Acceleration

[banditrider]

[youtube]2aCOyOvOw5c[/youtube]

[Berries]

Impressive. That cameraman must have massive balls.

[Maha]

Lucky the earth is 2/3rds water...

[EJK]

I wonder what it'll cost to have a ride on that.

[FJRider]

I wonder what it'll cost to have a ride on that.

Cost isn't the issue. They're not using them anymore. The shuttles are retired.

[ducatilover]

That gets up and goes okay. 'Tis no Corolla though.

[EJK]

Cost isn't the issue. They're not using them anymore. The shuttles are retired.

Then can I buy one from a scrap yard? How much?

[FJRider]

Then can I buy one from a scrap yard? How much?

I cant see why not. Just rock up with your trailer .... and a 24 pack. No worries ...

[quickbuck]

Anybody else noticed it only too 1:15 to get to the seed of sound?
The shock wave forming was impressive.... then the thing really accelerated...

Cool vid.

[carbonhed]

Anybody else noticed it only too 1:15 to get to the seed of sound?
The shock wave forming was impressive.... then the thing really accelerated...

Cool vid.

Very cool. The Blade would murder it from 0 - 100 but would flag a liitle from 1400 - 1500...

[quickbuck]

Very cool. The Blade would murder it from 0 - 100 but would flag a liitle from 1400 - 1500...

Apparently the Shuttle used to have the equivilent of 6 Million Horsepower in thrust....
It must weigh quite a bit going by the 0-100 time

[FJRider]

Apparently the Shuttle used to have the equivilent of 6 Million Horsepower in thrust....
It must weigh quite a bit going by the 0-100 time

4.5 million pounds ...

http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/s...ystem_STS.html

[Tigadee]

Is this where Gopros evolved from?

[Oakie]

Stuff the trip. I want the camera that can handle that.

[Coldrider]

Makes this mornings little pootle in a 180hp 172 XP a gutless wonder, but shit i still had some fun, (not so much fun at $255 per hour)