@elonmusk: The new Tesla Roadster accelerates faster than a fighter jet taking off from an aircraft carrier
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Elon Musk claims the new Tesla Roadster accelerates faster than a fighter jet launching from an aircraft carrier, with discussions comparing its cold-gas thrusters' thrust to that of an F-16 engine.
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The new Tesla Roadster accelerates faster than a fighter jet taking off from an aircraft carrier
X Freeze (@XFreeze): The new Tesla Roadster produces more thrust than an F-16 fighter jet at military power
Roadster Thrust augment: >80 kN (~18,000 lbf)
F-16 with F100-PW-229: ~79.2 kN (~17,800 lbf) without afterburner
Tesla packed enough cold-gas thrust into a car that exceeds the
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