunchickens]

what is the honda engine for on the side?

[BigBoyLies]

niw all u need is to put some wings on to that kart! lol j/k 5* !!

[Mahoses]

awesome

[digitalPimple]

That is too f**king cool~~!!

[ManilaCoolCat]

I'm wondering... is it faster than a normal kart?

[Imprezaman555]

its acceleration looks alot slower, but the top speed should be higher.

[FetterCheckerchef]

I guess Batman is jealous... :-)

[IamDanielLongo]

I'd have the fire extinguisher pointing down at my wanger too. LOL. Good show. What are your plans on improving the design?

[doubleboost]

Afterburner is the next thing

Really need a good road to test on

[ninjahellboy8]

whats its top speed

[cerealpipe]

ahaah you're awsome

[Hybridzealot]

are you using any kind of transmission or its just the air impulse?

if its just the air impulse, have you think on put wings to it?

[doubleboost]

Just Plain Thrust

[pshinspections]

I saw the digital readout at 600. What was that, air temp inside the turbine or pounds of static thrust?

[doubleboost]

That is the exhaust gas temperature EGT

The temperature of the gas driving the turbine wheel

800 degC is about the limit

[TimpBizkit]

I would think gearing down the turbine shaft would produce more power as I woud think you'd get fairly abysmal acceleration and hill climbing abilities using just the thrust.

[doubleboost]

The plan is to use a second stage turbine to extract shaft power.

(performance is not the idea

I could easily bolt a bike engine to the kart.)

Its not bad off the mark now the reheat is working see my later vids

[iamthefatstig]

It warms the cockles of my heart to see that Englishmen are still capable of buggering around on Heath Robinson devices............Just because!

My Crash hat is off to you blokes.

Top nutters.

[doubleboost]

It is nice to play

[cjracer1000]

first comment of the year, btw im favin this vid and subing

[mcfurley]

Kudos! Very well made

[avvacuppa]

an afterburner would have been good at 1:45

[doubleboost]

dont worry it will be coming

[pulsejet87]

Your problems with the under-steer could be from a poor center of gravity. Those racing slicks like to be hot, too. When you go into a corner, grab the wheel and pull yourself forward and into the corner, that should give you a better idea of what the problem is. Good luck! Great jet!

[nickthesafe]

yep, all that weight bearing down on the fixed rear axle!. Nice job John BTW.