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Working Pulse Jet (Scalable)

RCBASICS avatarRCBASICS

May 3, 2025

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This is a working scalable pulse jet. I got it to run for a bit under 20 seconds before parts began to melt and it ran very stable and clean without needing a spark plug. To get it to run, I simply used a bicycle pump, a lighter, and some isopropyl alcohol. I printed it using regular PLA and it worked great. Please LIKE and FOLLOW if you want more fun designs like this. It would also help a ton if you could support my website https://rcbasics.com/ or my youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BalsawoodRCPlanes-zx1je where I have other model airplane files and information.
Steps to start the pulse jet:

  1. add a tbsp of isopropyl alcohol if printing to 100% size (scale accordingly).
  2. shake and rotate at least 360 degrees to guarantee that the isopropyl alcohol has coated the walls of the combustion chamber.
  3. use a bicycle pump to provide a very slight breeze through the engine to help favor combustion (you only need air to start it and can stop once the cycles begin.
  4. Use a lighter and CAREFULLY get it close to the nozzle until it lights
    Check these videos if you have any questions:
    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/maf4029Qiso
    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a300FF6eFJM

Remember to give me credit if you use it in a video. It helps my channel and website! (:

RCBasics.com

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