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Old 02-13-2016, 02:09 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Folks @ XCOR mutilated an F-250 to create a higher speed mule for tuft-testing aerospace components down the 15,000-ft runway.They run about 100-mph.
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Old 02-14-2016, 01:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I thought it was going ot be this one:


http://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/features/sceptor.html

That one would make a good ramp truck to haul an SRK to Bonneville.
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Old 02-14-2016, 05:40 PM   #4 (permalink)
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What kind of mileage does the truck get now? I might have to get a sawzall.
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