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JHeath 10-19-2018 06:37 PM
New FS/XX Cobra Jet
 
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New ride for Geoff Turk.

jmcarter 10-20-2018 07:29 AM
Re: New FS/XX Cobra Jet
 
SR-71 much faster than X-15

In fact the Blackbird is definitely the fastest on the block...

https://youtu.be/Lg73GKm7GgI

GATOR 10-20-2018 09:38 AM
Re: New FS/XX Cobra Jet
 
Will be nice to see Tony and crew at BES wreak havoc on the class with Ford power. Congrats Geoff

Sam M 10-20-2018 12:13 PM
Re: New FS/XX Cobra Jet
 
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Originally Posted by jmcarter (Post 575275)
SR-71 much faster than X-15

In fact the Blackbird is definitely the fastest on the block...

https://youtu.be/Lg73GKm7GgI
You better check your facts. The X-15 went over 4,500 mph

jmcarter 10-20-2018 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Sam M (Post 575290)
You better check your facts. The X-15 went over 4,500 mph
Duh, stand corrected but at least got to plug in the LA Speed Check video which is one of my favorites. Have toured many air museums and visited Edwards for work a few times and the X-15 program completely slipped what’s left of my mind.

D.Johns 10-20-2018 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by GATOR (Post 575280)
Will be nice to see Tony and crew at BES wreak havoc on the class with Ford power. Congrats Geoff
Can’t wait to see the power difference between the 2014 CJ combination and the 2018 from BES and crew.

Geoff Turk 10-22-2018 12:58 AM
Re: New FS/XX Cobra Jet
 
Thanks ! Looking forward to another exciting season in 2019 and fully expecting a lot of uphill climbs on a very steep learning curve as we try to sort the new ride out. Should be a blast.

David Lee 10-22-2018 01:23 AM
Re: New FS/XX Cobra Jet
 
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Originally Posted by jmcarter (Post 575275)
SR-71 much faster than X-15

In fact the Blackbird is definitely the fastest on the block...

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Actually the X15 was about twice as fast as the SR71. The X15 hit about 4.5k and above mach 6.

The SR71 was the fastest manned jet ever produced as far as we know. The X15 was powered by liquid-propellant rocket. The new leader in speed us now the NASA X-43, but is unmanned and hit speeds of over 7K

Geoff Turk 10-22-2018 10:53 AM
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David, we were cool with moving to a different powerplant but I'm not ready to quit driving, go autonomous ... yet :) So, went with the nearly twice as fast X-15 :D

FireSale 10-22-2018 11:05 AM
Re: New FS/XX Cobra Jet
 
Nice ride, but I'd look for a new name. X-15 is a museum piece and is no longer in service. It was carried to launch altitude by a hulking jet bomber and dropped to fire off it's rocket engines. Really fast for it's time but not a great metaphor for a killer drag car.


Cobras are among the deadliest snakes due to the large quantity of nerve toxin in their venom. Scientists rate animal poisons in a scale called Lethal Dose 50 (LD50) the amount of venom that kills 50% of the lab rats that get it. Maybe Lethal Dose?


EDIT: The SR-71 still holds the world record for man controlled air breathing aircraft.


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