From: Dale Hinchey 
Subject: [SD] Chevy Becomes UFO
Date: 7 Jan 2001 20:29:06 -0500
To: skywatch_discussion@egroups.com


CHEVY BECOMES UFO, AT LEAST UNTIL THE LAB RESULTS CAME BACK


http://www.hlswilliwaw.com/smittys_place/html/jatocar.html

Slagged Chevy on the Levy



The Arizona Highway Patrol came upon a pile of smoldering

metal embedded into the side of a cliff rising above

the road at the apex of a curve. The wreckage resembled

the site of an airplane crash, but it was a car. The

type of car was unidentifiable at the scene. The lab

finally figured out what it was and what had happened.

 

It seems that a guy had somehow gotten hold of a JATO

unit (Jet Assisted Take Off - actually a solid fuel

rocket) that is used to give heavy military transport

planes an extra "push" for taking off from short airfields.

He had driven his Chevy Impala out into the desert and

found a long, straight stretch of road. Then he attached

the JATO unit to his car, jumped in, got up some speed

and fired off the JATO! 

 

The facts as best as could be determined are that the

operator of the 1967 Impala hit the JATO ignition at

a distance of approximately 3.0 miles from the crash

site. This was established by the prominent scorched

and melted asphalt at that location. 

 

The JATO, if operating properly, would have reached

maximum thrust within 5 seconds, causing the Chevy to

reach speeds well in excess of 350 mph and continuing

at full power for an additional 20-25 seconds. 

 

The driver, soon to be pilot, most likely would have

experienced G-forces usually reserved for dog-fighting

F-14 jocks under full afterburners, basically causing

him to become insignificant for the remainder of the

event. However, the automobile remained on the straight

highway for about 2.5 miles (15-20 seconds) before the

driver applied and completely melted the brakes, blowing

the tires and leaving thick rubber marks on the road

surface, then becoming airborne for an additional 1.4

miles and impacting the cliff face at a height of 125

feet leaving a blackened crater 3 feet deep in the rock.

 

Most of the driver's remains were not recoverable; however,

small fragments of bone, teeth and hair were extracted

from the crater and fingernail and bone shards were

removed from a piece of debris believed to be a portion

of the steering wheel. 

 

Epilog: 

 

It has been calculated that this moron nearly reached

Mach I, attaining a ground-speed of approximately 420

mph. Ouch!

Personal Web Page: Dale Hinchey 
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