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Video: Audi R8 4.2 FSI vs. Zivko Edge 540

It's a sportcar-versus-single-engine-aircraft footrace on the U.S.S. Midway in San Diego, California.

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4 Comments

firelicked says:

11:26 AM, 12/22/09

inlinesix says:

12:24 PM, 12/22/09

People at Audi, Red Bull and the Navy were bored. Having been in the Navy I can see it now "Lease the Midway For a Day program!"

firelicked: +1

f1ndler says:

04:24 PM, 12/22/09

And what is so special about this video. Any super car can go faster then a single engine airplane. The Audi would surprise me if this car could go faster than a jet engine airplane.

parchisi64 says:

09:45 PM, 12/22/09

Actually, from a stop, a prop job can accelerate faster than a jet, depends on the type of aircraft. The turbines take a longer time to spool up than a gas powered prop plane. The advantage of a jet is that it can keep producing high amounts of thrust at higher airspeeds.

But yes, I agree that this video is pretty worthless. The "Oh Cool!" factor of an airplane vs. a car just isn't there anymore; its been done so many times.

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