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03-20-2003, 10:32 PM
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From Cracker928 over at SoCal 928:
<a href="http://groups.msn.com/socal928/general.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=4018&all_topics=0" target="_blank">Horrible 928 Truckmobile</a>
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From Cracker928 over at SoCal 928:
<a href="http://groups.msn.com/socal928/general.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=4018&all_topics=0" target="_blank">Horrible 928 Truckmobile</a>
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03-21-2003, 02:57 AM
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I'd be curious as to how that handles, and how the tires wear.
The 747 that I drive on occasion has four main gear trucks; The rearmost pair are attached to the aft fuselage, and steer hydraulically with the nose gear. It is possible to turn this "Body Gear Steering" off- and the few times I've taxiied this way, I've noted that the plane is quite difficult to turn sharply...
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The 747 that I drive on occasion has four main gear trucks; The rearmost pair are attached to the aft fuselage, and steer hydraulically with the nose gear. It is possible to turn this "Body Gear Steering" off- and the few times I've taxiied this way, I've noted that the plane is quite difficult to turn sharply...
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03-21-2003, 03:12 AM
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Yes, I'd wonder how the Weissach axle would perform on this one...
Normy: Do you guys have cameras under the plane that shoow you when the wheels would actually touch the ground? I've always wondered how pilots land these big things so smoothly...
Normy: Do you guys have cameras under the plane that shoow you when the wheels would actually touch the ground? I've always wondered how pilots land these big things so smoothly...
03-21-2003, 10:38 AM
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Nicole- Our 747's don't have cameras. I think the latest Boeing 777's have these, but the idea was that pilots can carry out inspections of their airplane from inside the cockpit during flight.
We have a thing known as a "radar altimeter", which works within 2500 feet of the ground and tells us our height above objects below. It really is only useful when the weather is very very bad [it legally allows us to fly down to 100 feet above the ground in fog], but since most of the time that we land we can see for miles, most people like me just use it to start our "flare", or nose pitch-up that occurs just before landing. When the device audibly calls out "50 feet" through the speakers, I pitch up about 2-3 degrees in order to arrest the decent rate [800 ft/min is normal at our typically high landing weights], while slowly pulling the throttles to idle. By looking down the runway, I can tell from the "sight-picture" in front of me how fast the wheels are coming towards the pavement, and vary the pitch accordingly.
[Sorry SoCal types; I'm responsible for some of the minor siesmic activity in the area around LAX <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" /> ]
Good landings come in groups- some days you're hot, and some days you...uhmmm...aren't. Anyway, when operating a vehicle the size of a building, it is best to realize that you don't really fly the thing- you just guide it and IT does the flying!
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We have a thing known as a "radar altimeter", which works within 2500 feet of the ground and tells us our height above objects below. It really is only useful when the weather is very very bad [it legally allows us to fly down to 100 feet above the ground in fog], but since most of the time that we land we can see for miles, most people like me just use it to start our "flare", or nose pitch-up that occurs just before landing. When the device audibly calls out "50 feet" through the speakers, I pitch up about 2-3 degrees in order to arrest the decent rate [800 ft/min is normal at our typically high landing weights], while slowly pulling the throttles to idle. By looking down the runway, I can tell from the "sight-picture" in front of me how fast the wheels are coming towards the pavement, and vary the pitch accordingly.
[Sorry SoCal types; I'm responsible for some of the minor siesmic activity in the area around LAX <img border="0" alt="[ouch]" title="" src="graemlins/c.gif" /> ]
Good landings come in groups- some days you're hot, and some days you...uhmmm...aren't. Anyway, when operating a vehicle the size of a building, it is best to realize that you don't really fly the thing- you just guide it and IT does the flying!
N!
03-21-2003, 10:46 AM
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I seem to recall that Dave at 928 Spec had some contact with this guy when he was making it. That was a couple years ago now by my recollection. Wonder what happened to it. Wonder it it was entered into any Tractor pulls?
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03-21-2003, 12:59 PM
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Here's another one:
<a href="http://www.928s4vr.com/928truk1.htm" target="_blank">Danish Pick 'Em Up</a>
<a href="http://www.928s4vr.com/928truk2.htm" target="_blank">another view</a>
<a href="http://www.928s4vr.com/928truk1.htm" target="_blank">Danish Pick 'Em Up</a>
<a href="http://www.928s4vr.com/928truk2.htm" target="_blank">another view</a>
03-21-2003, 01:14 PM
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the 6 wheel 928 lives at the Las Vegas racetrack . I sold him the "extra" rear suspension and a portion of chassis , wheels . It has drive belts from the first set of CV joints near the transmission back to the second set of axles . The rear wheels all have drive . The car was built in just the last few months . The owner has a manufacturing business and he employs sheet metal workers and welders . It is going to be his tow vehicle for his dwarf racecar team (the cars not the drivers).....he is obviously having too much fun .
03-21-2003, 01:53 PM
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As Jim B. stated the cars in the background are called Dwarf Cars. They are supposed to replicate 34 fords but at a smaller scale. If you would like to see these things race you can come to Ventura Raceway this Saturday night. (03/22) Gates open around 5:00 and racing starts at 6:30. I will be driving one. We have 5 or 6 for sale right now, in fact the one I will be driving is for sale. Come check it out if your in the Ventura CA area.
