A Truck for Mr. Brown
No, not this truck, though I'm sure
@Mr. Brown would be glad to drive it like he stole it!
I am talking about Bob Motz's 'Shockwave' Jet Truck with 2 J79 jet engines.
General Electric J79 Afterburner Turbojet Engine produces the equivalent of 13,000 horsepower!
Firing up the 2 J79's produces 26,000 horsepower. Very close to Mr. Brown's recommended dosage. The heat and sound of the engines scared this photographer into a bit of camera shake!
A full on afterburner blast created an over exposure that can't be recovered in post production. It also creates so much light, heat, and noise that I had to duck behind a concrete retaining wall. I might have been a little bit too close to it.
After the afterburner blast we can see that the tree is on fire, the fence is on fire, even the road is on fire! Pretty much for 200 feet behind Shockwave everything was on fire, some panels were blown off the fence. This beginning photographer did not have a wide angle lens or even think of taking other picture. Just stood there slack jawed in shock and awe.
Lebanon Valley Dragway in Beautiful Upstate New York is a rather short track and not all NHRA events/runs are sanctioned there. While the track is pretty sticky the lanes do look pretty slick. Got to admit that I am a little nervous each time I race down the track. All drag tracks look slippery like that.
Here's a short video of it at an airport where it can stretch out it's legs a bit. 330+MPH! Video gives a better idea of how how loud and bright it is and that I took my pictures much closer. It was also very hot where I was. Face melting hot which is why I ducked behind concrete retaining wall. Enjoy the truck Mr. Brown!
Longball
Ye Olde Phuck!
a bit and it shows it here.
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