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Man Builds Turbine Powered Batmobile
hasanabbas1987 writes "Casey Putsch, the famous car restorer, puts a new meaning to the word 'Fanboy' as he builds a Batmobile and powers it with a Boeing turboshaft engine taken from a drone helicopter. According to Casey this is the only one of its kind and even Bruce Wayne would've been proud of his work. Internal mods include an iPad in the dashboard which serves as an avionics system and GPS coordinates."
Dude needs to buy a really nice batman costume PRONTO and upload videos of ordering at drive thru's.
mov ah, 4ch
int 21h
And fix the slashdotted server!
"I say we take off, nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
Too bad everything is basically the opposite of what you say. You do not (necessarily) need licenses for private roads, especially not from the government. If there were restrictions on a private road they would necessarily be *private* and you'd need whatever authorization the road's owner required. Licenses are a requirement to operate a vehicle on public roads in the US at a state level, and they are also only half of the picture. "Street legal" refers not to licenses at all but to vehicle registration. Vehicles must meet safety, emissions, and other standards determined by each state before they can be registered. While some vehicles are exempt from these standards it is usually because they have been grandfathered in from earlier periods of vehicle manufacture before given standards were implemented.
The doctrine of open roads is not that anybody can drive anything, but rather that other persons/agencies cannot impede others on public roads for reasons in excess of legal frameworks such as licensing, registration, and traffic laws. It's meant to prevent discrimination or attempts at passive harassment such as trying to block roads or certain persons or classes of persons. Your legal interpretation is not borne out in any case law I assure you.
I am not a lawyer and the above should not be construed as legal advice.
I support the Slashcott and will not be reading or commenting from 2/10/14 to 2/17/14. Beta is steaming pile of dog shit
Jet-A at my local airport is $4.03/gal.
Jet-A at my local airport is $4.03/gal.
Wow, that's cheaper than diesel.
Anyone know if Jet-A works in a VW?
It should be able to run on diesel or gasoline without much trouble. If it burns, you can use it. Fuel isn't injected until you actually want it to burn, so you don't have to worry about knock and pre-ignition like a gasoline motor. As long as its properties are such that the injector can aerosolize it properly, and it's not a slow burn, it should work fine. The problem is the stuff that doesn't burn. Additives like cleaners and solvents may screw up the fuel line and injectors. Any particulate like silica or sulfur will absolutely destroy a hot section.
That's just the matter of using the right transmission for the job. Or, failing that, a generator and an electric engine to actually turn the wheels.
Horsepowers = acceleration. If this equation does not hold, don't blame the engine.
Forget magic. Any technology distinguishable from divine power is insufficiently advanced.
It seems like Mr Putsch here has pulled off quite a coup.
I am officially gone from