Oklahoma Willy Jet Bus - 1/4 mile run at Santa Pod Raceway

Perry Watkins​ in the Oklahoma Willy Jet Bus putting on a demo run at Big Bang 2017​ - He has fitted his 1958 VW type 2 Transporter pick up with a Rolls Royce Viper 535 Jet Engine and it still runs a 1955cc VW engine to get it back to the pits !! Running the 1/4 mile in 13.47 @ 119mph.
Note: This is not a full on race vehicle. Check out PerryWinkle Customs for Perry's other designs.
Spec...
Engine specifications:
Manufacturer....................................Rolls-Royce
Date of manufacture........................1986
Series................................................Viper 535
Weight...............................................350 kg
Type..................................................Turbojet
Compressor......................................8 Stage Axial
Turbine..............................................Single stage impulse/reaction turbine
Combustion......................................Annular combustion chamber
Fuel Injection....................................6 Atomising type starter burners and 12 primary main vaporising type burners.
Fuel Flow @ Max RPM.....................3,420 lb/hr (8.3 gallons per minute)
Ignition..............................................2 High energy spark ignition modules, 6J @ 3kV.
Thrust................................................3,450 lbs
Jet Pipe Nozzle Diameter.................16.5"
Maximum RPM..................................13,760 RPM
Self Sustaining Speed......................1,513 RPM (11%)
Fuel.....................................................Jet-A1 / AVTUR / AVGAS / AVTAG or Kerosene.
Oil System..........................................Front bearing & gearbox - scavenge system. Main & rear bearing -metered loss system.
Cooling...............................................Turbine wheel front & back by 7th Stage air.
Approximate air speed at full power………800 MPH
Air consumption at full speed…………..……. CFM

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