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 ar0cketman rated 17 months ago -
If you've spent much time on my blog, you might have noticed both very fast cars and rockets tickle my fancy. Therefore, it unfortunately falls to me to debunk this particular story. Unfortunate, because the story closely describes my late teen years in New Mexico, the fellows in the stor...
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- ar0cketman rated 17 months ago
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If you've spent much time on my blog, you might have noticed both very fast cars and rockets tickle my fancy. Therefore, it unfortunately falls to me to debunk this particular story. Unfortunate, because the story closely describes my late teen years in New Mexico, the fellows in the story could have been my crew back in the day.
It's a great read, and it took me a few times through it before I spotted the error. Anybody familiar with JATO bottles knows they have mounting flanges welded to the case. Look closely at this JATO photo I found on the net after years of searching (seems nobody wants to take a photo of the ugly flanges).
From the site: "The propulsion unit (hah!) consisted of a five-foot length of steel water pipe, welded to both the rear bucket car and the Chevy's frame. This might sound like overkill, but at the time I had no idea how much thrust to expect from the JATO bottle, so it seemed best to err on the side of caution. I plugged the end of the pipe facing the front of the car with a slug of scrap steel and welded it into place, and even cut the center out of a threaded cap to screw onto the exhaust end to hold the JATO bottle securely once it was installed"
Interestingly enough, I provided static testing for the Gates Brothers/AMW/Kosdon East group several years ago, testing the rockets they eventually used for the Mythbusters Rocket Car episode.
- swordmaniac rated 22 months ago
- I remember hearing about this and doing some research on it. If someone has found a way to strap a JATO engine onto his car that person would be extremely brilliant or lucky. If you were to ignite the rocket engine, it would accelerate the car but then would just fly off as there is nothing to hold the engine back.
- Gutterflower rated 33 months ago
- It certainly is a very good story even if it is purely a work of fiction. I really liked it though I was left with one nagging question at the end. Why was Darwins ship called the H.M.S. Beagle?
- dnnrly rated 40 months ago
- The first time I saw this, I had to leave the room for laughing!
- ZillaJezebel rated 23 months ago
- great story! reminds me of my father and his brothers. also reminds me of Patrick McManus stories... good stuff.
- blankppr rated 23 months ago
- wow I read that whole thing. it was a good story too
- i-did-what rated 23 months ago
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so like theres this car....
and it runs on a rocket, man!
CHEERS MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!!!!
MUHAHAHAHA!
- Vicked rated 33 months ago
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A Long read, but worth every minute of it! I didn't get Most of the Technical details (but I'm sure most u guy will lol) but the style of writing and the guys sense of humour is just..Great:) I had fun readin it!
- caligula04 rated 46 months ago
- July 21: Interesting read!
December 13:
- dfndoe rated 48 months ago
- Awesome story, I'd like to think it's true, but even if it isn't this guy tells one hell of a story...
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