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Driving behind a 747
This is a discussion on Driving behind a 747 within the Open Talk forums, part of the General Information category; Next time you feel like driving behind a 747, think again. It's amazing how much power these engines put out. ...
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04-14-2007, 09:14 AM
Next time you feel like driving behind a 747, think again. It's amazing how much power these engines put out. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/47116/747_jet_blast/ Pretty awesome video. --------------------------- Nikon D3 | 28-70 f/2.8 | 70-200 f/2.8 VR | 200-400 f/4 VR | 50 f/1.4 | TC-14E II | SB-800 | SB-600 "A child is not likely to find a Father in God unless he finds something of God in his father." - Unknown |
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04-14-2007, 09:41 AM
WOW that's amazing... I'll remember not to drive on a runway behind a 747 !!! How in the world do someone convince the unknown (blurred our) airline to do this test? The engineers should already know all this info. --------------------------- -Al ~ Retired from real work ~ D200 & D70 w/ Nikkor 18-70, 70-300, SB800 SpeedLight, Kenko 2X TeleplusPro 300 |
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04-14-2007, 12:53 PM
That rocked! --------------------------- Houston Wedding Photographer, Aric C. Hoek "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derilicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." - Calvin Coolidge |
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04-14-2007, 01:26 PM
Oh great, add that to my fears as I drive down Central. A 747 landing in front of me and blasting me off the road. LOL. |
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04-14-2007, 01:31 PM
The guys at Mythbusters tried this and failed,, they didn't try the 747 however.... |
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04-14-2007, 03:53 PM
This was from the British automotive show Top Gear. They have all the resources in the world. |
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04-14-2007, 03:55 PM
We didn't exactly have the whole plane in our plant but we did have the jet engines which drove our gas compressors. The largest ones we used put out over 20,000hp! The exhaust was so hot that we used it for heating oil which we used to provide heat to other areas like the amine system. The exhaust ran around 1800 deg and exited through a 60" exhaust pipe. It's amazing to be standing right next to one of these engines that is amonst 15' long and turning close to 20,000 RPM's. --------------------------- John Rushing Carthage, Texas Canon 20D: 580ex: BG-E2 Grip: 16-35 f/2.8L: 28-70 f/2.8L: 70-200 f/2.8L: 100-400 f/4.5L |
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04-14-2007, 05:26 PM
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04-15-2007, 12:53 AM
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04-15-2007, 12:57 AM
Now hiring: Drivers for Top Gear. High hourly pay, no medical.  |
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04-15-2007, 01:07 AM
It seems that the plane was from Virgin Air, plainly visible is the Virgin logo on the tail. --------------------------- Go not where the path may lead; go instead were there is no path, and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Until you can be happy being alone,happiness by any other means is but a fleeting illusion. - Myself "The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them." - Albert Einstein Moody Canon 10D (UN-pawned:banana:), broke Canon 50mm 1.8, Sigma 28-80mm 3.5-5.6(also UN-pawned) |
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04-15-2007, 02:12 AM
I wonder how much damage the engines of a 777 could do. --------------------------- Word. |
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