FWIW, for those interested in "bad boy" power, I saw a surplus jet engine
for sale at eBay, under the military surplus section. Should provide a good
amount of reserve power for my beaver-powered vanagon project.

Finally, I see in the Canadian Tire Catalogue(Pg. 313, 1998).  (Canada's
biggest FLAPS), a 5 watt battery solar battery charger, it is 1 square foot
in area. Connect enough of these or similar, plus an inverter, and you could
run your own electric utility, or .......?

>DrRufo - Not quite sure how this "photon drive" thread got started!  My
>advocacy of & offering for sale of  2-10 mega-candle-power
>miltary-surplus lights for the Vanagon had more to do with blinding the
>crap out of those jerks who are blinding you with their oncoming
>hi-beam/foglight combinations AND those jerks who ride your Vanagon's
>butt with their hi-beams blinding you!  Of course, depending upon just
>how one chooses to mount the units I offer, one can expect to NEVER
>"over-drive" their headlights, in clear or foggy weather!  The 10
>mega-CP unitin fact, has been comfirmed to offer a minimum of 1200 yard
>visibility in rain, sleet, snow, fog, smoke and even curvy roads!
>
>Considering propulsion units for our Vanagons, I'm torn!  Wankels,
>Subarus, fine German TDI's, fine American IRON, Swedish stuff, Harley
>hog engines, HECK!  I just am still just searching!!!
>
>Brother John, who is my engineer brother who has worked on "black
>projects" for the past 25 years is encouraging me to look into a
>"neutron drive", for, uh limited use!  The only real "problem", Brother
>John tells me, is that everyone behind my Vanagon will be as serious
>risk for somewhat intantaneous "death", though, from the neutrons doing
>a job on all their body cells they pass through!
>
>Vic Montgomery, who I haven't noticed on the List for a few weeks,
>turned me onto the idea of a surplus jet turbine, mounted on the roof of
>our Vanagons, for those "special times" when we need a bit of extra
>BOOST.  Vic's the Dude who used to fly the '59 model SR-71 on
>reconnaisance missions back when we didn't even KNOW about the SR-71!
>He turned me on to a delightful British made jet engine we can get for
>$5000!!!  Anyone interested can take a look at
>http://www.sunairparts.com/page3.htm and see what they think of the
>potential of mounting this 6.5' x 2' x 600# piece of REAL POWER on the
>roof of their Vanagon!  Vic tells me all we need in addition are the
>proper controls, a 30 gallon tank of premium kerosene (and another 30
>gallon tank for distilled water IF we think we might have any need for
>the afterburner!) and we're in business for passing in-a-hurry on those
>short straight-a-ways or while heading up mountain roads.
>
>You know, this jet engine doesn't HAVE to be used at full throttle,
>according to Vic, when needed!  I'm considering trying it out to see how
>it does work in those tight situations.  Vic figures that mounted on the
>top of a Vanagon will allow the exhaust to flow over vehicles following
>closely behind.
>
>It may take a bit of development, though, to make passengers feel
>"safe", sitting under this engine.  Oh well, as long as I can keep
>engineers out of the equation, I may be on to something which might
>enable us to keep our 1.9/2.1's in our Vanagons AND solve the problems
>of passing in a hurry, heading up hill and out-dragging the pimply-teens
>in their Geo Metros that show up ever so often!!!
>
>BOB - WA4RRN
>'85GL
>ALGORE FOR FOUR MORE!!!
>