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Given some of the headwinds I've encountered recently I need a little extra help.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BAC-TSR2-RAF- ... 20dcf196a1

You could use a bottle in a bottle cage as a fuel tank, what do you reckon for its range?

meic wrote:You could use a bottle in a bottle cage as a fuel tank, what do you reckon for its range?

About 100 yards by time you fire it up and be ready for the off.

By the looks of it the delivery stand it is on has wheels so all you should need to do is tie it onto your seatpost and pull it along the road. It would be a good workout for your legs.

and there are quite a few people watching it lol

I wonder if it will sell?

and some one has made an offer lol

mercalia wrote: . . . someone has made an offer lol

Possibly a bit less than £45,000 . . .. .

You could get yourself a Moulton double pylon for that sort of money !

meic wrote:You could use a bottle in a bottle cage as a fuel tank, what do you reckon for its range?

Use natural resources.

The Pterosail

£45K would probably sort me out with my dream bike collection. Reminds some years ago Adam Hart Davis was doing a TV documentary about the jet engine and he finished the programme demonstrating that usefully working jet engines can be made quite small - small enough in fact to be mounted to the rear of a Windcheater and propel it and rider along at a comfortable speed.

I remember Clarkson doing the same thing.

WaterLab Rat wrote: Reminds some years ago Adam Hart Davis was doing a TV documentary about the jet engine and he finished the programme demonstrating that usefully working jet engines can be made quite small - small enough in fact to be mounted to the rear of a Windcheater and propel it and rider along at a comfortable speed.

They can be had for £3k for model airplanes and other uses.

Anyone remember Jetex engines for model cars/planes/craft?
http://www.jetex.org/motors/motors.html

Well, in case that one sells before you can find a solution on how to get it home, there's always this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BAC-TSR2-RAF- ... 1e66d4b369

And what a bargain it is!

Cunobelin wrote:

meic wrote:You could use a bottle in a bottle cage as a fuel tank, what do you reckon for its range?

Use natural resources.

The Pterosail

Hmm - I think the Whike looks a bit more practical...

Mick F wrote:Anyone remember Jetex engines for model cars/planes/craft?
http://www.jetex.org/motors/motors.html

I do now you've reminded me. They worked quite well if I recall.
Not quite the same power output though.

No, not "quite".

However, they had good power to weight ratio, maybe they could be scaled up a tad?