Bob Maddox’s stage name, Crazy Rocketman, is a misnomer. Maddox doesn’t build rockets. He builds pulse-jet engines. There’s a difference. As for the crazy part—that may be true. Maddox is the world’s ...

A pulse detonation engine, or “PDE”, is a type of propulsion system that uses detonation waves to combust the fuel and oxidizer mixture. The engine is pulsed because the mixture must be renewed in the ...

Motor madman Bob Maddox is back with a twin-engine jet bike that makes the raucous rocket he rode last year look tame. He recently bolted a dual-exhaust pulse jet engine to the side of an ordinary ...

Why isn't the pulse jet used in military applications? originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by ...

Robert Maddox is a builder and seller of real pulse jet engines with powers up to 1000 pounds… and if that’s not a cool enough hobby, he’s also bolted one to a bicycle. The 50-ish pounds of thrust ...

Wave Engine Corp has aced a demonstration flight of a simple jet engine with no moving parts. A modern version of a pulsejet, the J-1 engine powered a UAV through take-off and several mid-air ...