"what if..." Topic
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| Pauls Bods | 31 Dec 2016 2:47 a.m. PST |
…planes could be turned into racing cars?
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Mako11  | 31 Dec 2016 3:55 a.m. PST |
Seems like a serious waste of a Spit to me. Does look similar to a "car" my uncle built decades ago though, in a bid for a go at one of those salt-flat, land-speed records. I think he planned to put a rocket motor into it, instead of a jet turbine. No doubt, rockets were probably cheaper and easier to deal with. Don't know if he ever tried it, but it was certainly pretty interesting, and no doubt a bit hair-brained too. |
 20thmaine  | 31 Dec 2016 4:40 a.m. PST |
Looks like something a 1946 007 might be "lent" by Q ! Pop out machine guns? Oil slick generator ? "Please try and bring it back in one piece Bond". 
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 Condotta | 31 Dec 2016 5:38 a.m. PST |
Well, the contraption would likely do the loop better than other racers. Sad, though, that a machine meant to soar is grounded…kinda like a caged bird. Something to toy around with, though :-) |
 etotheipi  | 31 Dec 2016 7:11 a.m. PST |
That's a great idea! Especially since you end up with extra wings lying around for other projects … or in my case, something to do with the extra fuselages! |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 31 Dec 2016 10:23 a.m. PST |
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| Cerdic | 31 Dec 2016 11:00 a.m. PST |
Putting a Merlin engine from a Spitfire into a car? No problem….
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