desrtrat Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 some people's children.. i guess he wanted to see what would happen when you mix a 67 Impala, and a JATO.... The Arizona Highway Patrol came upon a pile of smouldering metal embedded in the side of a cliff rising above the road at the apex of a curve. The wreckage resembled the site of an airplane crash, but it was a car. The type of car was unidentifiable at the scene. Police investigators finally pieced together the mystery. An amateur rocket scientist had somehow gotten hold of a JATO unit (Jet Assisted Take Off, actually a solid-fuel rocket) that is used to give heavy military transport planes an extra 'push' for taking off from short airfields. He had driven his Chevy Impala out into the desert and found a long, straight stretch of road. He attached the JATO unit to the car, jumped in, got up some speed and fired off the JATO! The facts as best could be determined are that the operator of the 1967 Impala hit the JATO ignition at a distance of approximately 3.0 miles from the crash site. This was established by the scorched and melted asphalt at that location. The JATO, if operating properly, would have reached maximum thrust within 5 seconds, causing the Chevy to reach speeds well in excess of 350 mph and continuing at full power for an additional 20 -25 seconds. The driver, and soon-to-be pilot, would have experienced G-forces usually reserved for dog fighting F-14 jocks under full afterburners, causing him to become irrelevant for the remainder of the event. However, the automobile remained on the straight highway for about 2.5 miles (15-20 seconds) before the driver applied and completely melted the brakes, blowing the tires and leaving thick rubber marks on the road surface, then becoming airborne for an additional 1.4 miles and impacting the cliff face at a height of 125 feet, leaving a blackened crater 3 feet deep in the rock. Most of the driver's remains were not recoverable. It has been calculated that this moron attained a ground speed of approximately 420-mph, though much of his voyage was not actually on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAKSSS Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Wow that is hilarious! I guess that guy sure got the ride of his life in that thing..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koopatroopa Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 doesn't that technically make it a hybrid???? i wanna know how he got it to stay in/on his car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1ss Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 x10 the true rocket man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmahan Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 wow I would love to see pics of this lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTYW Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 :withstupid: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggerdan11 Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Thats Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIKINSS Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Funny story but.....not true http://www.snopes.com/autos/dream/jato.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Didn't mythbusters bunk this myth? Regardless, its a good story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffafa Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Hahahahahaha, funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stg313 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Its a shame its not true, thats really a great story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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