Hi. I am the widow of Raul Cabrera. Most of your info is correct. I would like to share some important info with you about the Vulcan Shuttle. I was there every step of the way. It started in the early 70s. I lived this rocket car business. Raul retired as a pyrotechnic engineer where he earned several U S patents prior to his untimely death related to heart health. God bless his sole.

Ronney Poole is my father thank you for your time and research.

My grandfather helped create this! Incredible!

I think you did great explaining my grandpas legacy I learned more then what I knew before this video thank you

Saw a few of the liquid fueled rocket cars at Orange County Raceway when I was a kid. They were completely silent until they were "turned on". Then they would have times and speeds of modern day day Top Fuel dragsters IN THE 1970's...after only a 2 second burn! Scary fast!

I saw the vulcan shuttle wreck at Capital raceway that night. What a mess. Rolled half way down the track.

The ending is very sad but you have to love the creativity of the Florida men

Thanks a ton for this, Brian. I'm 3 years late, but cool history happens that way sometimes. I've mentioned this video on a rocketry forum I frequent, so hopefully you'll get some good views for a cool story. Also, thank you for being clear that it was a mechanical failure that caused the crash and was not related to the rocket motor. Sensationalism is easy, integrity takes effort. I appreciate your integrity!

A plastic binder .... "A really long word " "Ammonia percolate " "An Aluminum" Is what the solds on the shuttle used.. once let Be some where eals.. 👍👍👍Great video 👌👌👌👌

I remember another VW drag car in the 60's that had a gas turbine engine in it. At one event the car reached a mere 150 ish MPH and became airborne and a terrible crash ensued. I am quite surprised that the Vulcan Shuttle went significantly past 150 and did not crash.

@ypaulbrown

Ай бұрын

the cr you are thinking of was the Black Widow VW, with a Turbonique motor...built in Orlando Florida, on Kent Street.....my Jr High buddy lived cross the street from the shop, so we saw it all the time...I was a reaction fuel motor developed by a guy who was a rocket scientist with Martin Marietta ......not really a gas turbine, there is a lot of information on Turbonique on the internet....hope this helps, a witness of some wild stuff coming out of that very small shop here in Orlando in the 1960's...Paul

You are a very good narrator and keep the complicated subject interesting and flowing. Great job!

The Vulcan shuttle was a funny car with a kit car fiberglass body draped over a a steel space frame. Vandenburg AFB is in Southern California. The shuttle was about the tenth solid motor rocket car. There were 7 built by Fritz Von Opel and Max Valier and Herman Oberth as well as two built by Sig Haughdahl in the 1920s- 1930s. The Walt Arfons and Bobby Tatro Wingfoot Express 2 was Also powered by solid rocket motors in 1965.

Holy crap ....I about feel out my chair....my grandfather was a jet air mechanic for 21 years....am I no every body grandpa has a story...but he said at the Base he was at a guy had stolen a jato rockit .. am pretty sure you know what that is ...but the put it in a Packerd but it he said it dent end well...am not saying he lied to me ...but if it was a real thing that happened... what a ride.

Would be nice to see you do a feature about the VW beetle place in import drag racing history, they were some of the first import drag cars in southern California. Cheers

Another great video, thanks Brian

They should have named that car ....pepcon....😮

@dannork1240

2 ай бұрын

I see what you did there

I wonder why there is no film of this car performing when it did so many runs!

That speed in a Beetle is insane. As the previous owner of a Porsche powered ’57 VW, I know how light the steering becomes at speeds above 90. That car would go faster, but I was too frightened to do it.

@paulmanson253

3 ай бұрын

At about 100 mph the VW body with the flat body pan becomes a sort of lifting body. Genuine aerodynamic lift. Early 60s,there were Bugs at dragstrips. AA fuel dragsters of the period were about 150 mph,10 seconds quarter mile. Bugs were about 105 mph,11 seconds. And yes,you were correct to be concerned. Flying Bugs crashed shortly after becoming airborne,the results were not pretty.

@NBSV1

3 ай бұрын

Well, it did end with a fatal crash. Maybe the rocket being mounted above the wheels helped push it down and increase stability. Although once the rocket shuts off the dynamic change would be dramatic.

Thanks as allway

Nice job conveying a great, though sad, story. This video also shows me a video can stand alone using only audio. Is the audio better because the data being shared can, save for the still picture, is all being dedicated to audio? 'Just wondering. Again, nice job.

Any idiot could dream it up, it takes real talent to survive it more than once.

2:57 that makes sense

Holy horsefeathers! I thought the thumbnail was photoshopped.

Star trek fans? It's close to the same color as the Vulcan shuttle from the first star trek movie.

Old Junior high CO2 dragster......3rd there.. so, those Estes C size rocket engines fit. Fishing line melts neighbors picture window. Miss being a kid

Of course there from Florida.......😅

solid propellant . that guy had a deathwish or nuts bigger that wreckingballs with a liquid fuel rocket at least you can shut it off the solid one is not stopping untill the fuel has depleted ever seen the mythbusters second try at the rocket car ? kzread.info/dash/bejne/eqapktxyh63de9I.html

THE CAR HAS BEEN FOUND Famous Vulcan Shuttle Rocket Car found since 40 years Ky Michaelson

let me give you some advice.... if viewers are here, don't insult their intelligence. Either they know all about the basics or they will research it later. Just stick to the focus material and drop all the fluff and minutiae.