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Any of you guys remember F-100 Super Sabres?
LDO replied to Ace-Garageguy's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
Cool plane, but I never saw them fly. I’m a plumber and I go into several houses a day. If I see anything that would indicate the homeowner was a military pilot, I’ll chat them up. One guy flew F-100 Wild Weasel missions over Vietnam. He said one time they went back to base with some rifle caliber bullet holes in the airframe. They had been flying at treetop level. They weren’t supposed to fly that low, but it was the only way they could listen to the football game on AFN radio. I met a guy who flew P-47s in WWII. A double ace. These guys have fascinating stories. If you’re not familiar with “Wild Weasel”, it was a plane that would fly ahead of fighters or bombers. If enemy ground radar locked on to the plane, they would follow the signal to its location and bomb/strafe it, so the other planes would not get shot down. It was such a dangerous mission that they only took volunteers. -
What was the speed record for NHRA 1320ft top fuel?
LDO replied to LDO's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Wow. I would have sworn it was Tony Schumacher at 342 and change. Thank you. -
Not 1000 feet. I thought the record for 1320 was 342 mph. I’ve done an internet search and I keep getting results for Funny Car and 1000 foot records. This is related to the new record for Brittany Force. She ran 341.59 mph in her Top Fuel Dragster. This is amazing, considering the record for a longer track was 338 or 342 mph. Also amazing: Bob Tasca went 341.68 in a Nitro Funny Car. A long time ago, John Force said he thinks Funny Cars can go faster than dragsters. No one took him seriously.
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Got it here, too. Thanks
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The whole site gives a 404 Not Found. Kind of a bummer. I went there to check out a file for a Chevy LT5 engine.
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No, but there are couple of kits that might be that way if I bought them (or just one of them. They’re expensive). There’s a guy in Facebook who offers a Porsche 935 K3 and a 956 or 962 in 1/8 scale, 3D printed. I would want to make it into a road car. That would be a lot of work. They are about $1000 each.
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/aladdinmodel/permalink/441839632212613/ This post doesn’t mention scale or price
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