As it's escorted to the runway, it looks like a long, low toy, but that big Westinghouse J34-48 jet engine sticking out of the back visually says "Stand Back!" When driver Bill Braack, a member of the Air Force Reserve for 20 years, cranks it, this jet car can hit a speed of 400 mph in eight seconds. View More Images If it traveled any longer or faster, it would struggle to become airborne. Bill prefers that it stay on the ground and beat air show performers foolish enough to try to match their planes up against the Air Force Reserve Jet Car. He even gives them a head start and the Jet Car still wins.
Occasionally, Scott Hammack, the designer of the Jet Car accompanies Bill to air shows around the country to check on the car's performance. You can meet them, see the Air Force Reserve Jet Car in action and talk to recruiters at:
| Date | Show | Location |
| March 21 - 22 | Punta Gorda Air Show | Punta Gorda, FL |
| March 28 - 29 | Tyndall AFB Gulf Coast Salute | Tyndall AFB, FL |
| April 4 - 5 | Tuscaloosa Air Show | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| April 25 - 26 | Vidalia Air Show | Vidalia, GA |
| May 1 - 3 | N'awlins Air Show | NAS JRB New Orleans, LA |
| May 16 - 17 | MCAS Beaufort Air Show | Beaufort, SC |
| June 6 - 7 | Hill AFB Air Show (AF Week) | Hill AFB, UT |
| June 20 - 21 | Dover AFB Air Show | Dover, DE |
| June 26 - 28 | 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Air Show | Ft Drum/Watertown, NY |
| July 10 - 12 | Prairie Air Show | Peoria Int'l Airport, IL |
| August 8 - 9 | Youngstown Air Show | Youngstown ARB, OH |
| August 22 - 23 | KC Aviation Expo | Kansas City, KS |
| August 29 - 30 | Wichita Flight Festival | Colonel James Jabara Airport, Wichita, KS |
| September 12 - 13 | California Capital Air Show (AF Week) | Sacramento, CA |
| September 17 - 20 | National Championship Air Races | Reno, NV |
| October 24 | Holloman Air Show | Holloman AFB, NM |
| November 7 - 8 | Homestead Air Show | Homestead AFB, FL |
| November 15 - 16 | Aviation Nation Air Show | Nellis AFB, NV |