I am trying to figure out some details for a gas turbine motorcycle. I have found afew engines that are priced right, but I need to know what size to get. I am thinking a 650 lb bike with top speed of 130MPH What size engine would work? I found an engine that produces 65lbs of thrust. will it be enough?
There's actually a company that builds motorcycles powered by a JetRanger turbine. They're called Y2Ks and I believe the guy who makes them is called John Wallis. Jay Leno drives one.
First i'll respond to your subject line. might want to a motorbike fly if it had wings and had a jet engine equipped into it? The answering is a robust no because in case you further those issues it would want to give up being a motorbike and grow to be a jet. body of the question: likely not, i'm not a physicist yet i imagine retractable wings does not be sturdy adequate to keep up flight.
maybe it's like the x-box's death ring. but with the wii it's the black reset light?
Well, calculate it out - it is easiest if you convert everything to SI units. Realistically, the bike would need around 125hp to reach 130mph - because of it's poor aerodynamics. Convert those to Watts and meter per second. From there, you can calculate the thrust required in Newtons. Watt J/s N-m/s thrust time speed.
