Re: driving onto moving object

["Steve Bigelow" <sbigelow@sprint.ca>]

Jon Moritz asked...

>There was a commercial for a nissan something that drove down a runway
>supposedly at high speed and drove into a moving cargo plane.

>Assuming I want to try this in a quattro:
>1) What would be the effect of leaving the center differential locked or
>unlocked during this stunt?

Bad idea to try in a quattro because...

>2) What would be the difference in performing this stunt with a rear wheel
>drive vs a front wheel drive or quattro?

In a rear drive, you could just drive on, until the back wheels were on,
then punch the clutch/brake.

>you have to get the speed of the drive wheels down to near zero in a split
>second or risk driving through the object you want to drive into.  Using a
>manual vs an auto trans might have and effect on how you try this.

The speed difference of the plane and the car are very small, so the only
inertia you'll be concerned about is the drivetrain, not the whole car. 

Steve Bigelow
Discreet Dungeons
Ottawa Ontario
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