Jet Reaction (motorcycle)
Type of motorcycle
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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]
ClassLand speed record streamliner
Top speedOver 400 mph (640 km/h)
| 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] |
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]
