Jessi Combs fatal accident
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I know no one put a gun to her head and forced her into the cockpit & she was clearly a very brave lady but the wiki page below poses some interesting questions about the car she was piloting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Eagle...
The F104 that it was built out of first flew in 1957 and was retired in 1970.
First engine test in the car: 2004
First run of the car: 2006
Last run of the car (in its original form.):2008
Now clearly Jessi had set a record in it awhile ago so she probably took a calculated risk that it was still safe but the picture in the article shows it as an actual museum piece at one stage. It will be interesting to see how the investigation into this tragedy plays out but I would imagine her relatives will want some answers as to if that car should have been moving under its own power in the first place, let alone trying to beat records.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Eagle...
The F104 that it was built out of first flew in 1957 and was retired in 1970.
First engine test in the car: 2004
First run of the car: 2006
Last run of the car (in its original form.):2008
Now clearly Jessi had set a record in it awhile ago so she probably took a calculated risk that it was still safe but the picture in the article shows it as an actual museum piece at one stage. It will be interesting to see how the investigation into this tragedy plays out but I would imagine her relatives will want some answers as to if that car should have been moving under its own power in the first place, let alone trying to beat records.
That always crops up when the F-104 gets mentioned. That was as much to do with Luftwaffe shortcomings as the aeroplane.
The F-104 that was converted into this "car" was historic in its own right as it was a very early F-104A which was very different to the F-104Gs used by the Germans (and others). It had served as a chase plane for NASA and the USAF at Edwards Air Force Base in the 1950s and 60s.
The F-104 that was converted into this "car" was historic in its own right as it was a very early F-104A which was very different to the F-104Gs used by the Germans (and others). It had served as a chase plane for NASA and the USAF at Edwards Air Force Base in the 1950s and 60s.
This is the fuselage that they bought for $25,000 out of a scrapyard in Maine in 1999.
They planned to do 800mph in it.
North American Eagle story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHs9o8FZdlE
They planned to do 800mph in it.
North American Eagle story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHs9o8FZdlE
FourWheelDrift said:
This is the fuselage that they bought for $25,000 out of a scrapyard in Maine in 1999.
They planned to do 800mph in it.
North American Eagle story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHs9o8FZdlE
They planned to do 800mph in it.
North American Eagle story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHs9o8FZdlE
That looks like it’s been bent in the middle.
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