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Ron
Patrick's Jet Powered VW Bug With A Navy surplus T58-8F engine
What can you do with a GE Model T58-8F helicopter turboshaft engine, converted to jet? With Ron Patrick’s custom VW Beetle you can have lots and lots of dangerous fun exploiting all 1350 horsepower. This monster is powered by two engines (original up front, jet in back) and is perfectly street legal since you’re only using the gasoline powered engine in normal driving conditions. But if you’re feeling adventurous, fire up the jet engine - which spins up to 26,000 rpm/13,000 rpm idle - and watch the afterburner come to life. More after the jump.
“The
car was built because I wanted the wildest street-legal ride possible. With this
project, I was able to use my engineering skills (I have a PhD in Mechanical Engineering
from Stanford University) to design the car without the distraction of how other
people have done it in the past - because no one has.”
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