[GonZilla]

Took this with the phone @ work not too long ago...

 

[GonZilla]

Oh yea...Forgot to mention...26,000 pounds of thrust...

:HOLYSHITAREYOUSERIOUSsmiley

 

[Dante]

Bust out the marshmallows and hotdogs!

 

[mtnryder]

Nice~you work at an airport or are you in the military?

 

[f2benny]

Technically does a jet have torque or just thrust?

 

[silent_R1]

i think technically a jet has thrust, but you know what ever will push your face into the seat behind you, i think works too.


gonz, that is a rockin photo.

 

[GonZilla]

i think technically a jet has thrust, but you know what ever will push your face into the seat behind you, i think works too.


gonz, that is a rockin photo.

Well thanks! I work for Uncle Sam...They dont have things like that at the airport...I had it calculated once...I cant remember how much torque those things have though...I do remember I compared it to a rediculous amount of Ferraris though...

 

[silent_R1]

awww hell, gonz, you know what i meant (i hope). how rediculous was the number????

 

[RF600Rider1]

Good ole burner run on a F-16. You guys get all the fun while us A-10 crew chiefs get to listen to a puny 9,000 pound thrust engine. Our job is boring. But on the other hand we have a B***** GUN!!!

 

[brentsR6]

good stuff gonz

 

[GonZilla]

Good ole burner run on a F-16. You guys get all the fun while us A-10 crew chiefs get to listen to a puny 9,000 pound thrust engine. Our job is boring. But on the other hand we have a B***** GUN!!!

I know a few A-10 weapons troops...Good guys...They are the only weapons troops that work as hard as us crew chiefs do!

The number was retarded...Just has 1 pound of thrust per pound of aircraft...

Like having a 2500 HP motor in a Viper...MMMM power!

 

[ray8601]

Is that a Pratt and Whitney F100 engine in that F16? I ask because I design the turbines in them :bananafu:

BTW, gas turbines certainly do put out torque....a lot of torque...the turbine generates torque and transmits it through a shaft to the compressor....don't know off the top of my head what kind of torque an F16 engine puts out, but they put out ~30,000 lbs of thrust.

 

[GonZilla]

Is that a Pratt and Whitney F100 engine in that F16? I ask because I design the turbines in them :bananafu:

BTW, gas turbines certainly do put out torque....a lot of torque...the turbine generates torque and transmits it through a shaft to the compressor....don't know off the top of my head what kind of torque an F16 engine puts out, but they put out ~30,000 lbs of thrust.

PW 229....Roughly 30,000 pounds indeed!

I pound of thrust per 1 pound of aircraft...When its fully loaded ( 3 wing tanks and full load of missles/rockets/bombs)

 

[MattLikesBikes]

Kickass pic man.

Speaking of thrust...

 

[arma]

I'd take an A-10 over an F-16 ANY day. They're so gorgeous...in a not gorgeous way. I don't know how to explain, its prolly due to my dad taking me out everyweekened to the Guard base and watching the A-10s do maneuvers. If I had good enough eyes that is 1 of the 2 planes I would consider flying. The A-10 or an AC-130. But alas my eyes suck balls, so its ground pounding for me, hooah. But on topic...awesome pick bud

 

[sec8rcng]

Try working on a EA-6B prowler!! Talk about some wimpy power! 2 J52-P-408's, at a measly (close to) 10,400 lbs of thrust! Of course the mission is entirely Electronic Warfare as compared to the F-16, 15 or 18.

 

[Twinsen]

Can't wait to fly one of those...

 

[Aenygma]

I be a fan of the F22 Raptor

Going... Up!!

 

[blueyedevil]

I be a fan of the F22 Raptor

Going... Up!!

Isnt it the only jet thats able to hover verticlly? at stall speed

 

[GonZilla]

We have a few 22s here on base...Cool plane...If they could ever work the bugs outta those things they would be good jets...Until then, Ill take my lawn dart...