Guest Kegger Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Anyone see that Ford F-150 commercial this last Sunday? They supposedly dropped a truck out the back of a Herc attached to a bunch of cables and the truck proceeded to stop the aircraft. At first I was thought no f'ing way that would ever happen, but then I thought of all the false advertisement chit that could nail Ford if it wasn't true -- I still think there is NO way the AF would agree to that, maybe I'll bring up the lawsuit... True or not, I figured this would be a good time to hear some cool stories of other sweet stuff you crusty old guys have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 No use in suing, any proceeds from the lawsuit would only be applied toward increasing the stipends of AFROTC students... Cheers! M2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerkDerka Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 At first I was thought no f'ing way that would ever happen, but then I thought of all the false advertisement chit that could nail Ford if it wasn't true. Your first assumption was the correct one. HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasty Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 vs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insubordinate & Churlish Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Apparently the two radial engines aren't enough of a giveaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Apparently the two radial engines aren't enough of a giveaway. Y'mean that's not a Herk with two of the engines taken off??? Cheers! M2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBoomer Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 (edited) Yes it is! They just removed them...Did you forget about the cutbacks to buy more Raptors and to save fuel? Edited September 13, 2007 by 509thBoom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osulax05 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 ^ Those long flights are about to get even longer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch169 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 And that whole "four fans of freedom" thing must be a sham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Charles Doty Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 The F-150 was good, although it would be even more interesting to see an aircraft try to take OFF with a truck trying to stop it. Now that would sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawnman Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 The F-150 was good, although it would be even more interesting to see an aircraft try to take OFF with a truck trying to stop it. Now that would sell. Indeed. I wouldn't think there'd be that much resistance to stopping once the engines are at idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewpey Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 for those of us who missed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mambo Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 The F-150 was good, although it would be even more interesting to see an aircraft try to take OFF with a truck trying to stop it. Now that would sell. But what if the airplane and truck were on conveyor belts that had the belts spinning at the exact same speed as the tires...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerkDerka Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I'm still wondering about the "actual breaking demonstration" tag at the bottom of the screen. On what planet does Ford's advertising think this is true? HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Driver Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I'm still wondering about the "actual breaking demonstration" tag at the bottom of the screen. On what planet does Ford's advertising think this is true? HD I think it's the real deal. We don't know how long it took to stop, or what the brakes looked like when they were done. My car could probably stop that plane given enough runway and if I didn't give a shiz about the brakes afterward. It still look like a cool commercial to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasty Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 There's no way they did that test at a realistic landing speed of 100mph. The tires on the F-150 would have been toast. I'm betting it was at a much, much lower speed, and did not happen very quickly at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Davies Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 The advert states that the vehicle can stop a 30,000lb aircraft, but gives no figure to say over what distance and from what speed. As such, I think that you need to be pretty easy to please to be impressed by it. And, isn't a C-123K closer to 35,000lb empty weight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzdude Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 But what if the airplane and truck were on conveyor belts that had the belts spinning at the exact same speed as the tires...... Someone's been spending a bit too much time over at airwarriors.com ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallingOsh Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 You can't hate exclusively on Ford. These Tundra commercials drive me crazy. Same kind of thing; possible, not bloody likely. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n5cImqAtjY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mambo Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Someone's been spending a bit too much time over at airwarriors.com ... Actually I read that here at BaseOps...Conveyor belt thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Hey, that's Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs, he wouldn't lie to us! Honestly, Ford would not use this commercial without the proof that this is possible. Heck, taking the wheels off of the F-150 and then tossing it out the back would probably eventually stop the aircraft. This is feasible, but as many have said, not advisable! Cheers! M2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Charles Doty Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Disc brakes are extreamly powerful, so if they did something like adding weight to the truck bed its possible. I say give this over to the Myth Busters on Discovery. And on a side note, who really has to stop an aircraft everyday on the way to work. Whats next? Volcano proofing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gas Man Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I bought a new Tundra last week and I've had no trouble performing the same stunts in my driveway. 5.7 liters of thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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