Engineering:Shockwave (Jet Truck)
Shockwave was a family of jet-powered American trucks, including Shockwave, a 1984 Peterbilt 359 truck tractor,[1] and Super Shockwave, a 1957 Chevy truck.
Shockwave
Shockwave was the first of the Shockwave trucks. It currently holds the world record for jet-powered full-sized trucks at 376 miles per hour (605 km/h).[2][3] The truck had three Westinghouse J34-48 jet engines, with a total output of 36,000 horsepower (26,845 kW; 36,499 PS),[4] which allowed the truck to complete the quarter-mile in 6.63 seconds.[5] Shockwave was driven by Chris Darnell, who used the truck to compete against planes going 300 miles per hour (480 km/h) in a rolling drag race at airshows, often winning. It consumed fuel at a rate equal to 400 gallons per mile, even more when the afterburners were activated. To slow the truck down at the end of a race it needed 2 aircraft parachutes[6]
On July 2, 2022, at 1:10 pm EDT at the Battle Creek Field of Flight and Balloon Festival at Battle Creek Executive Airport in Battle Creek, Michigan, the Shockwave Jet Truck experienced a catastrophic rollover event following a mechanical failure, killing the driver Chris Darnell and destroying the truck. The performance involved Darnell racing against two inverted aircraft from a standing start while driving by a large pyrotechnic display, and had been successfully demonstrated by Darnell numerous times in the past.[7][8] Video of the performance showed Darnell's truck outpacing one of the airplanes overhead and about to overtake another when his truck caught fire and appeared to roll. Darnell Motorsports owner and co-driver Neal Darnell, also father of Chris, attributed his son's crash to a mechanical failure, he said in a Facebook post that evening.[9]
Super Shockwave
The Super Shockwave was the more recent of the two trucks. The truck has two Westinghouse J34-48 jet engines. The truck is built on a 1957 Chevy cab. In the full mile, the truck is able to reach 336 miles per hour (541 km/h).[10] The Super Shockwave was purchased from the Shockley family by Hayden Proffitt Racing and renamed “Hot Streak II”. Les Shockley had obtained his start in racing through crewing for Hayden Proffitt himself. Hayden Proffitt's first jet car was named “Hot Streak I”.
References
- ↑ "The Shockwave Jet Truck - the Busiest Cockpit in Drag Racing". 17 June 2014. https://www.dragzine.com/news/the-shockwave-jet-truck-the-busiest-cockpit-in-drag-racing/.
- ↑ "Shockwave Jet Truck". https://daytonairshow.com/shockwave-jet-truck/.
- ↑ "The Jet-Powered Truck Can Hit 375 Miles per Hour". https://www.businessinsider.com/jet-powered-truck-hits-375-mph-video-2014-2.
- ↑ Drive Tribe
- ↑ How Stuff Works
- ↑ How Stuff Works
- ↑ Buckley, Nick (July 2022). "One dead following 'jet truck' explosion during Battle Creek Field of Flight performance". Battle Creek Enquirer. https://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/story/news/2022/07/02/one-dead-following-jet-truck-explosion-battle-creek-field-flight/7796148001/. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ↑ Crews respond to fire at Battle Creek air show
- ↑ ‘Mechanical failure’ caused fatal jet truck accident at Battle Creek air show, driver’s father says
- ↑ http://flashfirejettrucks.com/
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