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<div align="center"><em><strong><small>2005 Ford F-150 Jet Truck - Click above to watch the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/video-michigan-man-builds-awesome-jet-powered-f-150/">after the break</a></small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Here we have what may quite possibly be the World's Coolest Hybrid. It may not be particularly adept at saving fuel - owner Chris Lentz of Jackson, Michigan, says it burns one to five gallons of kerosene per minute (though presumably it could also run on biodiesel like <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecojet">Jay Leno's EcoJet</a>) but we aren't aware of any other hybrid vehicles that can put out 2700 horsepower at 516 miles per hour.<br /><br />While half of the 2005 Ford F-150 STX's drivetrain consists of the stock FoMoCo 4.6-liter V8 and four-speed automatic transmission, the truck's<em> coup de grâce</em> is certainly the 1950s-era Czechoslovakian Motorlet M-701 turbojet mounted discreetly in the bed. The 728-pound jet engine is reportedly capable of punching out 1,962 pounds of thrust at 15,500 RPM.<br /><br />Coupled together, the two engines can push the truck down the quarter mile at 103 miles per hour and up to a measured top speed of 140 mph, though it could likely go faster with a slightly modified mounting arrangement. Speed, though, is only a small part of the story. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/video-michigan-man-builds-awesome-jet-powered-f-150/">Click past the break</a> for a video of Lentz's truck in action.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/driven/0908_jet_powered_2005_ford_f150_stx/index.html">Automobile</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/video-michigan-man-builds-awesome-jet-powered-f-150/">VIDEO: Michigan man builds awesome jet-powered F-150</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/driven/0908_jet_powered_2005_ford_f150_stx/index.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/video-michigan-man-builds-awesome-jet-powered-f-150/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19082857/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/video-michigan-man-builds-awesome-jet-powered-f-150/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div align="center"><em><strong><small>2005 Ford F-150 Jet Truck - Click above to watch the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/video-michigan-man-builds-awesome-jet-powered-f-150/">after the break</a></small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Here we have what may quite possibly be the World's Coolest Hybrid. It may not be particularly adept at saving fuel - owner Chris Lentz of Jackson, Michigan, says it burns one to five gallons of kerosene per minute (though presumably it could also run on biodiesel like <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecojet">Jay Leno's EcoJet</a>) but we aren't aware of any other hybrid vehicles that can put out 2700 horsepower at 516 miles per hour.<br /><br />While half of the 2005 Ford F-150 STX's drivetrain consists of the stock FoMoCo 4.6-liter V8 and four-speed automatic transmission, the truck's<em> coup de grâce</em> is certainly the 1950s-era Czechoslovakian Motorlet M-701 turbojet mounted discreetly in the bed. The 728-pound jet engine is reportedly capable of punching out 1,962 pounds of thrust at 15,500 RPM.<br /><br />Coupled together, the two engines can push the truck down the quarter mile at 103 miles per hour and up to a measured top speed of 140 mph, though it could likely go faster with a slightly modified mounting arrangement. Speed, though, is only a small part of the story. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/video-michigan-man-builds-awesome-jet-powered-f-150/">Click past the break</a> for a video of Lentz's truck in action.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/driven/0908_jet_powered_2005_ford_f150_stx/index.html">Automobile</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/video-michigan-man-builds-awesome-jet-powered-f-150/">VIDEO: Michigan man builds awesome jet-powered F-150</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/driven/0908_jet_powered_2005_ford_f150_stx/index.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/video-michigan-man-builds-awesome-jet-powered-f-150/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19082857/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/video-michigan-man-builds-awesome-jet-powered-f-150/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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