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Yeager's Record Plane Becomes Jet Car
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| 5-31-06
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Posted on 05/31/2006 3:19:58 PM PDT by Rakkasan1
The F-104 Starfighter that famed test pilot Chuck Yeager once flew is now a jet car. The new owners found the fuselage of the one-time record-breaking plane in a scrap yard.
They've rebuilt the fighter as a car, in hopes of setting a new land speed record of 800 miles per hour. The current record is 763, held by a British pilot.
The North American Eagle is on display in Palmdale, California, home of Edwards Air Force Base, where Yeager once flew.
The car will be tested next month, with a target date of July 2007 for the record attempt.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: car; f104; jet; plane; yeager
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and if he flies into a cliff he'll sounds like a fake Darwin award winner.
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posted on
05/31/2006 3:20:01 PM PDT
by
Rakkasan1
To: Rakkasan1
"found the fuselage of the one-time record-breaking plane in a scrap yard."
Damn. The CAF (or any other good air museam) would have wanted it.
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posted on
05/31/2006 3:22:54 PM PDT
by
MeanWestTexan
(Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
To: MeanWestTexan
Agreed, but hey...it's being put to good use and hopefully it will be the record set by the Brit.
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posted on
05/31/2006 3:27:38 PM PDT
by
in hoc signo vinces
("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis. American gals are worth fighting for!")
To: MeanWestTexan
If I found that, it would be in my Living Room
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posted on
05/31/2006 3:28:53 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
( Please ! For The Love of God Verizon !!! NO MORE MICHAEL McDONALD !!!)
To: in hoc signo vinces
HAHAAHAHAHa..late in the day
"beat" the record set by the Brits.
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posted on
05/31/2006 3:30:27 PM PDT
by
in hoc signo vinces
("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis. American gals are worth fighting for!")
To: cmsgop
That's OK, if I found it, it would be in the lobby of my office, in place of a fountain that has caused me nothing but grief.
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posted on
05/31/2006 3:36:18 PM PDT
by
MeanWestTexan
(Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
To: MeanWestTexan
I thought the CAF limited itself to WW II aircraft.
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posted on
05/31/2006 3:39:44 PM PDT
by
ol' hoghead
(The final calculation must be a bit different since it doesn't take the rolling resistance of the ve)
To: Rakkasan1
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posted on
05/31/2006 3:40:31 PM PDT
by
MarkeyD
(Make Love, Not Cartoons. I really, really loathe liberals.)
To: MeanWestTexan
Fountains are Evil
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posted on
05/31/2006 3:44:25 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
( Please ! For The Love of God Verizon !!! NO MORE MICHAEL McDONALD !!!)
To: Rakkasan1
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To: Rakkasan1
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posted on
05/31/2006 3:45:18 PM PDT
by
brbethke
To: brbethke
talked to an old timer here(MN) last weekend who has some record at Bonneville. He also survived a crash there at 248 mph.
IIRC,he set it in a custom, 3 cylinder,bug-eyed Sprite.
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posted on
05/31/2006 3:50:01 PM PDT
by
Rakkasan1
(Illegal immigrants are just undocumented friends you haven't met yet!)
To: ol' hoghead
Well, they have some WWI, but I don't really know.
I should, I'm a member.
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posted on
05/31/2006 3:58:07 PM PDT
by
MeanWestTexan
(Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
To: ol' hoghead
must be one of the super old airframes
To: A.A. Cunningham
Saw a Starfighter at the Atlantic City show three years ago . It came and went so fast past center spot that the announcer was caught off guard . Gone before he could say it was coming .
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posted on
05/31/2006 4:09:34 PM PDT
by
Renegade
To: A.A. Cunningham
WOW!
What a knockout gorgeous jet.
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posted on
05/31/2006 4:12:41 PM PDT
by
taxed2death
(A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
To: Rakkasan1
I'll have to go back and read the General's biography again. I thought the F-104 that Yeager "set a record" in was the one from which he had to eject. Perhaps I'm remembering a condensed Hollywood version of events, or something.
Dang, I should know this... the Starfighter has always been one of my favorite jets.
To: ol' hoghead
They have a static F-4 and Huey on display.
May have added a THUD, but I haven't been out to a meeting in months.
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