Bob Maddox once built the world’s largest pulse-jet engine and mounted it in a 1965 Jaguar. Star Wars audio engineers even recorded his pulse-jet engines for the movie Solo.

His no weld version of a pulse jet can be built in even the most minimalist work shop and is the epitome of an ... 33 thoughts on “ Engine Hacks: A Pulse Jet UAV By Any Other Name Would Still Be ...

This month’s project is no exception — he’s strapping his giant pulse jet engine he used to fart on France onto the frame of a tiny go kart. “As you can see the jet to kart ratio is pretty ...

Bellowing up to 140 decibels, a valveless pulse jet drastically accelerates the speed of bikes, scooters, skateboards and more. Here's how to make one from scratch in about 8 hours.

His dream: Build a four-engine pulse jet rocket, fly it to 25,000 feet, jump out and skydive down, all for an action TV show. Contact: 1224 Winchester St., Medford, 541-779-3800, rrocketmann ...

A pulse jet is as inefficient as the dickens in comparison with internal combustion or turbine engines, although a good one can squeeze a lot of flying out of its fuel load.

Pulse-jet engines are generally really loud (because of the rapidly repeating detonations). Unless they can make these things quieter than conventional jet/prop propulsion, I see a sad future for ...

Our SoundClip series continues with listener Larry Cottrill, who provides audio of a homemade pulse jet engine. It's very loud and very simple, and it can't be muffled. Therefore, it is ...

Jet-Powered Bicycle: Robert Maddox has a unique hobby—he builds and sells pulse jet engines.He is also a man that understands the value of a little viral marketing.

Pulse jet plus truck from Radio Shack equals comically overpowered R/C fun [UPDATE] Radio-controlled cars and trucks can be tons of fun, as anyone who grew up piloting the little toys will surely ...

Bob Maddox once built the world’s largest pulse-jet engine and mounted it in a 1965 Jaguar. Star Wars audio engineers even ...