Thursday, 23rd November 2000.
Here’s a crazy feat of engineering. This scooter used to have a 23cc petrol engine. Now it has a 43kg-thrust jet engine from Microjet Engineering in Haverhill. “It develops 61kg with the afterburner on”, said Microjet’s Phil Heward, pictured. Remarkably, this isn’t a capability demonstrator, the conversion was ordered after the scooter’s owner saw Microjet’s product at an exhibition. However, despite an estimated top speed of 200mph the owner has only braved 30mph so far …
Microjet can be contacted on 01440 706397.
