SFA Hilux built for Mach 3

DOELLOOS · Post by **DOELLOOS** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:52 pm

Hi All,

I was just reading up on the SR 71 BlackBird (a mach 3+ aircraft), and found this rather interesting...

"To allow for thermal expansion at the high operational temperatures the fuselage panels were manufactured to fit only loosely on the ground. Proper alignment was only achieved when the airframe heated due to air resistance at high speeds, causing the airframe to expand several inches."

This means that the old SFA Hilux was probably also built with these speeds in mind?

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:05 pm

Think you could be on to something there Ewald

What did it say about "breaks" then

Hoppy · Post by **Hoppy** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:13 pm

I've had mine on Mach 2 (200km/h) and i can assure you the gaps grow even larger and the wind noise is deafening, stopping it is another story!

DOELLOOS · Post by **DOELLOOS** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:16 pm

Still far too slow for proper expansion to be achieved... You must do at least 2000kmh plus...

The 4Y will never do this...????

mushroom · Post by **mushroom** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:21 pm

I somehow think Jeremy Clarkson would find it easier to kill the fighter jet than a Hilux (well, he couldnt even get that right)

Post by **CasKru** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:22 pm

DOELLOOS wrote:Still far too slow for proper expansion to be achieved... You must do at least 2000kmh plus...

The 4Y will never do this...????

Yes it can ... but it will probably get burnt to a crisp by the after burner of the Blackbird....

Hoppy · Post by **Hoppy** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:24 pm

Maybe he should tow one behind a jet and improve the aerodynamics!

DOELLOOS · Post by **DOELLOOS** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:26 pm

Dadz Toy BFI wrote:Think you could be on to something there Ewald

What did it say about "breaks" then

Well, they built 32 of these, of which 12 apparently had breakages, and ended up crashing... (because they didn't use the 4Y engine, but then the speed would've been a problem...)

They didn't say anything about the BRAKES....

DOELLOOS · Post by **DOELLOOS** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:27 pm

CasKru wrote:
DOELLOOS wrote:Still far too slow for proper expansion to be achieved... You must do at least 2000kmh plus...

The 4Y will never do this...????
Yes it can ... but it will probably get burnt to a crisp by the after burner of the Blackbird....

Well, if they could fit a boat engine on the back of a Hilux, surely they could fit a Jet engine???

Post by **CasKru** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:28 pm

DOELLOOS wrote:
CasKru wrote:
DOELLOOS wrote:Still far too slow for proper expansion to be achieved... You must do at least 2000kmh plus...

The 4Y will never do this...????
Yes it can ... but it will probably get burnt to a crisp by the after burner of the Blackbird....
Well, if they could fit a boat engine on the back of a Hilux, surely they could fit a Jet engine???

Met of sonder diff loc?

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:38 pm

You're getting silly nou nê :wth:

It would have TWO 4Y Engine's man = real power

DOELLOOS · Post by **DOELLOOS** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:39 pm

Sonder agterklap...

mushroom · Post by **mushroom** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:49 pm

I reckon better fuel efficiency out of the jet engine than the 4Y :D

Hannes.S · Post by **Hannes.S** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:55 pm

Traction gaan 'n probleem wees

Post by **CasKru** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:56 pm

mushroom wrote:I reckon better fuel efficiency out of the jet engine than the 4Y :D

But no match for the 22R

chopper · Post by **chopper** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:11 pm

Hmmm.....ja, instead of applying brakes all you do is shut the tailgate?! :wth:

Hoppy · Post by **Hoppy** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:26 pm

I'll opt for a sunroof and a parachute!

Post by **bduk** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:39 pm

Re: SFA Hilux built for Mach 3
I've had mine on Mach 2 (200km/h) and i can assure you the gaps grow even larger and the wind noise is deafening, stopping it is another story!

Hoppy where did you get that mineshaft??? :D

Hoppy · Post by **Hoppy** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:18 pm

It had a Celica Supra 3.0 Turbo motor at that stage(the pic on the left), it could do 200 on an uphill with one gear to go, i took it out before it killed me.

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:42 pm

Hoppy wrote:It had a Celica Supra 3.0 Turbo motor at that stage

Watter een die 2JZ GTE twin turbo

DOELLOOS · Post by **DOELLOOS** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:17 pm

Wat maak dit nou saak????? Weet Krygkor dat die Hilux eintlik 'n Mach 3+ cockpit sonder vlerke en enjin is?????

Ons moet nou vlymskerp wees boys, hierdie bakkies gaan nog GROOT geld werd word....