I was amused to discover this video clip from the British TV program Top Gear. In it, a McLaren Speedtail sports car is pitted against one of Britain's STOVL F-35B strike aircraft. It's a lot of fun.
Boys and their toys indeed . . .
Peter
Thursday, April 30, 2020
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Sehr KUHL!!
Fabulous! Someone in the BBC must want their ratings boosted by getting the nasty warmongers, er, brave zhirs, to sped a buncha pounds and a flight hour on free advertising for the RAF.
One day out for a ride on my BMW K1200RS - 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds. Not the fastest bike around but it’s got no flies on it.
I pulled up to a 4-way stop and a guy in a McLaren turned right in front of me. I’d never seen one IRL before and I saw his exhaust blow as he hit the throttle. So, WTH, I rolled the throttle, too.
Not. Even. Close.
I went home and looked up the time on that model McLaren. 2.9 seconds.
Having said that, my bike cost about 1/50th of the McLaren.
Were they speaking English? What kind of accents were those? I got about 40% comprehension.
Anyway a lot of fun and good PR for the RAF.
it wasn't a drag race. it was a time to climb to five thousand meters race.
Top Gear have done this sort of thing before, with a Typhoon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NZ9X9A2efA
Right then. Now lets do vertical.
Reminds me of an old Lee Majors movie, "The Last Chase". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnuVxQG6e9Q
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