Wow! A whole lotta show for all y’all tonight!
You have to excuse the late hour. Both Todd and I were plagued with technical issues for most of the day.
But I do have pictures from WRR listener Nozz. Check these out while you download:
Don’t forget about the MPG contest that started yesterday.
Todd really did the hard part this week
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July 24th, 2006 at 10:23 pm
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July 25th, 2006 at 6:22 am
I don’t suppose there is a category in the gas mileage contest for jets is there? What is the fuel economy per gallon for an F-16?
July 25th, 2006 at 6:55 am
Actually, what I think is awesome is hearing how much a guy who drives an F-16 everyday misses his MINI. That’s awesome!
July 25th, 2006 at 7:22 am
Nathaniel,
That’s a good question. In our normal configuration, the jet goes through approx. 9000lbs of gas (aviation fuel called JP8) in about 1-1.5 hours (it also depends on how much afterburner we use as well). At 6.8lbs per gallon, that comes to 1324 gallons a sortie. In other words, in afterburner we burn approx. 28 gallons per minute. But the military buys their fuel in bulk, so I don’t know the mpg. We’re not built for efficiency, we’re built for speed and lethality.
Yes sniff, sniff I do miss my MCS JCW. I promised myself I woudln’t cry…
Nozz
July 25th, 2006 at 7:52 pm
Nice little interlude with Nozz, the Electric Jet Jockey - He flys by wire and drives by wire, how cool izzat? I heard they got beer cans on both, too.
The Viper’s the ultimate fun jet, what I hear, so it’s nice to see your not in a Station Wagon, altho you might get a MINI version when ya get Stateside. Don’t be a Lawn Dart - we need all the MINI motorers we can get! Fly safe around the campus, now.
Rob
July 25th, 2006 at 11:35 pm
Rob,
Thanks! Besides the MCS JCW, I do have a MiniVan to haul my future MINI drivers and my beautiful bride. But it’s full up: GPS, DVD, Bluetooth, and all the Pixar movies you can watch. One day, I’m going to let the kids drive and just sit in the back and watch movies.
July 26th, 2006 at 7:58 pm
Hey Nozz:
You might have heard my in-MINI experience rides with MINI newbies. How ’bout wiring up a passenger and taking him/her out for a spin? We’d love to hear it on WRR!
=R=
July 27th, 2006 at 1:48 am
db, you know we love you, and it is our duty to set you right in the most loving way possible…
every time you mention MTTS i cringe. by the end of woof 81 i was shouting at my ipod in the traffic. people looked at me funny.
what’s the plural of Mini? Minis.
what’s the plural of MINI. MINI!
please, dude. it’s MINI takes the States. there is no S. just MINI.
ok? enough of that. BrandWolf (TM) signing out.
July 27th, 2006 at 6:32 pm
In defense of db, and by extension MINI themselves, if there was no ‘S’ in MINI as a plural, it would be “MINI take the States” not “MINI takes the States”, which is grammatically singular. The Marque (singular) is taking the States. You could try transposing the word “Sheep” for “MINI” in the sentences for syntax clarification. (But then we’d be talkin’ ’bout Scions and such!) Aye, we’ve warred against the English King; methinks you’re warring against the King’s English, Timmee.
July 27th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
This sounds like “the yanks vs. the brits”, straight out of DSC. Mind the gap!
=R=
July 28th, 2006 at 7:46 am
There was mention of this
http://www.tricolorsalvage.com/pages/home.asp
With more pics
http://www.blognewsnetwork.com/members/0000001/mpg/tricolorAutos/tricolorAutos.html
July 28th, 2006 at 11:58 am
Robert,
I could, but then it’d be classified. And I’d have to kill you.
July 28th, 2006 at 1:13 pm
OK, Nozz, but first send db the audio file of the in-jet experience! Then do a little fly-over Toronto and I’ll flag you down!
=R=
July 29th, 2006 at 9:35 am
Robert, too damn funny.
July 29th, 2006 at 11:10 am
Nozz, I go to a couple of NASCAR races each year (usually Bristol and Martinsville). I’m always amazed (as a Canuck) at the military jets flying over during the national anthem. It’s pretty damn exciting, and the NASCAR crowds go crazy.
Have you ever done the crowd-pleasing fly-overs during big events? If so, how far do you fly in from, and what does NASCAR pay for something like that?
Any scoop would be appreciated. Nothing classified, though. I want to live to drive another day!
=R=
July 31st, 2006 at 10:36 am
Robert,
Actually, we do it as a service to the American public. And yes, I’ve done fly-bys for funerals as well as events. We tie the flight usually with a mission to maximize training and dollars. Sometimes we fly in from about an hour away. Then we’ll hold for timing (usually the national anthem) and then zoom over, and we’re off to return home.
Veteran’s Day is huge, as well as July 4th, and many more national holidays and sporting events. There are a lot of Air Force, Navy, and USMC bases close, so it could be any service. I’m glad you like it.
Nozz