71 Road Runner

[jeremy]

That hood scoop does look good on it.  Wonder if they'll ever do a 3rd gen Charger?

[DynoDave]

Nice!

That's one of my favorite Mopar hood scoops Jeremy. Uses "boundary layer bleed-off" technology to make sure it reaches up and gets clean air. It's WWII fighter technology (actually goes back further than that). You can see it used in the belly of pre-war racing aircraft like the Napier-Heston T5, and later in the P51 Mustang. You'll see a lot of that same thinking in the late '70s / early '80s ProStock style scoops, just a little more exaggerated.

Actually, I didn't think Ma' had a bad looking hood scoop. One or two of the GM and Ford scoops I thought were less appealing.

[jeremy]

A fellow aviation buff, I see. Wanna guess what rare airplanes I put my hands on that I probably shouldn't have?

(I'll give you a clue, they'll all go mach 2 or faster.  And the slowest is common in Warsaw Pact countries)

I love that scoop too. MOPAR fans are rather finicky about everything being accurate, but the comments about the hood scoop were all positive. Why not? Here it is on a period drag car -



- so surely that makes the T/A scoop legitimate on a Charger (or Road Runner), even if it was only factory on a Challenger.

[DynoDave]

I knew about boundary layer bleed-off scoops...this was "thing" back in the day. And of course, I knew of the tie to the P51 Mustang. But I'll freely admit, the T5 was an internet discovery to me. But yes, I'm an aviation fan. Not knowledgeable really, but a fan. Have been down to the Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH. a couple of times. Amazing place.

What did you have your hands on?

Opinions vary on the scoops. Some folks can only stand original style scoops on the cars they originally came on. Myself, I don't mind mixing scoops within a manufacturer, as is the case with this scoop. Mopar scoops on Mopars. For others, it's a free-for-all.

[jeremy]

MiG-21, Wright-Pat's YF-12 and XB-70. Must be close to 40 years ago now for the last two! Back then the XB-70 was outside and you could walk under it.

Come to think of it, I believe I got to touch the F-15 Streak Eagle too. It was also outside, with a ladder up to the cockpit IIRC. I don't think I got to sit in it, but then again maybe I did. Things were more easy-going back then.

[DynoDave]

Oh wow...yes, all out of bounds today.

I'd love to go through the B-36 Peacemaker. It just seems unnatural that something that size can fly!

[jeremy]

I wonder if the Army still lets people sit in the helicopters at the county fair. I did get to sit in the Cobra and Iroqouis.

I wouldn't mind climbing through the B-36 myself. Those are great.

[DynoDave]

Wow, that's a flashback. I don't know if that sort of thing is still done or not.

[hanks73340]

Nov 3, 2021 21:34:10 GMT -5 DynoDave said:

. But I'll freely admit, the T5 was an internet discovery to me. But yes, I'm an aviation fan. Not knowledgeable really, but a fan. Have been down to the Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH. a couple of times. Amazing place.

Dave, if you ever get a chance, check out the air museum at Selfridge. Of course it's not as big as WP in Dayton but it's a great little museum none the less. You can see a lot of the aircraft when driving by the airfield off of Hall Rd when going to the main gate.

[jeremy]

Here's another rare bird I've gotten to walk around, and it may not have been roped off at the time either -



I can't help but think our soldiers paid a price for not having the Cheyenne in Afghanistan.