Jet Powered Go Kart - DIY Turboshaft Engine

The KU Hawkworks student group has been working on this machine for four years. The engine is built from scratch and scrap aviation and automotive parts.
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Music:
Gonna Get You - Camelian Glade
Waters Will Flow Again - Gabriel Lewis

[@TheOz91]

I am so proud to have been a part of this.

[@MrBen527]

Nice job!!

[@authority1016]

Good to see it's finished I first saw it with 0:42

[@dick8997]

So this is a turboshaft? What's going on with the drive line?

[@dick8997]

Just like heavy duty auto clutch chain out to axle?

[@highvoltagefeathers]

@@dick8997 Its a direct chain drive from the power turbine. At idle, the power turbine produces little torque, and brakes keep the kart stationary.

[@KowboyUSA]

About time someone finally combined go karting and hearing damage.

[@TheOz91]

Actually, in terms of how loud it is, it is not actually that loud. If you look closely, nobody was wearing ear protection. The power turbine (the thing that you can see spinning inside the metal cylinder) damps a lot of noise. In fact, unless you're throttling up to full power, you can barely hear it at the other side of the parking lot, which is around 100 meters away.

[@marcw2604]

Yea not many stupidly exciting kart projects like this with turboshafts

[@glitchinthematrix5761]

Yeo

[@APlaneGamer]

Awesome project and you can see all the hard work that went into it. Well done to you all. Looks like a more compact, advanced and tuned version of colinfurze jet powered kart.

[@jondoe141]

When 15hp isnt enough, just throw a helicopter enging in a go cart

[@Tore_Lund]

15 HP is enough for highway cruise in a compact car.

[@francescomusi2081]

The return of the artist

[@nou4898]

cameras like this are the reason flat earthers still exist

[@racingmotorsfr238]

it's amazing, congratulations. you are furious!

[@murphdog9506]

I finally get to see you running a jet cart. It's been too long! I didn't know you actually finished this at KU!

[@dr07828]

This has done before. I know a guy who did the back in the early 2000's with a JFS100. Did 0 to 100 in 3 seconds. He also made a jet speed boat

[@superfly8950]

What system did they use for the transmission? (Outputshaft to final drive ratio at rear axle)

[@illumiNOTme326]

Great work!

[@Josefppaz]

Great job guys 👍👍

[@heartlessalice5801]

So it's just a kart, but noisier ? Looks cool ^^

[@josephshubin8465]

I guess you can't fucking understand English. It's powered by a god damn turboshaft...

[@highvoltagefeathers]

Peace and love guys, peace and love.

[@ayatotakema1194]

Can we see a miniature AGT 1500 engi e strapped to a transmission and a 50 gallon fuel tank?

[@donaldswink6259]

Need to put some wings on that thing.

[@glitchinthematrix5761]

It seems, there are infinite applications turbo shaft engines. What's the efficiency? Horse power ?

[@highvoltagefeathers]

We agree. Efficiency? It's a space heater that accidentally turns some wheels. Horsepower, probably 30-40 when it's really moving. It generates more power as you pick up speed, the parking lot isn't large enough.

[@glitchinthematrix5761]

@@highvoltagefeathers nice, love the analogy. "Accidentally turns some wheels" priceless! Lol

[@WikWak]

"Space heater that accidentally turns some wheels" 😂​@@highvoltagefeathers

[@ur_quainmaster7901]

For your next trick, throw that nifty turboshaft on a Davis Da-11.

[@isaacsanchez7317]

music kinda ruined the video but bruh that's awesome lol

[@bromike]

Not fast enuf tho

[@highvoltagefeathers]

If we wanted it to be fast, we could have put a gixxer engine on it like everyone else. That sounds too boring though.

[@talusranch990]

Blue hair, really..... wouldn't hire that

[@highvoltagefeathers]

Well you'd be wise to take a closer look, he's a lead avionics engineer. You may have trusted your life to his work and not even known it.

[@xavierrodriguez2463]

weight distribution be like 1% 99% FR

[@OlaftheGreat]

This is a beautiful piece of engineering. I applaud the creators of this machine.

[@Avetho]

I really wish the car industry would put some actual effort into alternative power plants, I mean they're focusing way too hard on electric, why not try turbine and steam once more? They already know how both work quite intimately, such as the Chevy SE-124/Pontiac SE-101 and the Chrysler Turbine, why not develop these things to their limits, right? ICEs have hit 56% efficiency with SkyActivX, electric cars have managed 250 Wh/kg with Tesla's best batteries, back in the 1960s Chevy's SE-124 Chevelle test-bed managed equivalent 15 mpg when the average was around 8 for cars of similar mass and both steam and turbines run on literally any fuel that can be burned in the combustor. There's no reason to not develop this technology I'd say. So wonderful job on this you guys, that's probably the best running turbocharger-style turboshaft engine I've seen yet, very smooth and linear acceleration from what I could tell, smooth startup, the management electrics are quite nifty to see do their job as intended. I'm happy someone is still working on turbine-related automotive projects :D

[@pco1984]

That zero emissions hill, is that metric or imperial?

[@Migueldeservantes]

Love the video, hope some one actually take the time to do a really good alignment.. other wise there will not be enough tires to replace in the front!!!

[@TheOz91]

Considering that we actually built from an oval racing kart from the 70s, that might actually involve re-engineering the entire steering lol

[@highvoltagefeathers]

Good catch, unfortunately that camber issue is a result of a bent frame. Toe is set properly and it's comfortable to drive, but eventually it will take some force and welding to fix.

[@needparalegal]

Jet engines are simple, reducing the output shaft rpm by gearing is what I am curious about.

[@findthetrick]

bet my cr250 kart is faster

[@highvoltagefeathers]

Probably, but not louder

[@NickMoore]

Nice it finally works!

[@needparalegal]

"Fun as hell". I forgot how eloquent engineers were.

[@thematronsmilitia]

That's so cool. I want to build a turboshaft with at least 100hp to power a medium duty freight truck. It seems like it should be easier than building a piston engine because there's no large scale high temperature casting involved afaik, the parts can be welded steel

[@TRIPPLEJAY00]

A Mother Fucking Jet on a Go Kart. How sketchie can this be. I'm writing during advert before video started 😂🤘👊

[@authority1016]

Hey good to see it's finished I remember seeing walking around

[@Taiseer13]

Indeed, it was fun working on it as well.

[@authority1016]

Finished I remember seeing it a couple years ago with 0:42

[@bolt2510]

Essentially the TURBINE just spins a TURBINE to spend the wheels

[@skuzlebut82]

Rock Chalk!

[@EndermanTheMan]

Epic!

[@Staygoldfarms]

Sounds incredible. Well done to all that hand their hands on this build. Big props. Pun intended

[@MikeTrieu]

So that's how you get the blue sparks...

[@highvoltagefeathers]

Yep that's the shoot

[@IslamDawson]

That's a beast!

[@xscitobor1233]

Over Dramatic intro

[@highvoltagefeathers]

Over Dramatic Comment

[@xscitobor1233]

@@highvoltagefeathers how my dude?, and guess what you earned the No u Response award dramatic style