Luxair From Luxembourg, joined Jan 2001, 718 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 6158 times:
Cool, this was really fun! I remember seeing something similar, a jetfighter think it was a Eurofighter against a Bugatti Veyron! Anyway, i enjoy those kind of events!
Stitch From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 23614 posts, RR: 79 Reply 2, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 5864 times:
Quoting Luxair (Reply 1): Cool, this was really fun! I remember seeing something similar, a jetfighter think it was a Eurofighter against a Bugatti Veyron! Anyway
The UK motoring entertainment show Top Gear pitted a Veyron 16.4 against a UK Eurofighter Typhoon over a standing two mile course. The car went one mile down the runway, turned, and came back while the EF climbed one mile, reversed itself, and came back down another mile.
Tropical From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2008, 71 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 5813 times:
When I read the title of this thread I thought for a moment they were going to jet-blast the Porsche, like they did with that poor Citroen 2CV on Top Gear...
TrnsWrld From United States of America, joined May 1999, 693 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 5384 times:
Although I love both cars and planes and these events are for sure entertaining. I dont see how its even comparable racing something that weighs almost a half a million pounds EMPTY to something that weighs 3000lbs at most from a stop. I will say the 747 did very well im sure it was empty.
Jetmech From Australia, joined Mar 2006, 2445 posts, RR: 54 Reply 7, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 3087 times:
Quoting CCA (Thread starter): Would like to know if the 747 was empty and if they used max thrust?
I also wonder if the plane had a start point displaced some distance ahead of the car, because it looks like it. Anyway, here is a video of a SEPECAT Jaguar racing a Porsche 911 and a motorbike. Best bit is about 50 seconds in .
NZ193 From New Zealand, joined Sep 2009, 20 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 3001 times:
ANZ did that a while ago at AKL with a 747 and a formula 1 car I think? (feel free to correct me). I love these races and think it is greta publicity to the wonderful world of motors, mechanics and engineering. I am pretty sure that the plane would be on empty for gas otherwise it wouldn't make sense to weigh it down unnecessarily.
Quoting Jetmech (Reply 7): I also wonder if the plane had a start point displaced some distance ahead of the car, because it looks like it.
I think they do start at the same point, it's just because of the camera angle from where the person is standing. Cheers
USAirways787 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 251 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (2 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2490 times:
Put it next to an F22 and we will see who wins from start to finish.
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