12/18/2003: F1 versus fighter jet

Undertoad · 12-18-2003, 03:15 PM

Elspode sent this along. This week the Cellar has sprouted a "girl talk thread" and a "guy talk thread" and here is what should be the ultimate guy talk question.

Who would win a race between a Formula 1 race car and a fighter jet?

Well, why not line 'em up and find out? Why not put Michael Schumacher, the finest F1 driver, against an Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet for a good ol-fashioned two out of three?

And so that's what they did. One each of 600, 900, and 1200 metres.

And the jet won, 2 out of 3.

insoluble · 12-18-2003, 03:33 PM

Now let's see which one can jump over the grand canyon !

FileNotFound · 12-18-2003, 04:08 PM

I hate when they do this. It's so stupid...

Jets aren't meant to reach their highest speeds or accelerate as fast as a car.

It's like the man vs horse race. Man will ALWAYS beat a horse on a suficiently short stretch.

It proves nothing at all...ugh.

Torrere · 12-18-2003, 04:46 PM

Wow! That's a pretty impressive turning radius considering that you don't have any contact with the ground!

novice · 12-18-2003, 06:51 PM

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Originally posted by Torrere
Wow! That's a pretty impressive turning radius considering that you don't have any contact with the ground!

Oh dear.

Nothing But Net · 12-18-2003, 07:44 PM

Feh!

Put a NHRA drag racer out there and see what happens.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-18-2003, 08:33 PM

If a top fuel dragster starts from a full stop at the starting line and you hit the starting line at 200 mph, he'll beat you 1320 feet to the finish.
Unless they radically change the gearing, F-1 cars aren't made for acceleration from a full stop. They make their power in the 14,000 to 18,000 rpm range.

Elspode · 12-18-2003, 11:14 PM

I think the whole thing was a publicity stunt for the aircraft, actually. I just thought it was sort of fun. Definitely a guy thing.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-19-2003, 03:50 AM

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Originally posted by Elspode
I think the whole thing was a publicity stunt for the aircraft, actually. I just thought it was sort of fun. Definitely a guy thing.

You sound defensive. No need, you're right.

stlbob · 12-19-2003, 07:25 AM

I saw this in a Car and Driver magazine once with an F-15 vs a Mustang or some such American car. I think it was just a ploy used by the magazine scribes to get free rides in a jet.

In this case I think that Elspode is definitely right. "Thursday's event was organized by the Italian defense department and hailed as a demonstration of Italian industry."

I'd be willing to bet that Schumacher got a ride too.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-19-2003, 05:28 PM

Speaking of Car&Driver, a couple years ago I went out to the mailbox to find the latest C&D with a picture of the latest Ferrari on the cover. As I'm looking at the picture, not 1 but 2 of that model, in red, come by, stop at the stop sign 30 feet away, then blast off up the road. A kodak moment.
Welcome to the Cellar, stlbob.

dasviper · 12-20-2003, 10:02 AM

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Originally posted by FileNotFound
I hate when they do this. It's so stupid...

Jets aren't meant to reach their highest speeds or accelerate as fast as a car.

It's like the man vs horse race. Man will ALWAYS beat a horse on a suficiently short stretch.

It proves nothing at all...ugh.

I've heard that a horse will beat a man in any race up to 100 miles (excluding very short sprints), but that a man wins thereafter.

Elspode · 12-20-2003, 10:25 AM

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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
You sound defensive. No need, you're right.

Everyone was taking it so seriously...I was worried.

Elspode · 12-20-2003, 10:26 AM

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Originally posted by dasviper

I've heard that a horse will beat a man in any race up to 100 miles (excluding very short sprints), but that a man wins thereafter.

Well, sure, because horses get all cramped up inside of a car, and they have to park and stretch their legs for a couple of hours.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-20-2003, 11:30 AM

Bwahahahahahahhahaha.

12-18-2003, 03:15 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	12/18/2003: F1 versus fighter jet Elspode sent this along. This week the Cellar has sprouted a "girl talk thread" and a "guy talk thread" and here is what should be the ultimate guy talk question. Who would win a race between a Formula 1 race car and a fighter jet? Well, why not line 'em up and find out? Why not put Michael Schumacher, the finest F1 driver, against an Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet for a good ol-fashioned two out of three? And so that's what they did. One each of 600, 900, and 1200 metres. And the jet won, 2 out of 3.

12-18-2003, 04:08 PM	#3
FileNotFound Intouch with his inner sheep rider. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 603	I hate when they do this. It's so stupid... Jets aren't meant to reach their highest speeds or accelerate as fast as a car. It's like the man vs horse race. Man will ALWAYS beat a horse on a suficiently short stretch. It proves nothing at all...ugh. __________________ This is a rat. \|This is a hamster.\| This is a chipmunk.\| This is a Sheep Rider.

12-18-2003, 11:14 PM	#8
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I think the whole thing was a publicity stunt for the aircraft, actually. I just thought it was sort of fun. Definitely a guy thing. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-18-2003, 03:33 PM	#2
insoluble developmentally disabled rear end headwear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: syracuse, ny Posts: 207	Now let's see which one can jump over the grand canyon !

12-18-2003, 04:46 PM	#4
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	Wow! That's a pretty impressive turning radius considering that you don't have any contact with the ground!

12-18-2003, 07:44 PM	#6
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	Feh! Put a NHRA drag racer out there and see what happens.

12-18-2003, 08:33 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If a top fuel dragster starts from a full stop at the starting line and you hit the starting line at 200 mph, he'll beat you 1320 feet to the finish. Unless they radically change the gearing, F-1 cars aren't made for acceleration from a full stop. They make their power in the 14,000 to 18,000 rpm range.

12-19-2003, 07:25 AM	#10
stlbob Romantic Necromancer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 29	I saw this in a Car and Driver magazine once with an F-15 vs a Mustang or some such American car. I think it was just a ploy used by the magazine scribes to get free rides in a jet. In this case I think that Elspode is definitely right. "Thursday's event was organized by the Italian defense department and hailed as a demonstration of Italian industry." I'd be willing to bet that Schumacher got a ride too.

12-19-2003, 05:28 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Speaking of Car&Driver, a couple years ago I went out to the mailbox to find the latest C&D with a picture of the latest Ferrari on the cover. As I'm looking at the picture, not 1 but 2 of that model, in red, come by, stop at the stop sign 30 feet away, then blast off up the road. A kodak moment. Welcome to the Cellar, stlbob.

12-20-2003, 11:30 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Bwahahahahahahhahaha.

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