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Land Speed Racing Mike Charlton Jet Bike Photo Gallery
Mike Charlton is in the process of building his own jet-powered motorcycle streamliner and he will be attempting a run at the Unlimited Motorcycle class record, read more in this month's
Salt Addiction - Mike Charlton Jet Bike
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The Gillette Mach 3 Challenger undergoes wind tunnel testing to insure stability and aerodynamic efficiency.
Static testing of the hydrogen peroxide hybrid rockets.
The Gillette Mach 3 Challenger team. (Richard 'Rocket Man' Brown is in the white shirt.)
Art Arfons’ Green Monster #27 in its early stages of development.
Front view of the two-wheeled Green Monster. This machine left the ground at 350 mph and was later converted to a four-wheeler.
Mike Charlton was inspired by Arfons’ jet powered motorcycle streamliner and hopes to better the current two-wheel land speed record utilizing propulsion power.
Mike’s fire breathing big rig is a definite show stopper.
Mike’s blown V8 drag bike lights the tire from one end of the strip to the other!
This is where it all happens. Burt Munro would have been proud…
Mike and close friend Roger Kilian pose next to their creation.
The jet bike chassis receives a fresh coat of red paint.
Important reading material for any serious land speed racer!
Specially designed billet aluminum wheels will be used to keep the powerful machine connected to mother earth.
Rear view of jet bike. Notice the huge exhaust tube and the twin parachutes mounted side by side drag car style.
Look for Mike and his jet powered motorcycle at Bonneville this summer.
