This one beats planes.
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...ckAndMig17.jpg
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This one beats planes.
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...ckAndMig17.jpg
now thats a great picture
so whats the story with the commie MIG??
Shockwave Jet Truck, a triple jet-engine truck on a 260-inch (660-cm) wheelbase, holds the Guinness record for jet-truck speed at 376 miles per hour (605 kph). Driving on a runway, Shockwave races airplanes (Mig-17) that are flying above it at 300 miles per hour.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZBrE...eature=related
Here is a little video of it running against what I think is a T-6.
Pretty cool - except for the silly flaming stacks.:HMMM:
I watched a few different videos of it reving up before running. In one a person is standing just a few feet away trying to get photos, right before the truck accellerates down the strip. I imagine you would get singed or at least blown sideways by the afterburner jet wash as it passed! I think I'd give it at least 10-20 ft!
Thats not a fair race, the 1938 Texan T-6, a trainer can only go 200mph @ 5000 feet (170 at ground level) never was anything fast. just because it flies, does not mean it's fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by stovens
Thats like a street car running against a pro stock.
The truck has 3 modern turbine engines, the Mig has 1 old school 1942-56 engine (the Mig-15 motor was used in Mig-17's), which did go 650mph, but it didn't accelerate as per today turbines.
It's still a cool picture!
Pat
Notice the red bull advertizement on the side! Those migs were on ebay starting at 10k a piece. I imagine that would just cover gas!:LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by flh4speed
If those are real Migs, you don't have enough 0's behind the 10K.
Pat
Pat they were dumping them for awhile. I guess maintenance on the old ones was verty expensive. A friend of mine has a friend who bought one but is afraid to fly it and can't afford the maintenance it needs!
Ive seen that guy run at local airshows a few times, its pretty fun to watch.
that would be cool to watch!! cool pic anyway..
Off topic, but.. the Mig-17 used an afterburning engine patterned after the Rolls-Royce Nene, called a Klimov VK-1. Many of the Migs that are on the market are a Chinese version and quality is not great. Many owners have came to realize owning a Warbird is more expensive then cool. But if you got the buck$ go for it. If it needs maintenance, give me a call.
It came out with the VK-1, then in '53 thhe VK-1A with after burners, & the VK-1F, tested with the VK-5F but not used and back to the VK-1F.
In China, an initial MiG-17F was assembled from parts in 1956, with license production following in 1957 at Shenyang. The Chinese-built version is known as the Shenyang J-5
I like the early jets, I have a detailed scale R/C F-86 that is ducted fan driven, 5' long fuselage with drop fuel tanks. which cost 1/2 of what you say those Mig-17 sale for on Ebay. :HMMM: Which comes in kit form in 6 boxes.
At work we specialize in air foil, we make turbines for Rolls-Royce, lockheed, Garret-Airesearch, and our own turbos.
Pat