05-23-2006, 01:44 PM
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Aston Martin AMLS car flies further than Wright Brothers
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05-23-2006, 01:48 PM
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:shock: At first it looked like it was photoshoped but then you see the following pics...holy crap
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05-23-2006, 01:58 PM
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Wow , impressive flight !! but less than Mercedes at Le Mans 
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05-23-2006, 02:23 PM
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Wow :shock: Amazing how although it lifted off the ground and flew 142 feet the car stayed almost level :shock: If there had been any other cars on the track the driver may well have been six feet under by now.
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05-23-2006, 02:44 PM
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the best flight was that of the merc did a whole somersault lol 
hmmm sweet pics love em lol ..
you know ..if the car lifts up a bit .. the downforce from the venturi dissapates and the shape of the car acts like a wing of an airplane lol .... soo YAY for aston !!
JW top tip .... if you ever want to made a plane out of cars .. make sure to use dbr-9's as its wings  8) 8)
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05-23-2006, 03:04 PM
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^^exactly, the underbody is flat so as to make low pressure beneath the car which glues it to the track. When you reach the limit of downforce though, it's like a jet fighter taking off. In such light cars at high speeds even the slightest raise of the nose can make you fly.
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05-23-2006, 03:26 PM
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Holy Crap!! :shock:
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05-23-2006, 04:07 PM
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Looks like he slipped off the track at a point where the track dips off and he landed on the lower section. It doesn't look like he hit anything that actually launched him into the air.
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05-23-2006, 11:29 PM
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ROYAL AIRFORCE
fighting dbr-9s
i wonder if there is a video footage if so some1 post it up.
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05-24-2006, 12:01 AM
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wow!! :faint: i need new underwear just looking at the pictures.  ops:
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05-24-2006, 01:39 AM
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Unbelievable the car didn't flip over :shock:
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05-24-2006, 12:08 PM
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Here's the video of the Aston. I was right, he slid off the track and landed at a lower elevation:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3GRIH29Q
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05-24-2006, 02:02 PM
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^^ had the same thoughts,
thanks for the video, wow, impressive flight , gorgeous car 
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05-24-2006, 02:15 PM
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Yeah, those Astons are beautiful....
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05-24-2006, 02:54 PM
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Amazing pictures.. cant wait to see the video!
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