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Fancy a jet-powered Sinclair C5?

Tony

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! 

Order now and we'll include at no extra charge (just pay shipping) a jet-powered barrel suitable for navigating over Angel Falls, Venezuela!

Anonymous Coward

oh dear 

Comes with a free Darwin award nomination as well, no doubt...

Ashley Pomeroy

The doppelganger spacesuits 

I was surprised by the chap's website; although the picture looks like a crude Photoshop montage, it actually seems to be a real jet-powered C5. There are videos, with sound! The intake is on the bottom, and probably sucks up all kinds of dust and debris when it's running. That's probably not a huge problem, because the pilot will not live to see the engine fail.

Simon Brown

the pilot won't live to see the engine fail? 

well there's a video of a test run: http://www.jetpower.co.uk/c5/media/c5.wmv

James Pickett

Er... 

Won't the heat melt all that plastic?

Rich

Only 100bhp 

I'd almost think a 2 stroke motorbike motor would have a better power/weight.

I'm no expert, but isn't a straight jet a lot less efficient at low speeds than a wheel drive?

Craig Peters

What is next? 

I suggest someone look into making a jet powered Reliant Robin!

John Stag

100bhp! 

>"I'd almost think a 2 stroke motorbike motor would have a better power/weight.

>"I'm no expert, but isn't a straight jet a lot less efficient at low speeds than a wheel drive?

Ummm....yeah. But you're missing the point!

John Stag

Rocket powered Reliant Robin 

>"I suggest someone look into making a jet powered Reliant Robin!"

How about this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN3JjUUdjWU

Anonymous Coward

This should have been standard 

If only Sir Clive had fitted this from the beginning...

Rob

Burning rubber? 

"...the chance to burn some serious rubber."

Sounds like the wheels might be placed to close to the jet-engine (or vise versa), since a jet-powered vehicle doesn't use the enigne to drive the wheels :o)

dpg

Missed a trick there... 

Where's the reheat? C'mon, jet power C5 with afterburner - now that would be a story ;)

Daniel Ballado-Torres

Speeding ZX80's?? 

When I read 'Sinclair' at first, somehow I was thinking in the Sinclair computers from the 80's. I had forgotten the existance of the vehicle of the same name.

Hm... but putting, say ... a ZX80 on board this jet-Sinclair as the 'pilot' would also bring this article to IT-related status!

Ole Juul

Not a lot of varooom 

There's a little too much emphasis on the aluminum gas tank and wiring loom connectors for my taste. I found a Youtube video of this thing and it moves along smoothly but I bet it took all morning to get up to that speed. I've seen a simple electric go cart go faster and really burn some rubber. Wasn't this thing electric to begin with? This looks like a downgrade.