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AIR RACING IN NEVADA - Thunder Over Reno
Der Spiegel ^
| October 9, 2006
| Per Hinrichs
Posted on 10/10/2006 2:11:27 AM PDT by Atlantic Bridge
The fastest race in the world is in the air. Every year daredevil pilots meet in Reno, a gambler's paradise in the US state of Nevada, to find out who's the best.
First they appear only as flickering dots dancing above a mountain crest east of the Sierra Nevada. Then a droning hum is heard, as if a swarm of insects were approaching. And then they race past at speeds close to 800 kilometres an hour (497 mph), making an infernal racket: half a dozen gleaming metal hornets, led by a T-33 jet that leads the pack across the starting line and opens the race with a radio message: "Gentlemen, you have a race!"...
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; US: Nevada; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: airracing; fun; mustang; nevada
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I think that the following (German) construction from WWII would have a good chance to win the race for piston-powered planes if it would be available due to its double motor configuration:
The serial model already made 770 km/h in 1945. It is sad that there is only one left at the depot of National Air and Space Museums in Washington DC (Silver-Hill). :-(
Would be the perfect toy to chase some records.
To: IncPen
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posted on
10/10/2006 2:23:04 AM PDT
by
Nailbiter
To: Atlantic Bridge
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posted on
10/10/2006 2:39:15 AM PDT
by
aculeus
(Buy Danish! (I don't mean pastry.))
To: Atlantic Bridge
Dornier Do 335 Pfeil "Arrow"
Maximum speed (at 65000m) - 763 km/h (474 mph).
Do 335 V10 - prototype two-seat night fighter,
Do 335 V11 - prototype two-seat trainer,
Do 335 V12 - prototype "up engined" to Daimler-Benz DB603E-1.
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10/10/2006 3:20:55 AM PDT
by
jamaksin
To: Atlantic Bridge
She is kind of homely (in my eyes) but boy, I bet she did go fast...
Personally, I would love to see a hopped up FW Longnose in a really cool glossy paint job with an oversize polished aluminum propellor compete...now THAT would be a wild thing indeed!
She could go head to head with THIS lovely gal...
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posted on
10/10/2006 3:53:28 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Islamofacism: It is all fun and games until someone puts an eye out. Or chops off a head.)
To: rlmorel; kstewskis; Victoria Delsoul
Great picture!
They always do a mock race at the EAA Airventure every summer, and that Corsair leads the pack. (The Mustangs give it a good run for its money.)
What a blast to watch such racing. Give me Air races over NASCAR anyday. (No offense intended to our devoted NASCAR fans.)
To: Paleo Conservative
To: rlmorel
Waaa! That is a sexy plane!
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posted on
10/10/2006 4:21:00 AM PDT
by
Atlantic Bridge
(De omnibus dubitandum.)
To: Atlantic Bridge
..reminds me...anyone else getting the Red Bull air races on TV where they race through pylons?...pretty wild stuff
Doogle
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posted on
10/10/2006 5:42:50 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF 69-73...."never store a threat you should have eliminated")
To: Northern Yankee
Someday...someday I will go...
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posted on
10/10/2006 6:41:09 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Islamofacism: It is all fun and games until someone puts an eye out. Or chops off a head.)
To: Atlantic Bridge
Air Racing rocks!
Go Bear!
Don
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10/10/2006 10:53:54 AM PDT
by
hattend
(Carpe Macaca)
To: Atlantic Bridge; Dashing Dasher; EveningStar; hattend
I kinda recall seeing this one a while ago...
...can y'all remind me who flies it?
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10/10/2006 11:05:02 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
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To: JRios1968
To: Atlantic Bridge
Actually I just saw this plane on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy center, next to Dulles Airport. Hard to believe such an ugly plane went so fast...
To: JRios1968; Dashing Dasher
Some Chick flies #4
because Chixfly2
:-)
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posted on
10/10/2006 11:27:27 AM PDT
by
hattend
(Carpe Macaca)
To: hattend; Dashing Dasher
Some crazy chick, IIRC...
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posted on
10/10/2006 12:33:14 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
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To: AnalogReigns
Picture it with the gear up and it's much faster looking...
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posted on
10/10/2006 12:35:40 PM PDT
by
Rev DMV
To: hattend
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posted on
10/10/2006 2:01:45 PM PDT
by
Finger Monkey
(H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act - A consumption tax which replaces the income tax, SS tax, death tax, etc.)
To: JRios1968
dude she is awesome true patriot that women
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posted on
10/10/2006 2:27:22 PM PDT
by
al baby
To: al baby
No kidding...I am stuned at her ability!
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10/10/2006 2:29:16 PM PDT
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JRios1968
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