Bloodhound LSR Thread As Requested...
Discussion
IN51GHT said:
Max_Torque said:
Thankfully yes. It's been quite difficult when talking to people not to drop the 'J' bomb!!!IN51GHT said:
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.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
Oh ye of little faith!
At least if you wait until the record has been achieved we will know they were used on the car that exceeded 1000mph.
I seldom get things right first time so it is comforting to know that others have similar experiences.
I do admire the level of complexity and engineering. I hope it inspires some of our youth to enter engineering.
Paul
Max_Torque said:
IN51GHT said:
Max_Torque said:
Thankfully yes. It's been quite difficult when talking to people not to drop the 'J' bomb!!!
Really rather please with how this part came out.
It's the front bulkhead, the nose cone attaches to it on one side, the wheel arches & under belly panel on the other.
Machined from 7075 T6 billet, then vapor blasting to give a matte finish to enable the inspection scanner to it's stuff.
It's the front bulkhead, the nose cone attaches to it on one side, the wheel arches & under belly panel on the other.
Machined from 7075 T6 billet, then vapor blasting to give a matte finish to enable the inspection scanner to it's stuff.
Edited by IN51GHT on Friday 21st November 16:01
IN51GHT said:
Really rather please with how this part came out.
It's the front bulkhead, the nose cone attaches to it on one side, the wheel arches & under belly panel on the other.
Machined from 7075 T6 billet, then vapor blasting to give a matte finish to enable the inspection scanner to it's stuff.
^^^ Another one of those parts where 99% of the material you buy for the part actually ends up in the swarf re-cycling bin!! ;-)It's the front bulkhead, the nose cone attaches to it on one side, the wheel arches & under belly panel on the other.
Machined from 7075 T6 billet, then vapor blasting to give a matte finish to enable the inspection scanner to it's stuff.
Edited by IN51GHT on Friday 21st November 16:01
(iirc, on one of the US fighter demonstrator projects some years ago(might have been F-22?) they forged a huge Titanium main bulkhead ('twix cockpit and main wing spar iirc) that was 5m across, then spent literally several months final machining it. Unfortunately, the set up / jig was wrong, and it was out of tolerance! Think that was an >$1M mistake....... )
IN51GHT said:
Really rather please with how this part came out.
It's the front bulkhead, the nose cone attaches to it on one side, the wheel arches & under belly panel on the other.
Machined from 7075 T6 billet
A simple question from a simpleton .....It's the front bulkhead, the nose cone attaches to it on one side, the wheel arches & under belly panel on the other.
Machined from 7075 T6 billet
What's a 7075 T6 billet and what does it look like before it's been machined?
Squiggs said:
A simple question from a simpleton .....
What's a 7075 T6 billet and what does it look like before it's been machined?
It's a material specification grade for aluminium. It looks like a rather large lump of metal, approximately a cuboid just a bit bigger than the finished thing. And yes I'm guessing that 90% will have been machined away...thats aircraft levels of loss!What's a 7075 T6 billet and what does it look like before it's been machined?
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