Jet-powered record-breaker seeks petite woman
Single-engine jet-powered dragster seeking female companion for thrilling adventure across salt flats. Petite build. Background in motorsports or aviation. With sponsors. Interested parties please contact Eric Ahlstrom (eahlstrom@pyramid.net), program manager, Steve Fossett World Land Speed Racing Team.
It's not exactly the kind of personal add you'd normally find in your local newspaper, but those are the criteria required by a team mounting the latest attempt at the land speed record. The 48-foot-long land-bound jet is powered by a 40,000-hp S&S LM-1500 turbine mounted in a sleek, aerodynamic body that is claimed to have less than a quarter the drag coefficient of the Trust SSC, the – ahem – "vehicle", if you could call it that, which currently holds the record.
Unfortunately, the design of the jetmobile necessitated a tiny cockpit, so they need a tiny driver to operate the thing. The pilot will be involved in each step along the road to the record attempt, including feedback on developmental runs and system tests slated for the next couple of months before they finally make a run at the record. Anyone have Danica Patrick's number? Oh wait, we do!
[Source: Inside Line]
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Nick Holla 12:50PM (1/17/2008)
I nominate Ashley Van Dyke.
ecirkit.com/ashleyvandyke
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TwinTurbo3000GT 12:49PM (1/17/2008)
why woman? i'll starve myself. i can get to 100lbs!
arent there more pics of it?
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Rangeball 12:53PM (1/17/2008)
Hasn't Steve Fossett been missing since September?
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Travis Rassat 2:17PM (1/17/2008)
Yes, he has. This was a project that he had started at some point, and the team behind it has decided to continue it in his memory. His goal was to break 1,000 mph, if I remember correctly. I can't seem to find the article I had seen that told the whole story.
SteveC 2:13PM (1/17/2008)
I've got the gal who'll want to do it!
She's a natural...she likes attention...
She's Brittany Spears!!
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Paul C. 12:57PM (1/17/2008)
"It's not exactly the kind of personal add you'd normally find in you"
should be:
"It's not exactly the kind of personal AD you'd normally find in you"
:)
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The Doctor 1:02PM (1/17/2008)
Hmm... I'd be rather hesitant about getting in that. Whilst the Thrust SSC team did a huge amount of CFD, wind tunnel and rocket sled testing on their design, Craig Breedlove designed Spirit of America from eye which when you consider the forces that act on the car at 750mph is not very comforting. I seem to recall it had stability problems when it ran back in '97...
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davido 1:03PM (1/17/2008)
I'm thinking female ex-astronaut or jet jockey. There are quite a few of them out there. An A-10 pilot would feel right at home considering how low they already fly.
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spdracerut 1:15PM (1/17/2008)
One of women from the Pro ranks of motorcycle drag racing would fit the bill perfectly. Angelle Sampey comes to mind... runs high 6's at over 190mph on a motorcycle, 5'0", 105lbs.
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john riley 1:18PM (1/17/2008)
Why not a horse jockey? Small, and used to danger.
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RMc 2:38PM (1/17/2008)
Good idea. I don't think Danica is stupid enough to strap herself to a land-going jet.
naggs 1:55PM (1/17/2008)
hey danica patrick might actually win something!
zing
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tankd0g 2:26PM (1/17/2008)
I nominate Condoleezza Rice.
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BigTeebo 3:03PM (1/17/2008)
I just like the vehicle. It looks like something out of a science fiction movie.
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Mi key 3:06PM (1/17/2008)
I nominate the NASA Chick with the Adult diapers.
She obviously crazy enough to get into this contraption.
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Bernie 3:11PM (1/17/2008)
Nicole Richie would fit inside with room to spare and she would also fit the teams obvious need for media hype.
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Tom 3:32PM (1/17/2008)
The first name that came to my mind was Vicki Butler-Henderson.
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studemax 3:46PM (1/17/2008)
Said female driver must bring some sponsorship money, too - preferably LOTS of it.
And as for stability, airplanes can't do it at that speed without a little help from computers.
This one's driver ability only!
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Anthony 12:17AM (1/18/2008)
40,000hp, not bad.....that's only a couple ponies shy of what my car has :-D
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ashleyvandyke 10:36AM (1/18/2008)
Do you guys mean petite as in short or thin? I'm skinny but maybe too tall...5'9.
Thanks for thinking of me guys!!!
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