Bloodhound LSR Thread As Requested...
Discussion
In51ght,
I have been sitting around thinking about the state of the project...and pondering some "what ifs". Considering that the Government would be reluctant to loan the jet engines to anyone outside of the UK, and that no other engines would fit the upper chassis......this creates a huge problem for teams around the globe who possibly would be interested in purchasing the car.
My "what if" questions to you are these.....Could the car be converted to ALL rocket propulsion? Is there enough room in the lower chassis for pressurized fuel tanks, and a large rocket in the upper chassis? The jet intake would need to be changed, possibly replaced with a "nose cone" of sorts......not sure what that would do to the aero package..... Also, changes such as these would surely make the weight distribution more difficult to manage.
Just kicking the tires here,.....would love to hear your thoughts on this
I have been sitting around thinking about the state of the project...and pondering some "what ifs". Considering that the Government would be reluctant to loan the jet engines to anyone outside of the UK, and that no other engines would fit the upper chassis......this creates a huge problem for teams around the globe who possibly would be interested in purchasing the car.
My "what if" questions to you are these.....Could the car be converted to ALL rocket propulsion? Is there enough room in the lower chassis for pressurized fuel tanks, and a large rocket in the upper chassis? The jet intake would need to be changed, possibly replaced with a "nose cone" of sorts......not sure what that would do to the aero package..... Also, changes such as these would surely make the weight distribution more difficult to manage.
Just kicking the tires here,.....would love to hear your thoughts on this
Hawk1018 said:
In51ght,
I have been sitting around thinking about the state of the project...and pondering some "what ifs". Considering that the Government would be reluctant to loan the jet engines to anyone outside of the UK, and that no other engines would fit the upper chassis......this creates a huge problem for teams around the globe who possibly would be interested in purchasing the car.
My "what if" questions to you are these.....Could the car be converted to ALL rocket propulsion? Is there enough room in the lower chassis for pressurized fuel tanks, and a large rocket in the upper chassis? The jet intake would need to be changed, possibly replaced with a "nose cone" of sorts......not sure what that would do to the aero package..... Also, changes such as these would surely make the weight distribution more difficult to manage.
Just kicking the tires here,.....would love to hear your thoughts on this
It possibly could, but would be a massive compromise. You have to do something about the jet intake too.I have been sitting around thinking about the state of the project...and pondering some "what ifs". Considering that the Government would be reluctant to loan the jet engines to anyone outside of the UK, and that no other engines would fit the upper chassis......this creates a huge problem for teams around the globe who possibly would be interested in purchasing the car.
My "what if" questions to you are these.....Could the car be converted to ALL rocket propulsion? Is there enough room in the lower chassis for pressurized fuel tanks, and a large rocket in the upper chassis? The jet intake would need to be changed, possibly replaced with a "nose cone" of sorts......not sure what that would do to the aero package..... Also, changes such as these would surely make the weight distribution more difficult to manage.
Just kicking the tires here,.....would love to hear your thoughts on this
GOATever said:
I guess the 25 million ‘headline’ figure is subject to eating by inflation as well. So the figure is actually quite ‘fluid’. In a p1$$ed moment last night, I had a mad idea. De- mothball SSC, build in a couple of carefully measured SRBs, one for the out, and one for the back ( reducing the complexity), and go for it. We know SSC can get to supersonic without exploding, and Andy Green has got balls the size of steintökin. Why not?
I seem to recall that Thrust SSC was literallly falling apart towards the end of its runs - endless rivets being replaced and it generally taking a beating. I suspect it wouldn't survive further abuse.Nice idea though - it looks a better car than Bloodhound and has proven itself at nearly four times Bloodhound’s peak speed!
Edited by dilbert2000 on Monday 17th December 09:25
If you've not, have a look at aussie invader. He's gone with a pure rocket design and circumvented the difficulty in throttling a rocket just by making it heavier so that the g-force from a standstill is tolerable. I would love both Bloodhound and Aussie Invader to have the opportunity to give it a proper go.
Hawk1018 said:
In51ght,
I have been sitting around thinking about the state of the project...and pondering some "what ifs". Considering that the Government would be reluctant to loan the jet engines to anyone outside of the UK, and that no other engines would fit the upper chassis......this creates a huge problem for teams around the globe who possibly would be interested in purchasing the car.
My "what if" questions to you are these.....Could the car be converted to ALL rocket propulsion? Is there enough room in the lower chassis for pressurized fuel tanks, and a large rocket in the upper chassis? The jet intake would need to be changed, possibly replaced with a "nose cone" of sorts......not sure what that would do to the aero package..... Also, changes such as these would surely make the weight distribution more difficult to manage.
Just kicking the tires here,.....would love to hear your thoughts on this
I have been sitting around thinking about the state of the project...and pondering some "what ifs". Considering that the Government would be reluctant to loan the jet engines to anyone outside of the UK, and that no other engines would fit the upper chassis......this creates a huge problem for teams around the globe who possibly would be interested in purchasing the car.
My "what if" questions to you are these.....Could the car be converted to ALL rocket propulsion? Is there enough room in the lower chassis for pressurized fuel tanks, and a large rocket in the upper chassis? The jet intake would need to be changed, possibly replaced with a "nose cone" of sorts......not sure what that would do to the aero package..... Also, changes such as these would surely make the weight distribution more difficult to manage.
Just kicking the tires here,.....would love to hear your thoughts on this
Ian Warhurst has just sold his turbocharger company to a US business so guessing that freed up some cash? https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/yorkshire/tur...
ecsrobin said:
ChocolateFrog said:
Saved?
http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/news/frp-advisory-secures-future-bloodhound-projectAppears so
Edited by dilbert2000 on Monday 17th December 09:57
dilbert2000 said:
GOATever said:
I guess the 25 million ‘headline’ figure is subject to eating by inflation as well. So the figure is actually quite ‘fluid’. In a p1$$ed moment last night, I had a mad idea. De- mothball SSC, build in a couple of carefully measured SRBs, one for the out, and one for the back ( reducing the complexity), and go for it. We know SSC can get to supersonic without exploding, and Andy Green has got balls the size of steintökin. Why not?
I seem to recall that Thrust SSC was literallly falling apart towards the end of its runs - endless rivets being replaced and it generally taking a beating. I suspect it wouldn't survive further abuse.Nice idea though - it looks a better car than Bloodhound and has proven itself at nearly four times Bloodhound’s peak speed!
Edited by dilbert2000 on Monday 17th December 09:25
Great news on the project overall.
saaby93 said:
From what I've read on this forum, he'd be a fool not too. Mark is absolutely amazing. Unbelievable levels of inside knowledge which he has been more than happy to share with the public. Without him, it's hard to see how the Bloodhound Project would even have progressed as far as it did!rev-erend said:
I've just heard the good news on the BBC news website..
Better than all the earlier very negative posts on here.
Lets hope the new guy in change and take stock of the project and help to refocus it in the near future.
Ditching the educational nonsense would be a good start!Better than all the earlier very negative posts on here.
Lets hope the new guy in change and take stock of the project and help to refocus it in the near future.
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