airfuelEddie wrote:The 'boosters' on the C-130 are JATO tubes. (Jet assisted takeoff)They are like small rockets and offer a few hundred pounds of boost at takeoff with heavy loads. They 'burn out' in a few seconds. I used to see em sometimes on land based runways with short takeoff points but only saw a JATO takeoff 2 times I think. On the dude who 'configured' a modern Jet engine to his shivy. It would weigh a few tons maybe more, a large engine would weigh 2-4 times as much as the car maybe more. I doubt this happened at all.
but it's funny reading. There was a the 'Michigan City Madman" he took a 1960 Dodge Dart station wagon and placed a Allison Tank Engine in it. he was 'almost' killed numerous times and is still alive in his 70's and wrote a book onhis exploits.
Eddie!
We can strap one of those JATO tube's on your Challenger. Disconnect the speedo cable, so you can keep the mile's off. The 150 speedo won't do any good, anyway.
And we'll break any Dodge Challenger, land speed record's ever!!!!
I'll do this with you but, no launching into the cliff's!