Bloodhound LSR Thread As Requested...
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Wow - so impressive. I had imagined that the car would be a kind of lash-up with bits of welded tube cobbled together, and if it got any sort of record it would be down to glorious lunatic derring-do. But the quality of this is quite astounding. Jeez, what could I do with the Tuscan with access (and budget) to that sort of kit.
RizzoTheRat said:
IN51GHT said:
BertieW
amancalledrob said:
BertieWooster said:
I've worked with the Eurofighter programme and, according to some, the EJ200 is one of the best parts of the aircraft. It's power and reliability are just amazing.
BertieW
It certainly sounds pretty bloody goodBertieW
BertieW
Voldemort said:
Struggling to see any benefit in this...
Obviously it is not a car and has nothing to do with cars. Surely any knowledge/experience that it might bring has already been learnt from supersonic jet development? Do they really need to break a record they already hold?
Of course it's going to be magnificently built but it's a folly at best and at worst just pissing millions of quid up the wall. Why?
Why? A good question...Obviously it is not a car and has nothing to do with cars. Surely any knowledge/experience that it might bring has already been learnt from supersonic jet development? Do they really need to break a record they already hold?
Of course it's going to be magnificently built but it's a folly at best and at worst just pissing millions of quid up the wall. Why?
Simple answer.... Why not?
The British have held the land speed record more times than the Americans.
Going fast via engineering is something Britain does well.
This project pushes the envelope to a new level, the amount of proper engineering required to achieve this is staggering, and must be seen as a showcase for the talent this country produces.
Hopefully the project will encourage new engineers to be produced via the medium of education. For too long this country has lost good engineers and manufacturing to other countries, maybe this will be a step towards bringing some of that back to the UK.
Voldemort said:
Struggling to see any benefit in this...
Obviously it is not a car and has nothing to do with cars. Surely any knowledge/experience that it might bring has already been learnt from supersonic jet development?
No, it hasn't. No supersonic jet goes that fast so low, and no-one understands the interactions betwene the shock waves and the surface. Obviously it is not a car and has nothing to do with cars. Surely any knowledge/experience that it might bring has already been learnt from supersonic jet development?
Mave said:
No, it hasn't. No supersonic jet goes that fast so low, and no-one understands the interactions betwene the shock waves and the surface.
I thought they had already been supersonic in a car? And if it mattered enough surely it would be cheaper (and safer) to fly a r/c jet packed with sensors down to ground level.Maybe I've missed something from the previous attempts? Did they give the world a new non-stick surface for my frying pan? Have they found something so magnificent that they managed to sell it for billions and fund their new attempt? What, in short, have they achieved so far? They've been supersonic and they hold the Land Speed Record. Whoohoo, I'm proud to be British.
I acknowledge the possible engineering benefits and enthusing of a generation. Just like Concorde gave us the engineers able to move passengers at supersonic speeds across the globe: they must be thrilled at the job prospects in the world of non-military supersonic transport that we see all around us today.
Voldemort said:
I thought they had already been supersonic in a car? And if it mattered enough surely it would be cheaper (and safer) to fly a r/c jet packed with sensors down to ground level.
Maybe I've missed something from the previous attempts? Did they give the world a new non-stick surface for my frying pan? Have they found something so magnificent that they managed to sell it for billions and fund their new attempt? What, in short, have they achieved so far? They've been supersonic and they hold the Land Speed Record. Whoohoo, I'm proud to be British.
I acknowledge the possible engineering benefits and enthusing of a generation. Just like Concorde gave us the engineers able to move passengers at supersonic speeds across the globe: they must be thrilled at the job prospects in the world of non-military supersonic transport that we see all around us today.
Congratulations on completely missing the point. Please stop derailing the thread and go somewhere else.Maybe I've missed something from the previous attempts? Did they give the world a new non-stick surface for my frying pan? Have they found something so magnificent that they managed to sell it for billions and fund their new attempt? What, in short, have they achieved so far? They've been supersonic and they hold the Land Speed Record. Whoohoo, I'm proud to be British.
I acknowledge the possible engineering benefits and enthusing of a generation. Just like Concorde gave us the engineers able to move passengers at supersonic speeds across the globe: they must be thrilled at the job prospects in the world of non-military supersonic transport that we see all around us today.
From the other thread (the awesome vehicle-related images thread, http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... ) - just in case anyone didn't see it there.
CraigyMc said:
A timelapse video of the Bloodhound SSC diffuser floor being machined:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcrBwS0zexY
It was machined from a solid billet of aluminium, 480kg to start with -- down to 55kg as a finished, machined part.
It took a 5-axis CNC machine 8 days to do it.
I am currently nursing a semi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcrBwS0zexY
It was machined from a solid billet of aluminium, 480kg to start with -- down to 55kg as a finished, machined part.
It took a 5-axis CNC machine 8 days to do it.
I am currently nursing a semi.
Voldemort said:
I thought they had already been supersonic in a car? And if it mattered enough surely it would be cheaper (and safer) to fly a r/c jet packed with sensors down to ground level.
Maybe I've missed something from the previous attempts? Did they give the world a new non-stick surface for my frying pan? Have they found something so magnificent that they managed to sell it for billions and fund their new attempt? What, in short, have they achieved so far? They've been supersonic and they hold the Land Speed Record. Whoohoo, I'm proud to be British.
I acknowledge the possible engineering benefits and enthusing of a generation. Just like Concorde gave us the engineers able to move passengers at supersonic speeds across the globe: they must be thrilled at the job prospects in the world of non-military supersonic transport that we see all around us today.
“We'll be saying a big hello to all intelligent lifeforms everywhere and to everyone else out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys.” Maybe I've missed something from the previous attempts? Did they give the world a new non-stick surface for my frying pan? Have they found something so magnificent that they managed to sell it for billions and fund their new attempt? What, in short, have they achieved so far? They've been supersonic and they hold the Land Speed Record. Whoohoo, I'm proud to be British.
I acknowledge the possible engineering benefits and enthusing of a generation. Just like Concorde gave us the engineers able to move passengers at supersonic speeds across the globe: they must be thrilled at the job prospects in the world of non-military supersonic transport that we see all around us today.
RIP Douglas
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