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Crosswinds from a 747 and driving through them.
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:38 am
by XMEN Iceman
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/47116/747_jet_blast/
Next time you decide to take a little joyride behind a Boeing 747 with its engines at full throttle cranking out 58,000 lb. of thrust each, think of this video from the Brit car series Top Gear. Forget how small electronics fare in a blender.
This is awesome...I did not think that these engines had that much power!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:56 am
by Spinning Hat
When I started fueling aircraft 3 years ago, they showed a similar video, except it was a fuel truck that weighed in close to 30,000 lbs. that got blown over... It was a very good reminder to not drive behind aircraft when the engines are on. I've seen guys get blown down and almost run over by a baggage cart because they walked behing an Airbus A319 at idle thrust. I don't even want to think about what would have happened had the aircraft been under a higher power setting.
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:28 pm
by BlackRider
hehe, I saw that on TV. they said that they could only do a short burst of full throttle or they'd risk tearing up the runway!
Speaking of Top Gear
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:45 pm
by The Spleen
Hey, Ice. Check out this Top Gear clip.
Kinda scarey!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iTsfZ9T ... ed&search=
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:15 am
by Spinning Hat
OMG.. did they think they'd actually not get confronted in Alabama?
it is rather funny tho.
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:13 am
by BlackRider
I started to ROFL in class! Now I have to find that whole episode.
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:37 pm
by Sharpster
Haha... wow...
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:41 pm
by XMEN Ashaman DTM
So sad... people really are starting to mate with vegetables...
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:54 pm
by XMEN Ashaman DTM
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:00 pm
by Spinning Hat
Wow... Not too much money, and that fast? That's amazing! Probably not legal here tho... But it'd be fun to own one!
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:21 pm
by BlackRider
Actually, I think there is a US spec Atom w/ the option of a GM or Honda engine.
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:15 am
by DarkKnife
I love Top Gear.
My Favorite is clay shooting with cars and an antitank rocket.