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Uncommon Motors

When ordinary just won't do

Turbonique Thrust Engines to Satisfy Your Inner Mad Max

April 28, 2017 by Paul Crowe

Turbonique thrust engines

Gene Middlebrooks had a dream. Working for a defense contractor in Florida making ballistic missiles, he wondered why the technology couldn't somehow be adapted for civilian use, sort of a rocket fuel for the masses idea. He started a now legendary company by the name of Turbonique and designed the mother of all power adders, well, three different versions, actually, a … [Read more...]

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