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 ...

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.

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 ...

Pulse jets are perhaps the most popular type of DIY jet engine, largely for their ease of construction. They require no advanced machining to produce turbine or compressor wheels, nor the use of ...

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