Bloodhound LSR Thread As Requested...
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CallMeLegend said:
rev-erend said:
Blib said:
I might be interested, just need a big win on the euro millions.vacant-100 said:
How exactly does it take £8,000,000+ to stick a bloody great rocket on a chassis and pop it in a shipping container to South Africa?
How does it cost that much to send a military grade jet engine combined, with a rocket that could be used for nefarious purpose, on a boat down to South Africa and then transport it by land?The paperwork alone will set you back...
Evanivitch said:
vacant-100 said:
How exactly does it take £8,000,000+ to stick a bloody great rocket on a chassis and pop it in a shipping container to South Africa?
How does it cost that much to send a military grade jet engine combined, with a rocket that could be used for nefarious purpose, on a boat down to South Africa and then transport it by land?The paperwork alone will set you back...
robinessex said:
Wouldn't a sponsorship deal be easier to procure, if companies would offer their services free? For example, if DHL or a similar shipper offered to move everything for free, I doubt they'd even notice the work required to do that.
That's how the project survived in the early days, the problem is progress is glacially slow if you rely on handouts.Bloodhound racer stored in Coventry Museum as funding hunt starts
Bloodhound racer stored in Coventry Museum as funding hunt starts
The bloodhound land speed racer has been stored in a museum while the search to find a further £8m investment begins.
Fundraising is for a motor to break the world record of 763mph (1,228km/h).
The Bristol car's owner, Ian Warhurst, has handed the project over to the group's head of engineering Stuart Edmondson, who said the new motor would add "excitement" to the attempt.
Coventry Museum said it was "thrilled" to support the project's ambitions.....continues
This has just got to get going again.
Bloodhound racer stored in Coventry Museum as funding hunt starts
The bloodhound land speed racer has been stored in a museum while the search to find a further £8m investment begins.
Fundraising is for a motor to break the world record of 763mph (1,228km/h).
The Bristol car's owner, Ian Warhurst, has handed the project over to the group's head of engineering Stuart Edmondson, who said the new motor would add "excitement" to the attempt.
Coventry Museum said it was "thrilled" to support the project's ambitions.....continues
This has just got to get going again.
Surely the cost of recommissioning, etc. is going to make that £8M figure grow. Also, the tech is going to date as the structure degrades (depending on how its stored). Was the structure fully NDT checked after the 2019 runs.
I know its airplane tech rather than car tech but I'd be a little worried about trying to run to the limits in a frame that is knocking on 5+ years after construction.
I loved the idea when it all kicked off and some of the engineering/ manufacturing that has gone into the car is superb but year by year this is seeming less relevant than ever. Leave it any longer and electrical land speed records will be grabbing the headlines.
I know its airplane tech rather than car tech but I'd be a little worried about trying to run to the limits in a frame that is knocking on 5+ years after construction.
I loved the idea when it all kicked off and some of the engineering/ manufacturing that has gone into the car is superb but year by year this is seeming less relevant than ever. Leave it any longer and electrical land speed records will be grabbing the headlines.
The newest B52 airframe is 59 years old I think and BA's oldest jumbo is (was) delivered in 1993, 28 years old.
I wouldn't be worried about degradation of the frame or systems, it'll be fully NDT'd and carefully recomissioned.
The only issue is finding someone comes with a nice chunk of £ to fund some record runs, IMVHO.
I wouldn't be worried about degradation of the frame or systems, it'll be fully NDT'd and carefully recomissioned.
The only issue is finding someone comes with a nice chunk of £ to fund some record runs, IMVHO.
CallMeLegend said:
I wouldn't, do you only fly in planes that are less than 5 years old.
No, but to be fair they aren't experimental. And I did say 'a little' worried, not full blown 100% worried 
I work in the marine environment where 5 years old means some gear is only held together with duct tape and tie wraps by that age.
fatbutt said:
CallMeLegend said:
I wouldn't, do you only fly in planes that are less than 5 years old.
No, but to be fair they aren't experimental. And I did say 'a little' worried, not full blown 100% worried I work in the marine environment where 5 years old means some gear is only held together with duct tape and tie wraps by that age.
but definitely you don't want to discover corrosion in a critical joint in a pile of wreckage only after the car has undergone a rapid unscheduled disassembly at 700mph..Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff