Two large, heavy (50 lbs each) batteries were mounted on a bike to power a 1 horsepower electric motor scavenged from an old air compressor. The thing draws 20 amps at 24 volts. Don't touch the bike frame with those leads! More to come.

Yea, I made it... It's really strong but it's quite the deathtrap. Check it out.

I thought it would be fun to try powering a car with a ducted fan jet. Here's the first test.

A public debut of the Martin ducted-fan powered "JetPack" at AirVenture Oshkosh, 2008. Aviation news at http://www.avweb.com 35 million hits per month Video by Glenn Pew http://www.glennpew.com

ET40-24 EN57-1234 SM31-145 SM31-165 PKP Freight Zabrze 16-09-08Builder Škoda CZE Model 77E1 (first 30 items) 77E2 (last 30 items) Build date 1975-1978 Total production 60 AAR wheel arr. Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) Bogies 4 Wheel diameter 1250 mm Length 34420 mm Width 2950 mm Height 3987 mm Axle load.... more