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02-21-2006, 10:54 PM #1
True or False??
JATO Car
The Myth:The Arizona Highway Patrol responded to a call about some smoldering wreckage on the side of a mountain near a highway. At first it was believed that an airplane had crashed, but further investigation revealed the true story. An Air Force sergeant managed to get a jet-assisted-take-off (JATO) bottle, which is used to supply additional thrust for heavy aircraft or aircraft on a short runway. The sergeant thought it would be fun to have the additional thrust on his car, a 1967 Chevy Impala. While on a straight, desolate stretch of road, he got up to 80 mph and fired the JATO, instantly bringing his speed to over 300 mph. The road had a slight upgrade and a curve with a mountain beyond. Noticing the curve, the sergeant tried to apply the brakes, leaving skid marks for 1.5 miles. He wasn’t able to stop, didn’t make the curve and became airborne, crashing into the mountain.“The bitterness of poor quality & service remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten”
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02-21-2006, 10:56 PM #25000 RPM
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False...
Urban legend, I believe...
I think he was trying to catch a 427FE SOHC Mustang...Last edited by CrayzKirk; 02-22-2006 at 01:55 AM.
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02-21-2006, 11:09 PM #3Screaming And Flying!
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The fact for sure is that it is false... Along with other parts of the story being very suspicious, the Arizona Hwy. Patrol/Law Enforcement Agency has no record of anything resembling the story... It bummed Me out when I found out also....
Kevin Kiser
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02-21-2006, 11:12 PM #4
yall need to vote!!!!
And remember when this happened?
And do you think the goverment covered it up for protection?
Keep thinking??????
We know a lot more now than we did then!!!!!
Al“The bitterness of poor quality & service remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten”
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02-21-2006, 11:19 PM #5
wow wiat a minute
left skid marks for a mile 1\2,what the? you sure his emergency brake did'nt get applied
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02-21-2006, 11:21 PM #6
Mythbusters tried it. The bottom line was that the rockets did speed up the car it was no more than would have been drivable. I think they got up to 130MPH. They made the car remote control and followed it in a helicopter.
FALSEJim Garvey
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02-21-2006, 11:21 PM #7
I recall mythbusters doing something with a car and rockets. Anyways this has bs written all over it
89' Hydrostream Vista 200XP
Delta 3cyl FORCE
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02-21-2006, 11:30 PM #8
It's on the Urban Legends website as being a fairy tale, and of course was one of the Darwin Awards from several years back also, most all of which are urban legends also rather than factual.
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02-22-2006, 12:24 AM #9
NO it never happened!!!
Raceman blew it!!!!!!!!!
Just a Dam know it all!!!!!
Heather Joseph-Witham, folklorist, helps explain the myth. She says that most good urban legends have details like names, places and dates.
Sgt. Bob Stein, Arizona Department of Public Safety, says he first heard about this story in 1994, while he was the department’s spokesperson. He thought that this could have happened because Arizona is the home of several air bases. After some research, he found that there never was a crash site like this in Arizona, not even something vaguely similar. The Arizona Department of Public Safety gets several inquiries about this and their official Web site even mentions the myth.
Andy Granatelli, auto racing legend, says that at high speeds wind resistance is a major factor. At 350 mph the roof would be blown off a car. The car would become airborne at around 200 mph as air goes under the car, which would cause it to flip over. In 1946 he placed 8 JATO units on an Indy racer. He estimates the car went about 180 mph. He says that it was unbelievable.“The bitterness of poor quality & service remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten”
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02-22-2006, 05:55 AM #10
Actually I think it may've been possible if that rocket had one of those magical tuner and modified plate combinations that some people around here get down on their knees and worship as Holy Grail.
Even so, the tires that would have disintegrated at probably under 200 MPH and with the windshield in the driver's lap at about the same speed, reachin' the 350 would be impossible, magic tuner or not.Membership upgrade options: http://www.screamandfly.com/payments.php