Bloodhound LSR Thread As Requested...
Discussion
El Guapo said:
IN51GHT said:
Here's (left to right) Roland (Stress) Tufty (build tech) & myself (snr engineer) going through the final snagging list before the uppers chassis comes apart for bond prep'
Are you triplets?
I am obviously the dumber brother (probably the youngest, so the genes were getting exhausted) but I could wear the shirt (XL in my case)....
On a serious note!
Went to Pendine Sands last week and had a look at Babs. Any LRS breaker has big respect but to do 171mph in that very simple car on wet sand with no safety equipment shows the "no fear" spirit.
I found it quite ironic that what I am building will have more cu in, power, torque, etc. but there is no way I want to see north of 100mph in something designed in 1935 and built in 1937. I don't have that "no fear" spirit!
Paul
Storer said:
I could be the fourth brother. Glasses, greying hair surrounding a sun tanned knowledge enclosure (technical term!) and I wear shorts from May to October, even to see my accountant tomorrow morning. Also safety sandals, even in the rain.
I am obviously the dumber brother (probably the youngest, so the genes were getting exhausted) but I could wear the shirt (XL in my case)....
On a serious note!
Went to Pendine Sands last week and had a look at Babs. Any LRS breaker has big respect but to do 171mph in that very simple car on wet sand with no safety equipment shows the "no fear" spirit.
I found it quite ironic that what I am building will have more cu in, power, torque, etc. but there is no way I want to see north of 100mph in something designed in 1935 and built in 1937. I don't have that "no fear" spirit!
Paul
Was Babs running? She sounds simply awesome.I am obviously the dumber brother (probably the youngest, so the genes were getting exhausted) but I could wear the shirt (XL in my case)....
On a serious note!
Went to Pendine Sands last week and had a look at Babs. Any LRS breaker has big respect but to do 171mph in that very simple car on wet sand with no safety equipment shows the "no fear" spirit.
I found it quite ironic that what I am building will have more cu in, power, torque, etc. but there is no way I want to see north of 100mph in something designed in 1935 and built in 1937. I don't have that "no fear" spirit!
Paul
IN51GHT said:
Storer said:
I could be the fourth brother. Glasses, greying hair surrounding a sun tanned knowledge enclosure (technical term!) and I wear shorts from May to October, even to see my accountant tomorrow morning. Also safety sandals, even in the rain.
I am obviously the dumber brother (probably the youngest, so the genes were getting exhausted) but I could wear the shirt (XL in my case)....
On a serious note!
Went to Pendine Sands last week and had a look at Babs. Any LRS breaker has big respect but to do 171mph in that very simple car on wet sand with no safety equipment shows the "no fear" spirit.
I found it quite ironic that what I am building will have more cu in, power, torque, etc. but there is no way I want to see north of 100mph in something designed in 1935 and built in 1937. I don't have that "no fear" spirit!
Paul
Was Babs running? She sounds simply awesome.I am obviously the dumber brother (probably the youngest, so the genes were getting exhausted) but I could wear the shirt (XL in my case)....
On a serious note!
Went to Pendine Sands last week and had a look at Babs. Any LRS breaker has big respect but to do 171mph in that very simple car on wet sand with no safety equipment shows the "no fear" spirit.
I found it quite ironic that what I am building will have more cu in, power, torque, etc. but there is no way I want to see north of 100mph in something designed in 1935 and built in 1937. I don't have that "no fear" spirit!
Paul
Also a little terrifying! Probably fine up to about 70mph but I can't imagine adding another 100+ to that figure.
Paul
IN51GHT said:
Megaflow said:
IN51GHT said:
lufbramatt said:
Is Conor Lagrue to same one that was associated with Race Shack? Remember the name from the Beetle Crisis series on TV 
Correct.
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IN51GHT said:
El Guapo said:
The scale of all that is impressive. What speed will SSC be doing when the air brakes are deployed?
In the region of 800mph, they will be deployed to maintain a constant 3g deceleration by using a close loop control system with the line pressure as the input.El Guapo said:
IN51GHT said:
El Guapo said:
The scale of all that is impressive. What speed will SSC be doing when the air brakes are deployed?
In the region of 800mph, they will be deployed to maintain a constant 3g deceleration by using a close loop control system with the line pressure as the input.Max_Torque said:
IN51GHT said:
In the region of 800mph, they will be deployed to maintain a constant 3g deceleration by using a close loop control system with the line pressure as the input.
"line pressure"? As in brake line pressure?Silent1 said:
Perhaps they're measuring the hydraulic line pressure and using that to adjust the angle and aim for 50kn of force on the air brakes?
That's how I read it. If you want to achieve a g-level using airplanes, you need constant pressure assuming linear relationships between actuator and airbrake forces.Silent1 said:
Max_Torque said:
IN51GHT said:
In the region of 800mph, they will be deployed to maintain a constant 3g deceleration by using a close loop control system with the line pressure as the input.
"line pressure"? As in brake line pressure?Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff