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May 3, 2010 7:12 p.m. barnca New Reader

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUDuPWRiRug&feature=related
May 3, 2010 7:24 p.m. JoeyM Reader

...because everyone wants a flying cardboard schoolbus
May 3, 2010 7:45 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork

My schoolbus did that in 7th grade. Scary.
May 3, 2010 9:42 p.m. slantvaliant HalfDork

My dad used to say that with enough power, you could make anything fly. I guess he was right!

I like the occasional flying schoolbus orFLYING LAWNMOWER as much as anyone.
May 4, 2010 12:09 a.m. Appleseed SuperDork

Your dad is right. Just look at an F-4 Phantom.
May 4, 2010 1:28 a.m. Trans_Maro Dork

You mean the F-104 Starfighter.

It's a missile with a pilot. If the engine shuts down it has the glide ratio of a cement truck.

Shawn
May 4, 2010 6:33 a.m. JoeyM Reader

Trans_Maro wrote:

You mean the F-104 Starfighter.

It's a missile with a pilot. If the engine shuts down it has the glide ratio of a cement truck.

Shawn

That's why lopping the wings off might be a viable method of building a land speed record car: http://www.landspeed.com/classroom/classstarfighterhistory.html
May 4, 2010 11:43 a.m. Jay Dork

Linked from that is this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11qu-PI-GIs&NR=1

Do want.
May 4, 2010 12:53 p.m. vladha New Reader

Wow, the Magic School Bus... where's Ms. Frizell?