barnca
barnca New Reader
5/3/10 7:12 p.m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUDuPWRiRug&feature=related

JoeyM
JoeyM Reader
5/3/10 7:24 p.m.

...because everyone wants a flying cardboard schoolbus

pinchvalve
pinchvalve SuperDork
5/3/10 7:45 p.m.

My schoolbus did that in 7th grade. Scary.

slantvaliant
slantvaliant HalfDork
5/3/10 9:42 p.m.

My dad used to say that with enough power, you could make anything fly. I guess he was right!

I like the occasional flying schoolbus orFLYING LAWNMOWER as much as anyone.

Appleseed
Appleseed SuperDork
5/4/10 12:09 a.m.

Your dad is right. Just look at an F-4 Phantom.

Trans_Maro
Trans_Maro Dork
5/4/10 1:28 a.m.

You mean the F-104 Starfighter.

It's a missile with a pilot. If the engine shuts down it has the glide ratio of a cement truck.

Shawn

JoeyM
JoeyM Reader
5/4/10 6:33 a.m.
Trans_Maro wrote: You mean the F-104 Starfighter. It's a missile with a pilot. If the engine shuts down it has the glide ratio of a cement truck. Shawn

That's why lopping the wings off might be a viable method of building a land speed record car: http://www.landspeed.com/classroom/classstarfighterhistory.html

Jay
Jay Dork
5/4/10 11:43 a.m.

Linked from that is this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11qu-PI-GIs&NR=1

Do want.

vladha
vladha New Reader
5/4/10 12:53 p.m.

Wow, the Magic School Bus... where's Ms. Frizell?

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