Jetblast and cars

Pommetje · 03-31-2006, 03:01 PM

For all you guys who missed it or never new it excisted.

Top Gear is a UK show about cars, but not an normal show they do wild stuff sometimes, like this one:

Why you should not drive behind a Boeing 747 at take off thrust with a Ford Mondeo and a......well take a look for yourself:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...+blast&pl=true

Cheers.

Darkilla · 03-31-2006, 03:20 PM

now that's cool

millipede777 · 03-31-2006, 05:47 PM

Haha, that was great. I love how they use LoTR music from battle scenes, it's so out of place, but yet so funny.

**leejo** · 03-31-2006, 05:48 PM

That's great!

KillerTarget · 04-01-2006, 01:12 AM

Didn't mythbusters bust this myth a season or two ago? Then again they only had access to a little jet engine and not a 747 to test this on.

Did you guys also notice how they only used 2 engines out the 4 available? Imagine how far the cars would of flown with all 4 going full power.

icky · 04-01-2006, 01:16 AM

It would of been as impressive as a sentence without a verb!

Pommetje · 04-01-2006, 05:14 AM

Ah well, if you like that one, then check out these 2 and wonder why topgear is my personal favorite TV-program.

Testing a Toyota Hilux:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downloa..._broadband.ram

Lotus vs Apache:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downloa..._broadband.ram

P.s. there are the broadbandversions for the narrowband: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downloads/

**CingularDuality** · 04-01-2006, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icky

It would of been as impressive as a sentence without a verb!

LOL!

It sure would of...

**Apophis** · 04-01-2006, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KillerTarget

Didn't mythbusters bust this myth a season or two ago? Then again they only had access to a little jet engine and not a 747 to test this on.

Did you guys also notice how they only used 2 engines out the 4 available? Imagine how far the cars would of flown with all 4 going full power.

They tried, but the insurance guys stepped in at the last moment and shut the tests with the jet down. They ended up having to use these tiny jets on trailers used on movie sets to make wind. IIRC, they were less than 1/2 the power of a single 747 engine each.

03-31-2006, 03:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pommetje Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Netherlands Age: 36 Posts: 280	Jetblast and cars For all you guys who missed it or never new it excisted. Top Gear is a UK show about cars, but not an normal show they do wild stuff sometimes, like this one: Why you should not drive behind a Boeing 747 at take off thrust with a Ford Mondeo and a......well take a look for yourself: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...+blast&pl=true Cheers. __________________ Pommetje

03-31-2006, 05:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
millipede777 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: AZ Age: 18 Posts: 688	Re: Jetblast and cars Haha, that was great. I love how they use LoTR music from battle scenes, it's so out of place, but yet so funny. __________________ AKA ContingencyPlan

03-31-2006, 05:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
leejo Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 39 Posts: 7,523	Re: Jetblast and cars That's great!

04-01-2006, 01:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
KillerTarget Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Great Northwest, USA, North America, Earth, Sol, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe Age: 20 Posts: 257	Re: Jetblast and cars Didn't mythbusters bust this myth a season or two ago? Then again they only had access to a little jet engine and not a 747 to test this on. Did you guys also notice how they only used 2 engines out the 4 available? Imagine how far the cars would of flown with all 4 going full power. __________________ -BB\|KillerTarget

04-01-2006, 01:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
icky Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ottawa Valley Posts: 6,154	Re: Jetblast and cars It would of been as impressive as a sentence without a verb! __________________ Peace through fear... since 1947!

04-01-2006, 05:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
Pommetje Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Netherlands Age: 36 Posts: 280	Re: Jetblast and cars Ah well, if you like that one, then check out these 2 and wonder why topgear is my personal favorite TV-program. Testing a Toyota Hilux: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downloa..._broadband.ram Lotus vs Apache: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downloa..._broadband.ram P.s. there are the broadbandversions for the narrowband: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downloads/ __________________ Pommetje Last edited by Pommetje; 04-01-2006 at 06:13 AM.

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