Ridge Runner III is extremely fast for a relatively stock airframe. It does have a full blown race Merlin. Producing approximately 3,800 horsepower. When the engine is happy, Ridge Runner can turn laps at 475 mph (average speed), with a top speed of about 500 mph on the straightaways.
It is quite a spectacle.
2010 Reno Air Races.
Posted by EverydayTuesday on 2010-10-20 12:35:21
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