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<blockquote data-quote="RedFox" data-source="post: 80731" data-attributes="member: 800"><p>Well, take a look at these mods: (Wonder what he clocked in the quarter mile)</p><p></p><p>. . . The Arizona Highway Patrol came upon a pile of</p><p>> smoldering metal embedded into the side of a cliff</p><p>> rising above the road at the apex of a curve. The</p><p>> wreckage resembled the site of an airplane crash, but</p><p>> it was a car. The type of car was unidentifiable at</p><p>> the scene. The lab finally figured out what it was and</p><p>> what had happened. It seems that a guy had somehow</p><p>> gotten hold of a JATO unit (Jet Assisted Take Off</p><p>> -actually a</p><p>> > solid fuel rocket) that is used to give heavy</p><p>> military transport planes an extra "push" for taking</p><p>> off from short airfields. He had driven his Chevy</p><p>> Impala out into the desert and found a long and</p><p>> straight stretch of road. Then he attached the JATO</p><p>> unit to his car, jumped in, got up some speed and</p><p>> fired off the JATO!</p><p>> </p><p>> The facts as best as could be determined are that the</p><p>> operator of the> 1967 Impala hit the JATO ignition at</p><p>> a distance of approximately 3.0 miles from the crash</p><p>> site. This was established by the prominent scorched</p><p>> and melted asphalt at that location. The JATO, if</p><p>> operating properly, would have reached maximum thrust</p><p>> within 5 seconds, causing the Chevy to reach speeds</p><p>> well in excess of 350 mph and continuing at full power</p><p>> for an additional 20-25 seconds.</p><p>> </p><p>> The driver, and soon to be pilot, most likely would</p><p>> have experienced G-forces usually reserved for dog</p><p>> fighting F-14 jocks under full afterburners, causing</p><p>> him to become insignificant for the remainder of the </p><p>> event. However, the automobile remained on the</p><p>> straight highway for about 2.5 miles (15-20 seconds)</p><p>> before the driver applied and completely melted the</p><p>> brakes, blowing the tires and leaving thick rubber</p><p>> marks </p><p>> on the road surface, then becoming airborne for an</p><p>> additional 1.4 miles and impacting the cliff face at a</p><p>> height of 125 feet leaving a blackened crater 3 feet</p><p>> deep in the rock.</p><p>> </p><p>> Most of the driver's remains were not recoverable;</p><p>> however, small fragments of bone, teeth and hair were</p><p>> extracted from the crater and fingernail and bone</p><p>> shards were removed from a piece of debris believed to</p><p>> be a portion of the steering wheel. Epilogue: It has</p><p>> been calculated that this moron nearly reached Mach I,</p><p>> attaining a ground speed of approximately 420 mph.</p><p></p><p>:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedFox, post: 80731, member: 800"] Well, take a look at these mods: (Wonder what he clocked in the quarter mile) . . . The Arizona Highway Patrol came upon a pile of > smoldering metal embedded into the side of a cliff > rising above the road at the apex of a curve. The > wreckage resembled the site of an airplane crash, but > it was a car. The type of car was unidentifiable at > the scene. The lab finally figured out what it was and > what had happened. It seems that a guy had somehow > gotten hold of a JATO unit (Jet Assisted Take Off > -actually a > > solid fuel rocket) that is used to give heavy > military transport planes an extra "push" for taking > off from short airfields. He had driven his Chevy > Impala out into the desert and found a long and > straight stretch of road. Then he attached the JATO > unit to his car, jumped in, got up some speed and > fired off the JATO! > > The facts as best as could be determined are that the > operator of the> 1967 Impala hit the JATO ignition at > a distance of approximately 3.0 miles from the crash > site. This was established by the prominent scorched > and melted asphalt at that location. The JATO, if > operating properly, would have reached maximum thrust > within 5 seconds, causing the Chevy to reach speeds > well in excess of 350 mph and continuing at full power > for an additional 20-25 seconds. > > The driver, and soon to be pilot, most likely would > have experienced G-forces usually reserved for dog > fighting F-14 jocks under full afterburners, causing > him to become insignificant for the remainder of the > event. However, the automobile remained on the > straight highway for about 2.5 miles (15-20 seconds) > before the driver applied and completely melted the > brakes, blowing the tires and leaving thick rubber > marks > on the road surface, then becoming airborne for an > additional 1.4 miles and impacting the cliff face at a > height of 125 feet leaving a blackened crater 3 feet > deep in the rock. > > Most of the driver's remains were not recoverable; > however, small fragments of bone, teeth and hair were > extracted from the crater and fingernail and bone > shards were removed from a piece of debris believed to > be a portion of the steering wheel. Epilogue: It has > been calculated that this moron nearly reached Mach I, > attaining a ground speed of approximately 420 mph. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: [/QUOTE]
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