[Video] Blue Angel F/A-18 Hornet races the ZR1
06-25-2009, 09:45 AM
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[Video] Blue Angel F/A-18 Hornet races the ZR1
Got to love a car that car race a naval jetVIDEO
06-25-2009, 06:25 PM
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sick
sick!
06-25-2009, 07:33 PM
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Quite a fun day.
06-25-2009, 10:16 PM
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Two of the finest pieces of hardware available in the world today !! Got to love the Hornet for max performance.
06-25-2009, 10:24 PM
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06-25-2009, 11:12 PM
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Getting a ride in a fighter jet is one thing I would give the most for...
06-25-2009, 11:37 PM
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both of them are bad *** in their own right
06-25-2009, 11:45 PM
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Got to love a car that car race a naval jetVIDEO
rea-dy hit it ......
06-26-2009, 12:22 AM
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If they wanted to have a real drag race with a stock street legal vehicle against a jet they should have used one of these:
http://www.bikeland.org/board/viewth...D=39520&FID=24
0-180 in 17.2 seconds. 0-60 in less than 3, the quarter in 10 flat. You have to be quick out of the hole to beat the jet before it kills you with top end.
A 1000 hp twin turbo Ford GT took 20.7 to get to 180.
They never mentioned the fuel load on the plane. It makes a big difference too.
Just an interesting comparison.
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06-26-2009, 06:34 AM
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Since it was a Navy fighter, it should have been done on a carrier deck
06-26-2009, 08:03 AM
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The Navy does PR better than USAF, but the Raptor will smoke the Hornet and it doesn't need no stinking catapult.
06-26-2009, 09:29 AM
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The Navy does PR better than USAF, but the Raptor will smoke the Hornet and it doesn't need no stinking catapult.
NAVY gives their pilots a bit more rope when it comes to goofing off compared to AF.
06-26-2009, 12:22 AM
