Ive always had a fascination with cars, trucks, planes and everything that can be made to go fast, but how fast can u make a truck with three jet engines go?
The answear is 376 miles per hour (605 kph). The truck is Shockwave and it uses three Pratt & Whitney J34-48 engines. The engines are arranged in pyramid formation, and tilted at a three-degree angle to help keep the 6,800-pound (3,084 kg) truck on the ground. The engines produce a total of 36,000 horsepower and 19,000 pounds of thrust. The outlet of the engine is fitted with a special fuel line that carries raw diesel fuel to a ring-like burner inside the outlet. This dumping of raw diesel fuel into the burner creates flames and smoke that make for some very special effects.
The front of the truck is the only stock part, an original 1985 Peterbilt cab. Hand-fabricated dashboard in the stock 1985 Peterbilt cab. Note the zero to 300-mph airspeed indicator above the steering wheel. The familiar twin vertical chrome exhaust stacks are modified with piezoelectric ignitors for lighting the raw diesel fuel to produce flames. This truck consumes 400 gallons per mile during a race. If the afterburner mode is used, the fuel is consumed even faster. After reaching speeds in excess of 300MPH it requires a lot to stop, which is why aircraft type parachutes are used to slow shockwave down at the end of a run.
The answear is 376 miles per hour (605 kph). The truck is Shockwave and it uses three Pratt & Whitney J34-48 engines. The engines are arranged in pyramid formation, and tilted at a three-degree angle to help keep the 6,800-pound (3,084 kg) truck on the ground. The engines produce a total of 36,000 horsepower and 19,000 pounds of thrust. The outlet of the engine is fitted with a special fuel line that carries raw diesel fuel to a ring-like burner inside the outlet. This dumping of raw diesel fuel into the burner creates flames and smoke that make for some very special effects.
The front of the truck is the only stock part, an original 1985 Peterbilt cab. Hand-fabricated dashboard in the stock 1985 Peterbilt cab. Note the zero to 300-mph airspeed indicator above the steering wheel. The familiar twin vertical chrome exhaust stacks are modified with piezoelectric ignitors for lighting the raw diesel fuel to produce flames. This truck consumes 400 gallons per mile during a race. If the afterburner mode is used, the fuel is consumed even faster. After reaching speeds in excess of 300MPH it requires a lot to stop, which is why aircraft type parachutes are used to slow shockwave down at the end of a run.
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ReplyDeleteI cannot possibly imagine anyone sitting inside and operating one of these things, thanks for showing the clip!
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