Bloodhound LSR Thread As Requested...

Bloodhound LSR Thread As Requested...

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marctwo

3,666 posts

261 months

Wednesday 12th November 2014
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K50 DEL

9,237 posts

229 months

Wednesday 12th November 2014
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JordanTurbo said:
IN51GHT said:
Upper chassis is nearly finish riveting now, it's that time when the whole team get called down so everyone has a go at setting a rivet.
Slow down! I'm not coming down until tuesday frown
Today for me.... 2hrs time in fact!

Can't wait!

IN51GHT

Original Poster:

8,782 posts

211 months

Wednesday 12th November 2014
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Scuffers said:
trivia question..

Just how many rivets are there in that?
12,500!!!!

Scuffers

20,887 posts

275 months

Wednesday 12th November 2014
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IN51GHT said:
Scuffers said:
trivia question..

Just how many rivets are there in that?
12,500!!!!
exactly?

come on man, details matter!

Tyre Tread

10,535 posts

217 months

Wednesday 12th November 2014
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Scuffers said:
exactly?

come on man, details matter!
IN5IGHT later today:

"One, two, three, four, five...

...twelve thousand four hundred and ninenty nine, twelve thousand five hundred. woohoo Yep, I was right!"

IN5IGHT's colleague: " Did you count the ones under the bo-jiggley valve housing?

IN5IGHT: "Doh! banghead Twelve thousand five hundred and one ... "

Edited by Tyre Tread on Wednesday 12th November 12:28

JordanTurbo

937 posts

142 months

Wednesday 12th November 2014
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K50 DEL said:
JordanTurbo said:
IN51GHT said:
Upper chassis is nearly finish riveting now, it's that time when the whole team get called down so everyone has a go at setting a rivet.
Slow down! I'm not coming down until tuesday frown
Today for me.... 2hrs time in fact!

Can't wait!
Been down twice but tuesday will be the first time to actually work on the car. bounce

McAndy

12,468 posts

178 months

Wednesday 12th November 2014
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A fascinating thread this. Truly riveting.

Sorry.

robinessex

11,062 posts

182 months

Thursday 13th November 2014
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IN51GHT said:
robinessex said:
Can I have it?
I suspect you could buy it.......
I've got 14,706 Nectar points.......Is that enough ?

IN51GHT

Original Poster:

8,782 posts

211 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Front subframe assy has been fitted, once again, looks lovely.




Bonefish Blues

26,773 posts

224 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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IN51GHT said:
Front subframe assy has been fitted, once again, looks lovely.

It looks happy to be on, too smile

Zad

12,703 posts

237 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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IN51GHT said:
Front subframe assy has been fitted, once again, looks lovely.

Sometimes engineering looks just "right". That looks sweet as a nut. Crackin job Gromit lad!

This really needs to be posted in the "Life has been draining lately..." thread: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

biggrin


Encantada

3,987 posts

254 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Bonefish Blues said:
IN51GHT said:
Front subframe assy has been fitted, once again, looks lovely.

It looks happy to be on, too smile
Twas thinking it s more like a Dr Who Cyborg......


K

Storer

5,024 posts

216 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Any idea when you will have finished with the panel pins?

Does the Bloodhound project have a website where you can buy stuff (better known as merchandise)? If it does and you plan to sell them there please let us know.


Paul

anonymous-user

55 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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The 'Cats' (sic) finally been let out of the bag then!

AJ133_fuel_pump


;-)

dudleybloke

19,845 posts

187 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Superb thread.
I've a question if you dont mind answering.
Does the car adapt suspension/aero during the run to counter any effects of the weight/CofG change due too fuel use? A sort of trimming so to speak, and if yes is it auto or meat controlled?

And my friends son wants to know how fast it would go in space.

cheers.

EF Ian

18 posts

131 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Love the engineering going into this Project.

IN51GHT

Original Poster:

8,782 posts

211 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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dudleybloke said:
Superb thread.
I've a question if you dont mind answering.
Does the car adapt suspension/aero during the run to counter any effects of the weight/CofG change due too fuel use? A sort of trimming so to speak, and if yes is it auto or meat controlled?
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Yes, we have the facility to map the angle of the winglets at any given speed to a simple lookup table, so they will move hydraulically to a given angle at a given speed. Not a closed loop control based on wheel loads however as that's very difficult to achieve safely.

dudleybloke said:
Superb thread.
And my friends son wants to know how fast it would go in space.

cheers.
No idea

IN51GHT

Original Poster:

8,782 posts

211 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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Storer said:
Any idea when you will have finished with the panel pins?

Does the Bloodhound project have a website where you can buy stuff (better known as merchandise)? If it does and you plan to sell them there please let us know.


Paul
We will be selling them at some point. Bare in mind though this is a two year project, a certain level of re-engineering is going to occur between year one & two.

Max_Torque said:
The 'Cats' (sic) finally been let out of the bag then!

AJ133_fuel_pump


;-)
Thankfully yes. It's been quite difficult when talking to people not to drop the 'J' bomb!!!

E24man

6,721 posts

180 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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One of the great shames about the last record was that there was no official DVD to buy - I'm sure that should it have been made it would have been in every petrolheads collection as an essential item. Will there be one this time?

McWigglebum4th

32,414 posts

205 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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IN51GHT said:
dudleybloke said:
Superb thread.
I've a question if you dont mind answering.
Does the car adapt suspension/aero during the run to counter any effects of the weight/CofG change due too fuel use? A sort of trimming so to speak, and if yes is it auto or meat controlled?
.
Yes, we have the facility to map the angle of the winglets at any given speed to a simple lookup table, so they will move hydraulically to a given angle at a given speed. Not a closed loop control based on wheel loads however as that's very difficult to achieve safely.

dudleybloke said:
Superb thread.
And my friends son wants to know how fast it would go in space.

cheers.
No idea
How fast would it go in space?

Ultimately

Not very

The jet is air breathing

The rocket fuel pump is air breathing