Wednesday, August 23, 2006

He's off his trolley

It's the ultimate trolley dash. Wacky Andy Tyler sits in a 50mph shopping cart after fitting a jet engine.

Shopping trolley

Its metal glows red hot at temperatures up to 600°C, so he has to sit with his back to a heat shield.

The microlight instructor, 35, built the gas and liquid fuel pulse jet from instructions off the internet.

The dad of two, from Beccles, Suffolk, said: “It can’t go on roads, runs out of fuel after two minutes and at over 50mph becomes unstable. People think I’m off my trolley but it’s exhilarating.”

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