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A 401 CJ
A 401 CJ GRM+ Memberand Dork
2/11/20 6:52 p.m.
MrChaos said:

i think it was mid 800ish and like 2600lbs

So 3.  That's a FAST RC car.  Ludicrous 

A 401 CJ
A 401 CJ GRM+ Memberand Dork
2/11/20 7:02 p.m.
jharry3 said:

Sometimes people go to far and this wasn't the first time.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gee_Bee_Model_R

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UmmeWVAt6A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V_VJblkupE

That was back when they did aerodynamics by how it looked.  I can't figure out how they convinced the first guy to fly it.  Let alone the second and third.

The0retical
The0retical UberDork
2/11/20 7:59 p.m.

In reply to A 401 CJ :

Probably the same guy who talked test pilots into "flying" X-15's.

"So let me get this straight. You want to strap me in front of a rocket, which is going to be flown to altitude by a B-52, drop me off it, leaving me with 30 seconds to light off said rocket, which should then propel me to 5x the speed of sound.

If it all goes wrong I fly a brick to the ground and, in either case, I need to jettison the lower tail to successfully land said brick on a lake bed with just skids."

Sold.

 

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