John W. wrote:
> Declan Murphy <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<3EDCA100.9060408@hotmail.com>...
> 
>>Bryan Parker wrote:
>>
>>>Declan Murphy <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> said:
>>>
>>>>Cool. I thought home brewing was fun. But right now I'd like to build my 
>>>>own cruise missile.
>>>>
>>>>http://www.aardvark.co.nz/pjet/
>>>
>>>Sepponians unite! How much longer are we going to
>>>wait before we liberate this guy?
>>
>>Probably until oil is discovered in New Zealand?
>>
>>I liked the idea of attaching a ramjet similar to those used on the WW2 
>>V-1 buzz bombs to something more practical, ie, his Honda.
>>
>>http://www.aardvark.co.nz/pjet/turbinenuts.shtml
> 
> I forget which manufacturer it was, but a US car company built a jet
> powered car in the early 60s (?). It was purely a concept car, but I
> saw it drive on The History Channel a few weeks ago.

I watched a jet powered truck (sans trailer) roaring around the Sydney 
Showground at one of the Easter Show thingees in the 70's. The owner had 
fitted an engine from an ex-RAAF Canberra bomber that I guessed he 
picked up when those planes were scrapped after the Vietnam war. The 
truck moved fookin quickly and was a site to see.

Absolutely useless for hauling freight of course.

I liked how the Guardian newspaper in Britain covered the story

"Don't worry about Russia's bioweapon laboratories and North Korea's 
nuclear program: the greatest threat to world security is sitting in a 
shed in New Zealand."

And how Jane's Missiles and Rockets said Mr Simpson's cruise missile 
would not be a serious security risk because it would be unable to beat 
defensive systems. Air Force staff in New Zealand have refused to 
comment, though only a cynic would suggest that this is because there 
are no defensive systems in NZ.





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