The Ultimate Race . . .

[gammawolf]

It's kind a cheesey, but kinda cool in its own way.

Porsche 911 vs Motorcycle vs a Jet

http://www.break.com/index/the_ultimate_race.html

What kind of jet is that by the way? Anyone tell?

[THX723]

Heh. Those are always fun to watch. I love how the jet blew both away at the very end.

The plane's a Jaguar, jointly developed by the British and French a long whiles back.


Edit: I was viewing the [blurry] video again and I don't think it was a Jaguar. It's missing the boom on the vertical stabilizer. I believe it's another plane with very similar stance, the J-22 Orao.

[Zoomzoomers]

Damn THX, what do you do for a living? You a spotter for the civil air patrol? I mean you seem to know a lot about jets. I remember I used to just read Jane's dictionaries when I was kid of jets, tanks, weapons and all that but you take the cake man.

[GZire]

^^^THX makes jets and plays with knobs.



Vid too blurry for me to make out the jet.

[Zoomzoomers]

So he's an AE? That's gotta be a fun job. So what sort of knobs does he make for which jet?

[THX723]

Haha ... yeah.

<-- AE

Currently @ Boeing Defense (under Phantom Works). Use to be with NASA/JPL.
I use to live and breath Jane's as a kid too.

The knob is for the Gs and Zs.

[Zoomzoomers]

Ahh... I see now.

So I have to ask you a question THX. I'n the word of the comedian Chris (damn I forget his name but he's black and built like a Q-tip). How come we can make a plane fly in space, but we can't make a bumper on a Cadliac last forever???

[THX723]

Originally Posted by Zoomzoomers

Ahh... I see now.

So I have to ask you a question THX. I'n the word of the comedian Chris (damn I forget his name but he's black and built like a Q-tip). How come we can make a plane fly in space, but we can't make a bumper on a Cadliac last forever???

You might try consulting the Japanese or the German on that.

p.s. avoid the Brits at all cost.

[GZire]

Originally Posted by THX723

Haha ... yeah.

<-- AE

Currently @ Boeing Defense (under Phantom Works). Use to be with NASA/JPL.
I use to live and breath Jane's as a kid too.

The knob is for the Gs and Zs.

?????? Should the knob be for Gs, Zs, and the b?

[gammawolf]

Originally Posted by THX723

Edit: I was viewing the [blurry] video again and I don't think it was a Jaguar. It's missing the boom on the vertical stabilizer. I believe it's another plane with very similar stance, the J-22 Orao.

I googled the J-22 . . . that's a good guess. The video is hard to see.

Did you think the motorcycle slowed down after the fighter jet past him? He was smokin' that Porsche.