Santa Claus is about to arrive at the homes of all those who have behaved fairly well in this year 2022. He will not arrive at the homes of many, but this year he has a great ally to distribute his gifts efficiently. Laugh at an Amazon delivery man with an unmarked white van. This year, instead of having Rudoloh the reindeer and a magical sleigh, Santa has gotten himself a Christmas sleigh powered by three gigantic pulse jets powered by propane. Yes, just as you hear it.
Robert Maddox calls himself Crazy Rocketman. This American inventor often experiments with pulse jets. These jet engines have no moving parts and are extremely simple. They are basic, noisy, and very inefficient, but they are simple to build and can burn all kinds of fuels – from diesel to propane gas, passing through all kinds of alcohols. These burners produce considerable thrust, but have little range of adjustment: for practical purposes, they are on, or they are off.
His spawn carries no less than three pulsejets.
Maddox has used pulsejets – which have hardly any commercial applications – in all of his mechanical monsters: go-karts, skateboards, motorcycles and bicycles, and even a coffin with wheels. It was a matter of time before he put them on a three-skate sleigh, decorated with Christmas lights, and set off to pilot it over a frozen lake, dressed as Santa Claus. The Petrolhead Santa Claus exists, and his name is Robert Maddox.
