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747 vs. car

Postby Ravang » Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:35 pm

I've heard a lot of rumors that a 747 could flip a car and well it turns out its true.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyMGLjo6Ojo

I wouldn't try it, I wonder if it would work with or small jet, or if a small prop plane could knock over a person? :-? :P
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Re: 747 vs. car

Postby DONTREADMYUSERNAME » Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:20 pm

The mythbusters did something similar. They used two, unmounted 737 engines and if i remeber correctly, blew over a mid-sized car.
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Re: 747 vs. car

Postby Ashar » Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:13 am

Wow...Imagine standing behind that...Must be what TNCM is like :o
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Re: 747 vs. car

Postby expat » Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:13 am

The mythbusters did something similar. They used two, unmounted 737 engines and if i remeber correctly, blew over a mid-sized car.


They used a single engine from a Lear jet. All it did was blow a few bits of trim off. They had to resort to some old footage like above to prove it.

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Re: 747 vs. car

Postby eno » Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:21 pm

Top Gear did it years ago with a Virgin 747 and a Citroen 2CV  ;D ;D
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Re: 747 vs. car

Postby Ravang » Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:55 pm

The mythbusters did something similar. They used two, unmounted 737 engines and if i remeber correctly, blew over a mid-sized car.

I just seen the new mythbusters today and they got a 747, and tried it with and car, a school bus, and a old 172, I wouldn't like to be in any of them :P
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Re: 747 vs. car

Postby DONTREADMYUSERNAME » Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:34 pm

The mythbusters did something similar. They used two, unmounted 737 engines and if i remeber correctly, blew over a mid-sized car.

I just seen the new mythbusters today and they got a 747, and tried it with and car, a school bus, and a old 172, I wouldn't like to be in any of them :P



LOL i saw that also, shortly after I posted my first post!
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Re: 747 vs. car

Postby RitterKreuz » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:03 pm

The mythbusters did something similar. They used two, unmounted 737 engines and if i remeber correctly, blew over a mid-sized car.

I just seen the new mythbusters today and they got a 747, and tried it with and car, a school bus, and a old 172, I wouldn't like to be in any of them :P



LOL i saw that also, shortly after I posted my first post!


that was a good show with the 747 blowing the car and the school bus away... i heard they are going to set up a massive tread mill and try to launch a small airplane off of it some time soon.
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Re: 747 vs. car

Postby Layne. » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:57 pm

Actually that is a 732 not a 747 ;D

But still that looks wierd seeing the old pickup fly off of that cliff ;D :) :D

Can't wait to watch the tread mill :P ;D
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Re: 747 vs. car

Postby machineman9 » Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:55 pm

Top Gear did it years ago with a Virgin 747 and a Citroen 2CV  ;D ;D

i remember that... was quite funny

imagine putting some random guy behind the engines
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Re: 747 vs. car

Postby expat » Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:33 pm

The mythbusters did something similar. They used two, unmounted 737 engines and if i remeber correctly, blew over a mid-sized car.

I just seen the new mythbusters today and they got a 747, and tried it with and car, a school bus, and a old 172, I wouldn't like to be in any of them :P



LOL i saw that also, shortly after I posted my first post!


that was a good show with the 747 blowing the car and the school bus away... i heard they are going to set up a massive tread mill and try to launch a small airplane off of it some time soon.



Lets not start that debate again........please.

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