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04/02/2015 2:23 pm
VIDEO...Meanwhile, at an undisclosed location in the U.K.....
04/02/2015 3:13 pm
What a project. Thanks for the post.
05/02/2015 3:02 am
Don't know where to begin. This is such a massive project its tough to get my head around it.
More than anything else I've ever seen, This project makes me appreciate engineers/engineering and pioneers more than ever. The trust between those factions is enormous. I guess my first thought is . . . why? But that quickly disappears when I realize that someone, somewhere is always going to test the limits of man's mind, body and spirit - and machinery.
Quite a mind-boggling (and expensive) project when the sole purpose is to go from point "A" to point "B" as fast as possible in a short period of time. There is no way to actually fully test the vehicle except to go for it. There are so many parts that have to work together flawlessly. The failure of any one of those parts (or the human body) could spell disaster.
I'm envisioning the conversation between the driver and the team leader just before the driver hits the go switch. (Driver) "Tell my wife I love her" (Team leader) "This should work - good luck".
OMG!
Topic starter
05/02/2015 3:37 am
Pretty far out there isn't it, Frank? And of course you're dead on in your answer to the "why".....
...question.
As far as testing is concerned, I'm sure that these days every component can be thoroughly stress tested in the computer. Hell, probably the whole shootin' match can be tested digitally.
But even so, no one will really know how well it's gonna work until Andy Green gets in and lights the fuse. :O
05/02/2015 5:18 am
Ok, Ok, Ok, so let me make sure I got this straight!
The car has 3 engines. One is a supercharged Jaguar engine which is used purely as a fuel pump for the rocket engine. The other engine is a jet used to get it up to speed so the rocket engine can take over to 1,000 MPH! The total horsepower of the vehicle is 135,000 HP.
It has 4 braking systems. The first set of brakes is purely air drag from 1,000 down to 800 MPH! That's just killing the power to the rocket engine and the drag will slow it at 3G!!!
The next braking action is done using airbrakes to around 250 MPH and then the front only disc brake system takes over. If that fails, it has a parachute to slow the vehicle. If the first parachute fails, it has another backup chute.
Uh.... Ok!
My goodness!
BTW, my name will go on the fin. What the heck, it's an opportunity to be part of history for $26.00.
05/02/2015 6:22 am
Can you say, "Darwin Award" candidate??
05/02/2015 6:54 am
The new Dodge Hellcat just did 1,025 mph in the 1/4 mile in -3 seconds :))
05/02/2015 7:32 am
Andy, Andy Green drove the Thrust SSC to the current LSR of 763 MPH.
05/02/2015 4:35 pm
Is that fast Marty? I mean 1,025 is up there, Only BS would preclude it. Check Snopes? LOL
05/02/2015 6:07 pm
🙂