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Title: F1,superbike,F16,electric car drag race
Post by: Varche on 22 September 2018, 11:48:09
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1767320/Video-Superbike-beats-fighter-jet-aircraft-Tesla-F1-cars-test-race.html

Anyone see this on Tv.

Pretty impressive milk float
Title: Re: F1,superbike,F16,electric car drag race
Post by: Mr Gav on 24 September 2018, 09:23:15
That is the first time I`ve seen the Tesla beaten in a drag race, but it was up against some stiff opposition this time  :y
Title: Re: F1,superbike,F16,electric car drag race
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 24 September 2018, 13:18:24
That is the first time I`ve seen the Tesla beaten in a drag race, but it was up against some stiff opposition this time  :y

Their SUV has been beaten by their competitor.......
Title: Re: F1,superbike,F16,electric car drag race
Post by: STEMO on 24 September 2018, 15:42:50
That is the first time I`ve seen the Tesla beaten in a drag race, but it was up against some stiff opposition this time  :y

Their SUV has been beaten by their competitor.......
Meaning jaguar?
Title: Re: F1,superbike,F16,electric car drag race
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 September 2018, 17:30:56
I always laugh at these car / bike vs. jet aircraft comparisons.

With anything jet powered, it's not the first 100 MPH that counts, it's all the others! ;D
Title: Re: F1,superbike,F16,electric car drag race
Post by: Varche on 24 September 2018, 17:36:41
It would have been good to see other “ milestones” like quarter mile, mile and so on.
Title: Re: F1,superbike,F16,electric car drag race
Post by: BazaJT on 24 September 2018, 20:42:54
Yes the aircraft-especially the F16-have some awesome thrust but a lot of weight to get moving[inertia] but once off and running-especially with re-heat-then it becomes a whole different ball game.
Title: Re: F1,superbike,F16,electric car drag race
Post by: LC0112G on 24 September 2018, 22:56:32
Pah. That F-16 is a bog standard Turkish Airforce F-16C. Even so, you can't rev it up to full power on the brakes - it'll just drag itself across the tarmac flat spotting the tyres. From memory it takes 3 seconds to spool up to full power from brakes off. So  if you're going to do meaningless comparisons I give you Streak Eagle where they had to hold it down with explosive bolts on the arrester hook, rev it up and then hang on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLka4GoUbLo

Airborne in 400 ft (7 aircraft lengths), 420MPH in 15.5sec, and supersonic in 23 seconds.
Title: Re: F1,superbike,F16,electric car drag race
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 September 2018, 23:10:31
Yes the aircraft-especially the F16-have some awesome thrust but a lot of weight to get moving[inertia] but once off and running-especially with re-heat-then it becomes a whole different ball game.
Loads of extra drag when rolling on wheels at sea level too. Completely different beasts, so comparison is futile. I know which one I'd like a play with, given the chance, mind. 8)
Title: Re: F1,superbike,F16,electric car drag race
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 25 September 2018, 00:24:25
Yes the aircraft-especially the F16-have some awesome thrust but a lot of weight to get moving[inertia] but once off and running-especially with re-heat-then it becomes a whole different ball game.
Loads of extra drag when rolling on wheels at sea level too. Completely different beasts, so comparison is futile. I know which one I'd like a play with, given the chance, mind. 8)
Gliding will never be the same if you did...
Title: Re: F1,superbike,F16,electric car drag race
Post by: BazaJT on 25 September 2018, 07:43:30
I've always fancied the idea of experiencing being in the rear seat of an aircraft getting catapulted off the deck of a carrier and landing back on again.
Title: Re: F1,superbike,F16,electric car drag race
Post by: Kevin Wood on 25 September 2018, 14:02:49
Yes the aircraft-especially the F16-have some awesome thrust but a lot of weight to get moving[inertia] but once off and running-especially with re-heat-then it becomes a whole different ball game.
Loads of extra drag when rolling on wheels at sea level too. Completely different beasts, so comparison is futile. I know which one I'd like a play with, given the chance, mind. 8)
Gliding will never be the same if you did...
Not sure there'd be the same challenge in burning kerosene, TBH. Would be happy to test the theory, though. ;)

I've always fancied the idea of experiencing being in the rear seat of an aircraft getting catapulted off the deck of a carrier and landing back on again.

Me too. I'll be doing something similar in Jockular land next week. at least, it feels like you're trying to land on a carrier deck, but it's the air that's tipping around all over the place and the airfield staying still, apparently, at any rate. Everything's relative.  ;D