Ferrari VS Eurogifhter

[Swissbeatz]

Formula One great Michael Schumacher has lost a race against a fighter jet.
Schumacher's Ferrari F2003-GA beat the Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon in 600-metre race, but was not a match over 900 and 1,200 metres.

During the races at the Baccarini military airport near Rome, the plane had to avoid taking off and stay on the ground to win.

The Eurofighter's top speed when airborne can reach 2,448km/h, while the Ferrari's limit is 369km/h.

"It was a very interesting experience," Schumacher said after the races.

"I was glad to be here today - it was very impressive," the six-time Formula One world champion said, adding that there was a lot less pressure than when facing his arch-rival Juan Pablo Montoya.

Brutal force

The jet - piloted by former Italian astronaut Maurizio Cheli - raced on the airport's main runway, while Schumacher drove the Ferrari alongside it on an asphalt track.


The Eurofighter showed its excellent acceleration in the next two races

The jet carried no weapons and weighted just over 21,000kg.

The Ferrari weighted 600kg and had minor alterations from race mode - its outer shell was adjusted slightly to make it more aerodynamic.

Schumacher just edged his powerful opponent over the shortest distance, but the plane showed its brute force in the following two, longer races.

However, the plane only beat Schumacher by 0.2secs in the 900m dash - with a time of 13secs compared with the Ferrari's 13.2secs.

And Schumacher said he believed he may also have won this race if the showdown had not been run in the wet, limiting acceleration.

After covering the required distance, the jet went airborne and then landed following each race.

Racing cars have notched up some impressive wins racing against planes in the past.

In 1931, auto driver Tazio Nuvolari in Alfa Romeo 8C-300 beat a Caproni Ca100 aircraft.

In 1981, history repeated itself when Gilles Villeneuve's Ferrari 126 beat an F-104 plane in a 1,000m race.

[Brabus]

That's crazy, Michael Schumacher is crazy, fighting against a Eurofighter???
Damn I would like to do the same thing with my car.
And you Swiss what do you think about that? I think that you love speed, if you got a 911 I think you like it. Where do you live in Switzerland, would you like to race against my RS4?? 320hp VS 398hp do you want it??

[freshyip]

pictures not posted?

how come i cna't see any of them even if i click on them?

[NAZCA C2]

they should have had a dogfight instead, i wonder who would have won that? I dont think the ferrari has sidewinder missiles so it might not fare too well.

[Batmobile_Turbo]

they did the same thing on Ripleys beleive it or not, but they raced a Dodge Viper against the fighter jet htey call a "Viper" in the US Airforce, anyway the Dodge won in the 1/4 mile, butt he jet came back to beat the Dodge for the mile but not by a huge margin.

[crisis]

Originally Posted by Batmobile_Turbo

they did the same thing on Ripleys beleive it or not, but they raced a Dodge Viper against the fighter jet htey call a "Viper" in the US Airforce, anyway the Dodge won in the 1/4 mile, butt he jet came back to beat the Dodge for the mile but not by a huge margin.

I have never heard of a Viper aircraft. What exactly is it?

[crisis]

Invariably a 21 tonne object is going to be at a disadvantage onver a short distance. These races are really publicity stunts and prove nothing other than the fact that there are some really fast cars around.

[Deom]

im pretty sure there is no american jet called the 'viper'. but they did the same thing with a linginfelter corvette and a F/A-18 hornet. the vette beat it in all catorgioes i think, know for sure not in topspeed.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Deom

im pretty sure there is no american jet called the 'viper'. but they did the same thing with a linginfelter corvette and a F/A-18 hornet. the vette beat it in all catorgioes i think, know for sure not in topspeed.

The F16 has always been known as the Viper.

[crisis]

Originally Posted by Matt

The F16 has always been known as the Viper.

The F16 is known as a Falcon.

[crisis]

http://www.jetplanes.co.uk/f16.html

[Matt]

Originally Posted by crisis

The F16 is known as a Falcon.

That is it's official name, however anyone who flies them or services them refers to it as the Viper.

http://www.afa.org/magazine/Jan2004/0104viper.asp

[Deom]

americans refer to them as falcons, other countrys must refer to them as vipers. im a jet geneis, and i never heard people call it a viper. i've seen F-16's in action twice now, and i don't know why they named them falcon(or viper for some of yall). their more like the freakin hyena's of the sky. their mean as hell(talkin bout the jet now).

[cls12vg30]

Didn't they nickname the F-5's "Vipers" when they used them as OPFOR and training fighters?

[NoOne]

Originally Posted by cls12vg30

Didn't they nickname the F-5's "Vipers" when they used them as OPFOR and training fighters?

I thought F5's were Phantoms ..