Class | Land speed record streamliner |
---|---|
Engine | Afterburning turbojet |
Top speed | Over 400 mph (640 km/h) |
Power | 1,250 hp [1] |
Dimensions |
L: 6.5 m
[1] W: 0.5 m [1] |
Jet Reaction is a motorcycle built by British motorcycle land-speed record challenger Richard Brown. The motorcycle is powered by a turboshaft helicopter engine converted to afterburning turbojet. [2]
Brown previously ran the Gillette Mach 3 Challenger hydrogen peroxide rocket motorcycle at Bonneville Salt Flats, setting a one-way speed record of 332.887 mph (535.730 km/h) [3] and top speed of 365 mph (587 km/h). [4] He expects to exceed 400 mph (640 km/h) with Jet Reaction in 2012–2013. [5] If successful, it will be the first jet-propelled motorcycle record breaker. [6]
Class | Land speed record streamliner |
---|---|
Engine | Afterburning turbojet |
Top speed | Over 400 mph (640 km/h) |
Power | 1,250 hp [1] |
Dimensions |
L: 6.5 m
[1] W: 0.5 m [1] |
Jet Reaction is a motorcycle built by British motorcycle land-speed record challenger Richard Brown. The motorcycle is powered by a turboshaft helicopter engine converted to afterburning turbojet. [2]
Brown previously ran the Gillette Mach 3 Challenger hydrogen peroxide rocket motorcycle at Bonneville Salt Flats, setting a one-way speed record of 332.887 mph (535.730 km/h) [3] and top speed of 365 mph (587 km/h). [4] He expects to exceed 400 mph (640 km/h) with Jet Reaction in 2012–2013. [5] If successful, it will be the first jet-propelled motorcycle record breaker. [6]