Storz wrote:914Driver wrote:Video game or real?
Real. Why wouldn't you toss a million dollar car around like that?
stroker wrote:914Driver wrote:OMG, what is THAT? Princess Amidala's personal plane?
It's in the Smithsonian:
turboswede wrote: Is it sad, that I instantly tried to figure out which 80's econobox that was on the right?
Is it sad that I recognize that white car from the SCC article back in the day?
Javelin wrote: Hughes H-1 Air Racer
The picture of course is of the re-created version (with the long cross country wing). Sadly it crashed in 2003 killing the pilot / builder.
http://www.offbeatoregon.com/1207sp-heroic-final-flight-of-jim-wright-howard-hughes-racer-plane.html
NTSB report: Primary cause appears to be the loss of one of the counter weights on the propeller (used to control blade pitch)
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=a62dfafd-f97a-4c68-b88e-2e9275101303
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