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RI Air Show 2012

RI Air National Guard Air Show
This truck’s engine is from a Navy jet and can accelerate three times faster than the Air Force Thunderbirds. Going from 0-60 miles per hour in one second, it will reach speeds of 375 miles per hour over a quarter of a mile and uses 60 gallons of jet fuel per performance.
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Fire Jet Truck

This truck’s engine is from a Navy jet and can accelerate three times faster than the Air Force Thunderbirds. Going from 0-60 miles per hour in one second, it will reach speeds of 375 miles per hour over a quarter of a mile and uses 60 gallons of jet fuel per performance.

Credit: Corey Welch

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