>> It seems that a guy had somehow gotten hold of a JATO unit (Jet
>> Assisted Take Off - actually a solid fuel rocket) that is used to
>> give heavy military transport planes an extra "push" for takinf
>> off from short airfields. He had driven his Chevy Impala out
>> into the desert and found a long, straight stretch of road. Then
>> he attached the JATO unit to his car, jumped in, got up some
>> speed and fired off the JATO!
I believe this is an urban legend. I have heard that even if you could
get a JATO, it wouldn't deliver enough thrust to do this. Of course, I
heard this 2nd or 3rd hand, so my evidence isn't any better than that
for the original story. But like business opportunities, any story that
sounds too good to be true probably is.
-- Jim Foley Symbios Logic, Fort Collins, COJim.Foley@symbios.com (970) 223-5100 x9765 I've got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel. -- Edmund Blackadder