If we recreated the scene from Fast & Furious 7 and droppeda Challenger SRT® Hellcat Redeye Widebody from a C-130 aircraft at5,280 ft, how much horsepower would it take to drive past it beforeit hits the ground if you’re 1 mile away?
Air density @ sea level, 59 degrees, no wind = p =.002377 slugs/ft^3
Coefficient of drag (flat plate, NASA) = C(d) =1.28
Weight = W = 4451 lbs
Gravitation constant = g = 32.2 ft/sec^2
Area = A = 197.5\" long x 78.2\" wide x (1 ft^2/ 144in^2)
Vehicle falls flat, wheels 1st, straight down, atconstant acceleration with no aerodynamic drag until terminalvelocity
Horsepower needed to accelerate is AVERAGE - notpeak
100% driveline efficiency
