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THE VEHICLE


Length - 56 feet (17.07 m)

Weight - 13,000 lbs. (5,896.70 kg)

Engine - General Electric LM - 1500 Turbojet (a variation of the GE J79 ) supplied by S&S Turbine Services, Ltd., Ft. St. John, BC.

Thrust:
  • Stock Engine for low speed testing: 42,500 hp (31,692,245.75 joules/s)

  • Specially Enhanced Engine for record: 52,000 hp (52,721.22 hp/metric)


Fuel Consumption - Stock engine

Idle = 40 gallons / minute (151.42 L/mn)



Chassis - F-104A-10 Starfighter with North American Eagle design suspension and systems integration.

Fuselage Design - Kelly Johnson , Lockheed Skunkworks , serial number 56-0763.


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