Who would love to have cold thrust rocket thrusters on the CyberTruck?

[Jacob]

Gawd! Seriously?!?! Please, please, PLEASE!!! Can I get thrusters on my Cybertruck?!?! I would ABSOLUTELY LOVE it if there was an option to add thrusters to the Cybertruck. Actually, make it modular, add as many as you like (factory expansion package)!!! BRING IT ON TESLA!!!

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[hridge2020]

Who would love to have cold thrust rocket thrusters on the CyberTruck

jato

 

[ReddykwRun]

jato

I have a patch on my flight jacket it say's " I Don't Do JATO"
I have seen these bottle rockets start grass fires at the November airshow in Pensacola, FL, it's funny when they have to scramble the fire trucks AFTER Fat Albert departs the scene.

 

[ReddykwRun]

Who would love to have cold thrust rocket thrusters on the CyberTruck

This has been tried before and the results weren't pretty. Remember the show Myth Busters?
Reader's Digest version.

The MythBusters investigation
To test the story – the very first myth they tackled – Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, with help from honorary MythBuster Erik Gates, procured a 1966 Chevrolet Impala, and after they were unable to obtain actual JATOs, they substituted three model rockets in succession to produce an equivalent amount of thrust (3000 horsepower for 15 seconds). They also installed a rocket rack and reinforced the car so that the rockets would not tear off the roof, and even made use of a hydraulic system that the previous owner had installed on the car to lower the front of the car and make it more aerodynamic. However, when tested in the Mojave Desert, the car did not go anywhere near the 300 miles per hour (480 km/h) reported in the original story and failed to become airborne.

The program has revisited the story twice, in 2007's "Supersized Myths" (the rockets exploded on the ramp) and their 10th Anniversary episode "JATO Rocket Car: Mission Accomplished?". The 12 motors were built by John Newman, Rick Maschek, and others with one motor first being static tested, successfully, at the FAR site (Friends of Amateur Rocketry) to avoid another 'Episode 90' incident. On the two cars used, the motors were stacked vertically to keep the cars going straight in the event one or more of the motors did not ignite. The car was weighted towards the front in an attempt to improve its aerodynamic stability but no attempt was made to ensure the center of thrust (CoT) of the rocket pack was being applied through the center of gravity (CoG) of the car. The CoT proved to be far too high above the CoG causing the car to immediately nosedive as it left the ramp and smash into the ground. The still firing motors propelled the car up into the air a second time where it did a rotation until smashing into the ground.

Reminds me of the Coyote and Road Runner Engineering Company.

 

[CyberCop]

I don’t know about a laser but after watching protesters/looters jump on the hoods of vehicles and drag occupants out of them, a remote controlled water cannon that could deploy from the bed (240v powered of course) would be sweet. 375 gallon tank and about 350gpm pump ought to do. That would be well within the Cybertrucks rated weight capacity and provide a clear path should the need arise.

I’m just going to have a modification to electrify the exterior when needed.

 

[cybertruckthatisaboat2]

Who would love to have cold thrust rocket thrusters on the CyberTruck

Yes. The mid gate is quite practical and very useful. We must be honest with our selves, Rockets are more of a show off thing.