Bloodhound LSR Thread As Requested...
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mcdjl said:
JordanTurbo said:
We've put Mark (IN51GHT) out of his misery now. 
Upper chassis weighs 288kg. Awesome considering the design target was <400kg!
Since its so much under target will you have to ballast up to get the balance right? Reason for thinking this is that most of the power is being used to push air out of the way, not the mass of the car.Upper chassis weighs 288kg. Awesome considering the design target was <400kg!
Paul
PS. I'll ask the dumb question. Why is it being cooked? Something to do with the bonding agent?
Storer said:
PS. I'll ask the dumb question. Why is it being cooked? Something to do with the bonding agent?
It is. They are bonding and riveting it together, as I'd of thought the Cherrymax rivets and the bonding may not be up to the job if only one was used to stick the chassis together.I've found the website is full of fascinating stuff, and I regularly go on there to read new articles that are published frequently.
mcdjl said:
Since its so much under target will you have to ballast up to get the balance right? Reason for thinking this is that most of the power is being used to push air out of the way, not the mass of the car.
The CAD had already highlighted that it would be under target before build started, so balance has mostly already been calculated. IIRC the "materials - holes + rivets + glue" equation came out at 286kg so it shows how accurate the CAD is!
The physical weigh was mostly for confirmation and for an exact figure to be quoted later.
JordanTurbo said:
The CAD had already highlighted that it would be under target before build started, so balance has mostly already been calculated.
IIRC the "materials - holes + rivets + glue" equation came out at 286kg so it shows how accurate the CAD is!
The physical weigh was mostly for confirmation and for an exact figure to be quoted later.
Who got too enthusiastic with the glue then? IIRC the "materials - holes + rivets + glue" equation came out at 286kg so it shows how accurate the CAD is!
The physical weigh was mostly for confirmation and for an exact figure to be quoted later.
Scuffers said:
did it involve doughnuts?
Nope climbing through an "assault course" (table & chairs laid out to make a maze & tunnels) wearing firefighters clothes, helmet & full BA with the visor blacked out so you were doing it blind. Then at the end assembling some of the hydraulic lifting rams that may be used to steady the car in a rescue situation.IN51GHT said:
Nope climbing through an "assault course" (table & chairs laid out to make a maze & tunnels) wearing firefighters clothes, helmet & full BA with the visor blacked out so you were doing it blind.
But won't it be running on a big, big, huge, massive, empty, nothing else around piece of land - during day light hours???I know, I know - it's elf'n'safety.
Well done for making it through - be good to be 'hands on' on the project from start to finish.
Squiggs said:
IN51GHT said:
Nope climbing through an "assault course" (table & chairs laid out to make a maze & tunnels) wearing firefighters clothes, helmet & full BA with the visor blacked out so you were doing it blind.
But won't it be running on a big, big, huge, massive, empty, nothing else around piece of land - during day light hours???I know, I know - it's elf'n'safety.
Well done for making it through - be good to be 'hands on' on the project from start to finish.
The conditions in the desert have been reported by all who go there as hot, dusty & generally bloody unpleasant, like you'd expect a desert to be, but much worse, so the gym work starts in earnest on Monday to make sure I'm in the best shape I can sensibly be in come 3rd quarter of next year.
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