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Post by RonMiller on Dec 4, 2004 21:59:47 GMT -7
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Post by Britbrat on Dec 5, 2004 7:09:48 GMT -7
That's the intergalactic Spacewagoneer, developed from project Jeepasoar
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Wayne
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Post by Wayne on Dec 5, 2004 9:48:32 GMT -7
That's easy! It's a '57 Suburban panel van with the Astro-glide option. It had a very short production life as it was hopelessly underpowered with the 55 gal thrusters. In spite of several attempts, it never flew. To add insult to injury, the DOT banned it from the hightways as it was too wide...
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Post by Galvin on Dec 5, 2004 11:26:47 GMT -7
I am not sure its designation but it is the first airplane I've seen that has a possibility of a worse glide ratio than my old EAA biplane. I could fly formation on a bag of quarters when I pulled the power back in that one.
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Post by jetmex on Dec 5, 2004 20:12:12 GMT -7
It's actually a 1968 Land-Air Rover, one of the first vehicles Uncle Sancho (note the U-S markings on the fuselage) modified to test the volatility of his then new jet fuel. The process hadn't been perfected yet, so after a brief, yet spectacular launch (complete with technicolor flames and volumes of smoke), the first flight ended up on top of Mama Yolie's garden shed, which is where this picture was taken. The landing resulted in the first of many instances upon which Yolie's soon to be famous metate was applied with great gusto to Uncle Sancho's cabeza. Later models lacked the separate propellant tanks on either side of the fin, originally added because the fuel components had a nasty tendency to ignite (with the requisite unique odor which characterized all of Sancho's organic fuels) when combined, something that did not endear him to the neighbors, but did provide the local fire department with numerous training opportunities. He eventually perfected the process and eliminated the need to store the fuel components in separate tanks, saving weight and space that were needed for little used items such as a pilot. His success with this machine led to the more famous rocket sled, for which Galvin's father provided the necessary compnents. Dave probably has pictures of that one somewhere.........  |
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Post by Galvin on Dec 5, 2004 23:18:28 GMT -7
Ah yes, the intrepid Uncle Sancho, heroic test pilot of the Mexican Rocket Sled Program run by the Mexican Aeronautics and Space Agency (MASA) and grand knight of the revered brotherhood of "Cojones de Ferro, Grandes y Gloriosos". Picture taken by Chuy, who was in the back seat when he was supposed to have been driving and....well you know the rest of the story.  |
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