Bloodhound LSR Thread As Requested...

[Jamsk]

Scuffers said:

compressed air?

not sure what your getting at?

Purely just interested because I work on Typhoons and I understand the process they use to start the engines. Just wondering how the bloodhound project will be intergrating the engine into their application. It's something that had crossed my mind when I saw the gearbox and the ATSM being installed.

[IforB]

My assumption would be that there would be a start cart to provide the puff to get the thing started. No point carrying an APU and all of the associated gubbins to go with it.

[Scuffers]

IforB said:

My assumption would be that there would be a start cart to provide the puff to get the thing started. No point carrying an APU and all of the associated gubbins to go with it.

yup...

http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/news/search-air-start...

[Jamsk]

Thank you for that, I forgot about that option! Looking forward to seeing this completed.

[IN51GHT]

we are still going with air start option.

[IforB]

Have you managed to get hold of a cart or 2 yet? If not I'll go and have a dig in our hangars and see if anyone knows of any. I can't say that I've ever tripped over one just laying about, but we've got so much kit around the place that it's a possibility there's one sitting in a corner somewhere that was forgotten about.

[IN51GHT]

IforB said:

Have you managed to get hold of a cart or 2 yet? If not I'll go and have a dig in our hangars and see if anyone knows of any. I can't say that I've ever tripped over one just laying about, but we've got so much kit around the place that it's a possibility there's one sitting in a corner somewhere that was forgotten about.

You have a message.....

[K50 DEL]

Just found out that I'm coming to visit..... part of a tour on Nov 12th, can't wait!

[IN51GHT]

Nice couple of pictures here, goes to shoe the level of mutual respect between the British & Aussie teams & what a great bunch of blokes they are.

They've visited us......





....then got their owner/driver to pose for a nice pic

Edited by IN51GHT on Wednesday 15th October 10:41

[Tyre Tread]

IN51GHT said:

They've visited us......




....then got their owner/driver to pose for a nice pic

How is it that looking at that pic without any prompting you could instantly tell which is the Brit and which the Aussie?

[Bonefish Blues]

Is it the Aussie flag

[Tyre Tread]

Bonefish Blues said:

Is it the Aussie flag

No (but yeah, but no but...)

[Bonefish Blues]

Tyre Tread said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Is it the Aussie flag

No (but yeah, but no but...)

but I know what you mean

[IN51GHT]

Keep your eyes (or should that be ears) open for a Gareth Jones on Speed special featuring Bloodhound.

It's slightly odd, these programs you spend years listening to, suddenly you're on them!!

Edited by IN51GHT on Friday 17th October 11:15

[Tyre Tread]

IN51GHT said:

Keep your eyes (or should that be ears) open for a Gareth Jones on Speed special featuring Bloodhound.

Should you really be associating the project with someone taking drugs?

IN51GHT said:

It's slightly odd, these programs you spend years listening to, suddenly you're on them!!

Edited by IN51GHT on Friday 17th October 11:15

You might be... The rest of us, mere mortals...

[IN51GHT]

Tyre Tread said:

IN51GHT said:

Keep your eyes (or should that be ears) open for a Gareth Jones on Speed special featuring Bloodhound.

Should you really be associating the project with someone taking drugs?

I still remember him from this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYyBi2Bgfvg

[RealityDisorder]

I think this is the rocket (or one of them) that will be used for Bloodhound being tested in Norway:

http://www.nrk.no/ho/miljovennlig-rakettmotor-pa-r...

Article is in Norwegian, but Google seems to do an OK job in translating it.

[RealityDisorder]

and here is Nammo's press release:

http://www.nammo.com/news-and-events/news/nammo-su...

[OvalOwl]

Stunning picture on that page. I wonder what it sounds like at that range!

[IN51GHT]

Bugger. Beat me to posting the link