Nov 19, 2008

The World’s fastest ambulance has a jet-engine, and it’s on sale, and it’s not an ambulance

If someone actually had to get inside an ambulance, we’re pretty sure a jet-powered ambulance would be preferred. What better way to take a heart-attack victim to the doctor and do that at a mind numbing speed with a jet roaring in rear. Sadly, isn’t happening because the darned jet engine takes all the space and there’s no space left for the patient. One freaking ambulance!


Turns out, it’s a custom built ambulance, powered by General Electric J-79 jet engine from a F-4 Phantom.4130, which can take this ambulance to 330kmph, also, for the effect, the truck has ambulance box, functional lights andsirens, aluminum wheels and disc brakes. We are not very sure how effective disc brakes will be with a jet engine, but you could buy this ambulance for $189,000 and find out for yourself.



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Via: Xinhuanet [Machine Translated]/ JJ BestClassifieds