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  • Jet-powered wheelchair surprise (hold muh crumpets)

    08/30/2004 1:40:49 PM PDT · by Moose4 · 70 replies · 1,433+ views
    BBC ^ | 30 August 2004 | Unattributed
    Giuseppe Cannella had a big surprise for his mother-in-law when he put a jet engine on the back of her wheelchair. Mr Cannella says the chair can now do top speeds of more than 60mph and has proved the star of a model plane championship during the Bank Holiday. A model plane enthusiast himself, Mr Cannella has been putting on shows at Barkston Heath near Grantham, Lincs. "It is just the wheelchair with the engine bolted on the back and steering on the front," he said. Holiday surprise "Originally it was a gimmick. I had a jet engine and I...