Official releases official information on Santa's sleigh and denies Obama

Last Monday (15), US President Barack Obama, in a speech at the joint McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst military base, jokingly said that the C-130 military transport aircraft are more efficient. that Santa's sleigh. However, the information collected by the North American Airspace Defense Command (NORAD) completely belies Obama's statement, displaying technical information about the good old man's vehicle.

NORAD, which is a joint US and Canadian advocacy program, was quick to answer questions raised by the Business Insider website, which contacted an organization representative. “We really don't want to compare Santa's sleigh to a C-130, but what we can confirm is that the sleigh is a versatile, all-weather, multifunctional vehicle capable of vertical landings and takeoffs in tight spaces” said one person from NORAD.

Although the representative has treated the subject with "hot cloths", discreetly, it is easy to make a pretty cool comparison based on the data presented by the site "NORAD - Tracking Santa Claus". While the single sleigh is thought to travel faster than light - about 300, 000 km / s, the C-130 has a top speed of a mere 671 km / h. The difference in cargo is also striking, with the US plane carrying almost 20, 000 kilos and the noelmobile more than 60, 000 tons.

For those who are curious, see below a list with the specifications of the vehicle that circulates around the planet on Christmas Day.

Technical specifications:

  • Design and Construction: K. Kringle & Elves, Inc.
  • First Flight (Estimated): December 24, 343 AD
  • Base: North Pole
  • Length: 75 lollipops / 150 brigadeiros
  • Width: 40 lollipops / 80 brigadeiros
  • Height: 55 lollipops / 110 brigadeiros
  • (Note: Reindeers are not included in sled length, width and height measurements.)
  • Takeoff weight: 75, 000 jelly beans
  • Passenger Weight on Takeoff: Santa Claus, 118 kg
  • Takeoff weight: 60, 000 tons
  • Landing weight: 80, 000 jelly beans (with snow and ice accumulation)
  • Passenger landing weight: 572 kg
  • Propulsion: Nine (9) rp (reindeer power or steam reindeer)
  • Armament: Horns (defense only)
  • Fuel: Hay, Oats and Carrots (for reindeer)
  • Emissions: Secret
  • Climbing speed: 1 "PO" (wink)
  • Top speed: Faster than starlight

Christmas tradition

Obviously it is all a joke, but it is taken very seriously by the entire NORAD team. The project began when a company placed an ad with a number for children to call Santa, but there was an error and the phone indicated in the advertisement was that of NORAD, which ended up receiving the calls.

“The Director of Operations at that time was Colonel Harry Shoup. He had his team check the radar for any movement, from Santa Claus, from the North Pole south. All the children who called received Santa's location at the time of the call, ”explains the monitoring service's website.

For grumpy people who worry about how much is spent on such a project, rest assured, the work is all done voluntarily and with donations from private companies. "More than 1, 250 Canadian and US Defense Department military and civilians volunteer their time on December 24 to answer the thousands of phone calls and respond to the countless flooding emails from all over the world, " says the Page text.

If you want to check the path of the good old man, just visit the site of the service - which has official translation into Portuguese - or follow the reindeer flight with the sleigh through NORAD's dedicated application, in versions for Android, iOS and Windows Phone. Anything goes to know when your gift is coming, isn't it?

Via TecMundo