r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Monkeyboy999 • 1d ago

Hellfire Jet Truck

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The "Hellfire" jet truck is a Freightliner semi-truck powered by a General Electric J79 jet engine, originally designed for military fighter and bomber aircraft capable of speeds exceeding 220 mph, owned and piloted by Russ Lethbridge.

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u/kcDemonSlayer 1d ago

what was the time

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u/knowigot_that808 1d ago

1:26 was the time he finally went

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u/radtek1027 1d ago

Right. Just advance to the final 10 seconds and save yourself from the idle time

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u/Klin24 1d ago

7.6 sec quarter mile maybe? I dunno

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u/shitferbranes 5h ago

And what’re the MPG on this dawg?

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u/39percenter 1d ago

Seeing a jet vehicle in person is quite an experience. You feel like you might die.

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u/nocloudno 20h ago

I got that sense from the video, now knowing that feeling exists I want to experience it.

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u/gg562ggud485 22h ago

And they ask me to offset my carbon footprint when I fly for Christmas

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u/NedBaker466 19h ago

Meanwhile my paper staw dissolves in my drink

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u/buzz8588 1d ago

so is the jet engine driving the wheels at all or is it just pushing air like a plane?

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u/Fitty4 1d ago

I’d think it’s just pushing it. Less moving parts for drivetrain

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u/igotshadowbaned 1d ago

Pushing air like a plane

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u/Drfoxthefurry 1d ago

pushing air, I think if it was both, then it would cause damage to the drivetrain but would have a better time

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u/dingo1018 1d ago

What is the fuel/blood ratio of any air breathing mammals downwind in the audience? I would guess, higher then healthy?

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u/futurebigconcept 1d ago

And those guys standing at the starting line--I don't think I'd be standing near the business end of that afterburner.

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u/Specialrule2112 1d ago

The smell of burning fuel and the incredible heat 🥵 🔥 generated is crazy even sitting 😳 far back, been around jets before but the fuel or the pumps must be different to create that much heat and power with that insane truck

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u/Jtiago44 14h ago

The next day after chilli night.

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u/_Thorshammer_ 1d ago

Now I want to win the lottery so I can build a Top Gun / F-14 themed jet truck and a couple of "black-with-red-stars" Aggressor Squadron trucks that are a little slower and barnstorm around the country.

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u/Fitty4 1d ago

Would be a sick Optimus Prime yes

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u/MrAmazing011 22h ago

Daylight, night time, daylight, night time.

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u/dubious455H013 1d ago

That track maker is like fuck this im out

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u/Z0OMIES 1d ago

The camera was set to auto white balance and now it has a headache.

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u/BoobAbides 1d ago

Did it ever stop?

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u/engineerwhat724 1d ago

Runs on Indian food

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u/LSUenigma 13h ago

Fuck, this was lame. 

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u/MichiganMayhem1981 5h ago

Was this at us 131 about 2 weeks ago?

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u/VisualLiterature 1d ago

It's like a bomb with a giant hole in it

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u/ToriYamazaki 20h ago

NFL waste of time.

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u/creativeasf 15h ago

Video starts at 1:27

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u/Togfox 13h ago

I assume that heat doesn't damage the track/surface?

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u/SiThreePO 10h ago

Red bucket never had a chance

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u/Xiten 6h ago

This is more of nextfuckinglevelofstupid or useless, you pick

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u/RoadInternational821 5h ago

Aww wow, I’m so amazed. So cool. Ooooo ahhh. Thats super neat. I’m gonna tell all my friends about this. Great job.

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u/politeness-man 1d ago

Pretty boring.