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 ...

Santa’s overdue to trade in his old ride for a new Christmas cruiser. How about a jet-powered sleigh? There’s one out there. The sleigh follows on from Maddox’s earlier go-kart, known as The Beast. It ...

If hopping on a motorcycle isn’t thrilling or deadly enough for you anymore, you may want to point your browser toward eBay Motors. The world’s first and only twin-pulse-jet-engine motorcycle is ...

Pulsejets are a popular DIY build for the keen experimenter, much loved for their mechanical simplicity and powerful roar. However, it can be difficult to get them running smoothly and producing high ...

This is Bob Maddox aka Rocketman, who recently took his jet-engined go-kart dubbed the 'Beast' for a test drive out in the desert. Growing up in the 60s Bob was fascinated with rockets. I mean, it was ...

Our SoundClip series continues with listener Larry Cottrill, who provides audio of a homemade pulse jet engine. It's very loud and very simple, and it can't be muffled. Therefore, it is impractical ...