Pa32 lands in pits at Pomona dragstrip

Want fries with that? $200k In-n-Out burger. Inflation.
 
There’s an NHRA final there today; I tuned in to watch it and they said the racing was delayed to 6p ET but gave no reason.

Now I know.
 
If you look at the adsb track he had a pretty stable descent all the way to the ground. Maybe a slight blip at the very end. I wonder when the fan actually quit, because it looks like he passed up CCB.
 
Listened to live atc.

Group of 5 Texans landing about the same time as the Cherokee on 26L. Presumably a flyover for the drag race. Everything seemed fine. Cherokee acknowledged right base. Then tower cleared him to land on 26R while one of the Texans was on final for 26L. Never acknowledged. 1 min 15 seconds later tower asked if he was on.

Nothing about an emergency was mentioned.
 
RyanShort1 said:
You should see a Short-Wing Piper profile.
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Is the airfoil on the short wing a NACA 65-415? I don't know much about either the Cher 6-300 or short wing fabric Piper, but I though the airfoil was the same, or very similar. Like NACA 65(2)-415. The Cher 6-300 has a high lift wing for its span. Later tapered wing is a diff airfoil section, this was an early 6-300 with the Hershey bars.
 
Barrett50 said:
Is the airfoil on the short wing a NACA 65-415? I don't know much about either the Cher 6-300 or short wing fabric Piper, but I though the airfoil was the same, or very similar. Like NACA 65(2)-415. The Cher 6-300 has a high lift wing for its span. Later tapered wing is a diff airfoil section, this was an early 6-300 with the Hershey bars.
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I believe usa35b
 
Racerx said:
Listened to live atc.

Group of 5 Texans landing about the same time as the Cherokee on 26L. Presumably a flyover for the drag race. Everything seemed fine. Cherokee acknowledged right base. Then tower cleared him to land on 26R while one of the Texans was on final for 26L. Never acknowledged. 1 min 15 seconds later tower asked if he was on.

Nothing about an emergency was mentioned.
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Aviate, navigate, crash land, communicate . . .. I'd say that's the correct prioritization.
 
Pilot couldn't have asked for a better place to put it down. NHRA's Safety Safari are the best out there. Sounds like the on-scene time was seconds. Too bad he couldn't line up with the strip as opposed to going in perpendicular.

By the way...that same race had a driver break the 340 MPH barrier in NHRA for the first time. I still remember when breaking 300 was a big deal.
 
When I was in college, the calculated maximum attainable drag speed with perfect conditions and unlimited HP, was 166 MPH, When that was breached, they recalculated, with better coefficient of friction, and increased to180 something.
 
geezer said:
When I was in college, the calculated maximum attainable drag speed with perfect conditions and unlimited HP, was 166 MPH, When that was breached, they recalculated, with better coefficient of friction, and increased to180 something.
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What sort of variables were included in the calculations? Aerodynamics of existing cars or future designs? Fuel types?
 
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