What Happened to Jetex? | The Model Engine That Made Thunderbirds Fly

Help us reach our goal of 100,000 Subscribers! 🙏🏼 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@Yestertainment The Jetex 50 solid fuel model engine defined free flight aeromodeling in the 1950s and 1960s. Manufactured by Wilmot Mansour, this aluminum jet motor powered KeilKraft balsa wood kits like the Hawker Hunter and Space Jet. For a few dollars, a father and son could launch a working jet engine in a local field. Discover the history of the Jetex 50, its unexpected role in practical television effects, and why radio control eventually replaced these unpredictable fifteen second flights. Drop a comment if you still have your Jetex 50 sitting in a box in the attic. #modelairplanes #freeflight #thunderbirds #Jetex50 #KeilKraft #documentary #vintageamericana #nostalgia 0:00 The Engine In Your Attic 0:37 The Man Who Brought It Home 3:52 What They Put In The Pellets 5:48 Lady Penelope's Secret Weapon 8:49 The Day The Yellow Boxes Disappeared 11:04 What He Left You Music from: https://www.youtube.com/@UCWtFgusZT03fNCqtPBrhh9g