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July 1, 2009 7:41 PM PDT

F-150 jet truck, all it needs is wings

by Suzanne Ashe
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Every man's got to have a hobby, but Chris Lentz fulfilled a lifelong dream by mounting a Czechoslovakian-built M-701 turbojet in the bed of an F-150 Ford truck.

The Motorlet M-701 runs on kerosene and puts out 1,962 pounds of thrust at 15,500 rpm.

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by krizhek July 1, 2009 10:30 PM PDT
Can I get this on my Dodge Ram?
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by cdxskier6 July 14, 2009 10:09 AM PDT
This dude is gonna be killed in this thing.
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