Reno Air Race 2008 Jet Racing Nevada

Final heat of the Jet races at the Reno International Air Race in Stead Nevada on Sept 14. Former Space Shuttle Commander Curt Brown of Hudson, Wis., dominated the Jet Class, winning both the gold and silver races in his L-29 "Viper". Curt`s average speed was 507.124 mph. Second place was Mike Mangold in his L-29 "Euro Burner" at 499.272MPH, third was Joe Gano in an L-39 "Pip Squeak" at 480.272MPH, forth place was Phil Fogg in another L-39 "Race 8" at 476.131MPH, and fifth was Rick Vandam from Reno in the L-39 "American Spirit" at 449.836MPH. This was some fast moving jet racing action at the Reno/Stead Airport today!

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[grizzman1231]

OMG THEY FOUND AREA 51!!!

[CBAsystems]

@AmericanAviator yup; HUGE Gas guzzlers- never could understand why they were so inefficient ? F104 starfighter> all engine and built like a missle! almost 0 zero drag ...take a F-22 raptor engine and make an advanced STARFIGHTER with two rocket engines YEAH now we talkin....... need for speed!

[AmericanAviator]

@CBAsystems Yeah, but they're getting 4 times the fuel burn as those little Aeros.

[CBAsystems]

fastest jet bar none at that altitude would be the F-14 Tomcat and F-104 Starfighter

maybe MIG-21s too?

[scarface8999]

I will take a brick and whip ur ass! Sign me up for the aurora.

[JETZcorp]

What do you mean by not much power? The F-22's engines produce 10,000lbf more thrust than those of the F-15, which has massive power to start with. If you mean firepower, then rest assured, for the Raptor can carry eight missiles internally. In various combat training exercises it has been shown to be the most unfair and unstoppable aircraft ever made, winning six-on-one engagments against Eagles.

[jasonyeozhishen]

hello... i think F-22 is good... but not really much power !

[JETZcorp]

Only on halloweed and only when it's wearing an F-15 ACTIVE costume.

[OriginalAtomicSheep]

Well then it wins the beauty contest :D

[JETZcorp]

Lol. There isn't a Sukhoi built that can out-turn a Raptor. They've proven in training exercises that the post-stall stuff is mostly worthless during gun fights. The only time Eagle and Falcon pilots ever get to touch a Raptor is when it goes post-stall and begins falling. The Su-30MKI had the same problem, but couldn't do the Raptor's 28-degree sustained turnrate. Do you realize how significant a number 28 really is? A stock Su-27 gets 19, IIRC.