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Agent M79
04-04-2006, 07:04 PM
So long as that quarter mile is straight down. I figure a Marauder that can manage to keep it's nose pointed straight down has a terminal velocity of about 400ft/sec.

And any Marauder can do that. Power-adders or not. Even a wrecked one.
O's Fan Rich
04-05-2006, 04:56 AM
So long as that quarter mile is straight down. I figure a Marauder that can manage to keep it's nose pointed straight down has a terminal velocity of about 400ft/sec.

And any Marauder can do that. Power-adders or not. Even a wrecked one.
Ok... that's just sick right there.....:depress:
:D
DEFYANT
04-05-2006, 05:03 AM
This would be Wiley Coyotes Marauder.
SID210SA
04-05-2006, 05:08 AM
Must be one on a sling shot!!!
cyclone03
04-05-2006, 08:35 AM
Wait a minute here...
Lets see the math!
Are we starting from the top of a cliff from zero or starting from terminal velocity then timed over a 1320' distance?
RR|Suki
04-05-2006, 09:00 AM
Wait a minute here...
Lets see the math!
Are we starting from the top of a cliff from zero or starting from terminal velocity then timed over a 1320' distance?

Terminal to 1320' it looks like
mrjones
04-05-2006, 09:23 AM
My calculations are probably way off, but I'm getting that the car would be going somewhere in the neighborhood of 72mph after accelerating due to gravity for 3.3 seconds. That of course is not considering wind resistance, etc.

After seeing the NHRA Nationals in Houston live this weekend, those Top Fuel and Funny Cars are going through the 1320 in about 4.5 seconds, and those cars are accelerating a whole lot harder than 9.8m/sec/sec!
Agent M79
04-05-2006, 10:14 AM
Though there is some rounding for simplicity in my wacky bench race, 400ft/sec is 24,000ft/min is 1,440,000ft/hour which is 273mph.

Of course, a big brake kit is not needed for this kind of racing so you could save a little money there.
Motorhead350
04-05-2006, 10:23 AM
And the rocket powered car I saw last weekend ran a 5.4@290.... wow a Marauder beating a rocket hua?
Agent M79
04-05-2006, 10:33 AM
Hmmm.... What I am not accounting for is the time to reach terminal velocity.
O's Fan Rich
04-05-2006, 11:21 AM
One thing for sure is that, if you tried this, DefyantWife would be interested in "talking" to you about your time slip. She'd probably even post it for you.... cuz you couldn't.
Agent M79
04-05-2006, 12:04 PM
One thing for sure is that, if you tried this, DefyantWife would be interested in "talking" to you about your time slip. She'd probably even post it for you.... cuz you couldn't.

Heh. If I am behind the wheel terminal velocity will be reach much much faster.