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Posted on 7/2/22 at 7:38 pm to Old Money
He did. Guy was a friend of mine, awesome guy. Being in the military and planning a few air shows, the circle is small. Awesome guy, awesome family, heavy hearts this weekend.
Posted on 7/2/22 at 7:44 pm to Mud_Bone
Terrible loss.
Posted on 7/2/22 at 7:51 pm to Mud_Bone
Saw him in Hammond the last go around. That sucks.
Posted on 7/2/22 at 7:53 pm to shel311
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It looks like there was another explosion in front of him?
Yea, what the heck was that?
I had to rewatch cuz I thought maybe one of the planes crashed in front of him.
Posted on 7/2/22 at 8:26 pm to Obtuse1
That looked like a chassis failure the way it spun like that. Or maybe a power unit that took out some tires. Sucks. I’ve seen that dude a bunch of time.
This post was edited on 7/2/22 at 8:27 pm
Posted on 7/2/22 at 8:28 pm to Mud_Bone
Remember that woman who used to be on Myth Busters who died going 700 mph or so? Thrill seekers who live dangerously.
Posted on 7/2/22 at 8:34 pm to billjamin
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Or maybe a power unit that took out some tires.
Very likely. I’ve seen a uncontained turbine failure where the wheel went through the case, through the cowl and walked down the fuselage chewing up everything in its path.
Posted on 7/2/22 at 8:39 pm to Traveler
One of the turbine engines failed which put uneven torque on the truck. That torque introduced a spin which unfortunately was unrecoverable.
Posted on 7/2/22 at 8:43 pm to UAinSOUTHAL
Aren’t the engines stacked on top of each other? That wouldn’t affect torque if there isn’t a coupling between the turbines and the drivetrain.
This post was edited on 7/2/22 at 8:57 pm
Posted on 7/2/22 at 8:48 pm to dbeck
RIP MeauxJeaux2
Posted on 7/2/22 at 8:54 pm to Traveler
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Aren’t the engines stacked on top of each other? That wouldn’t affect torque as there isn’t a coupling between the turbines and the drivetrain.
I think it’s a triple pyramid configuration. But I’m unclear if they’re all turbine units.
This post was edited on 7/2/22 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 7/2/22 at 8:58 pm to BeastMode
RIP to him, sounds like he had an awesome life 
Posted on 7/2/22 at 8:58 pm to billjamin
I thought at one time he had ice to get it rolling but I’m not sure if the current config still had it installed.
Posted on 7/2/22 at 9:02 pm to Traveler
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I thought at one time he had ice to get it rolling but I’m not sure if the current config still had it installed.
I’m not sure but nothing would surprise me from a dude who built a jet powered 18 wheeler. Put in a 16V71TTA? Sure. Add a couple solid boosters? Why not?
Posted on 7/2/22 at 9:23 pm to billjamin
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I think it’s a triple pyramid configuration
I didn’t realize there are are two of them, the Shockwave and the Super Shockwave. As you posted, the Shockwave had three and the Super has two. Both trucks using J34 engines. I guess that could have caused some confusion. The pic I posted appears to be the original Shockwave.
Posted on 7/2/22 at 10:18 pm to Mud_Bone
Is this the same jet truck that used to run at big shows at dragstrip? Or at least the same guy with a different truck? There used to be one that came to the track at least once a year, usually on pro mod weekends. It has been years since I saw that jet truck.
This post was edited on 7/2/22 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 7/3/22 at 1:13 am to aTmTexas Dillo
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Remember that woman who used to be on Myth Busters who died going 700 mph or so? Thrill seekers who live dangerously.
Jessi Combs died in a crash after attempting to break the land-speed record in the Alvord Desert, Oregon, on 27 August 2019. Her jet-powered car clocked a record speed of 522.783 mph (841.338 km/ph).
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