This crash occurred during the "pyrotechnic portion" of the special 75th anniversary of the U.S. Airforce air show. They also had the Flash Fire, a jet-equipped pickup truck, which the Darnells used to roast a turkey in just five seconds as a publicity gag. The truck had three Westinghouse J34-48 jet engines with a total output of 36,000 horsepower (26,845 kW; 36,499 PS), which let it finish the quarter-mile in 6.63 seconds. Shockwave Jet Truck / Facebook A jet truck lost control during a demonstration race at the Battle Creek air show in Michigan on Saturday, killing experienced driver Chris Darnell. Westra told CNN that the thick plume of black smoke and fire seen in the videos as part of the show's fireworks had nothing to do with the accident. The jet-powered truck, likely traveling about 275 mph and accelerating, snapped to the right and began a series of barrel-rolls down the runway, ending up in a cloud of smoke and dust. Neal Darnell explained that a blown tire ruptured SHOCKWAVEs fuel tank. The accident happened around 1:10 pm (EDT). "He was so well loved by everyone who knew him. In a news release, the city confirmed the incident resulted in one death. With plenty of room on a runwayespecially compared to the quarter-mile drag strips where Darnell made exhibition runsand a well-rehearsed show set, Darnell should have been packed up and headed to this weekends show, Americas Freedom Fest in Goshen, Indiana, by Monday. She was 24. We are so sad, Neal posted on Facebook. Police said earlier that it happened "during the pyrotechnic part" of the show at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival. The comments below have not been moderated, By Jet truck driver, 40, dies in Battle Creek air show accident Shockwave Jet Truck driver Chris Darnell, 40, died Saturday during a fiery crash at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival. Shockwave (Jet Truck) - Wikipedia As the tire came apart it ruptured the fuel tank on the left side of the car and that, of course, initiated the fire. One dead after stunt truck catches fire at Field of Flight in Battle Vous pouvez modifier vos choix tout moment en cliquant sur le lien Tableau de bord sur la vie prive prsent sur nos sites et dans nos applications. Chris Darnell was 40, a keeper of a storied relic that will never be duplicated. He spooled up the engines and took off. Horror footage shows the moment the vehicle exploded in front of shocked onlookers inMichiganon Saturday. Shortly after the accident, videos were unveiled on the internet recording the entire tragic event. 14,179 Posts Re: Shockwave jettruck . Shockwave Jet Truck driver dies in crash at airshow - AOPA He was 80. dvelopper et amliorer nos produits et services. ********* afficher des publicits et des contenus personnaliss en fonction de vos profils de centres dintrt; mesurer lefficacit des publicits et contenus personnaliss; et. After 3 1/2 Decades of Thrilling Crowds, a Jet-powered Semi-truck Meets
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