Can A car survive the takeoff Blast of the Boeing 747’s engines?

The Top Gear crews answers that everyday question



Basically, a 747 passenger plane supplied by Virgin Atlantic Airlines was usedy to test the propelling powers of the engine.

A Boeing 747 weighs almost 400 tons. The 4 engines of this giant must have quite a lot of thrust to take the monster Boeing 747 off the ground .

A Citreon 2CV and a Ford Mondeo are the test cars lending a helping hand to find out.

Watch how the cars were blown more than 100 metres when the aircraft engines were opened up to 99% of take-off power.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNQNOhxOuh0&app=m&persist_app=1



The cars were thrown down the runway after being caught in the take-off blast of the Boeing 747.

The Citroen 2CV was lifted from the ground by the blast, travelling more than 100 yards and overturning before crashing down.

A spokeswoman for Virgin Atlantic Airlines said Top Gear contacted them to recreate the old safety video.

Source https://autojosh.com/see-what-happens-when-a-car-is-caught-in-the-take-off-blast-of-a-boeing-747-engines/

Cc Lalasticlala Mynd44

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

But this car they used isn't solid enough. Even a Nigerian trailer at top speed can "blow" away that car. They should try more solid cars like the beastly SUVs by Mercedes or BMW.

NB: If you don't agree with me, just pass and don't bother quoting me.