Electric Airspeed Record Broken..... No Smashed
Discussion
Finally, a speed record I've been involved in has succeeded, as you may or may not know, my quest for speed was sadly unfulfilled buy being on the Bloodhound SSC team, so I moved on to be lead mech design engineer on an electric airspeed record attempt......anyway, could could say it was a success.
She's a "sassy little thing" (quote Phil O'dell), very tricky to fly, but hey, it's done the job.
https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2...
She's a "sassy little thing" (quote Phil O'dell), very tricky to fly, but hey, it's done the job.
https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2...
CallMeLegend said:
Finally, a speed record I've been involved in has succeeded, as you may or may not know, my quest for speed was sadly unfulfilled buy being on the Bloodhound SSC team, so I moved on to be lead mech design engineer on an electric airspeed record attempt......anyway, could could say it was a success.
She's a "sassy little thing" (quote Phil O'dell), very tricky to fly, but hey, it's done the job.
https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2...
Congratulations to yourself and all those involved!She's a "sassy little thing" (quote Phil O'dell), very tricky to fly, but hey, it's done the job.
https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2...
Any chance you'll be involved in Air Race E too? I've had some initial interest for involvement.
https://airracee.com/
Congratulations!
Much more relevant and impressive these days than an LSR attempt.
What's the range/endurance profile like?
I assume that for the timed runs it pretty much flattens the batteries in the 2 passes in opposite directions, but what sort of potential would be on offer for a light aircraft of more conventional levels of performance?
Much more relevant and impressive these days than an LSR attempt.
What's the range/endurance profile like?
I assume that for the timed runs it pretty much flattens the batteries in the 2 passes in opposite directions, but what sort of potential would be on offer for a light aircraft of more conventional levels of performance?
Eric Mc said:
Equus said:
What's the range/endurance profile like?
Probably about the same as a Supermarine S6B back in 1931.Edited by Equus on Friday 19th November 14:14
Equus said:
Much more relevant and impressive these days than an LSR attempt.
Why do have to be such a pompous ass about it?I was quite impressed with this until I read your comment. Now I can only see this achievement as another miserable bit of parsimony that's coming to take our fun away.
CynicalHotTake said:
Why do have to be such a pompous ass about it?
Probably for the same reason you have to be such a touchy little princess.The LSR is a dead horse... has been for some decades, and you'd have to be a fool not to recognise that.
This record is genuinely pushing our knowledge forward in a field that is going to be extremely important.
Eric Mc said:
I was thinking more of the principle rather than the exact numbers. The Schneider Trophy planes were also used to set records as well as win races.
Yeah, thing is, if you were to pack the amount of fuel energy that the S6B carried into something like a Cessna, you'd have a 1,000 mile range.It would be interesting to know the comparison for this.
Equus said:
CynicalHotTake said:
Why do have to be such a pompous ass about it?
Probably for the same reason you have to be such a touchy little princess.The LSR is a dead horse... has been for some decades, and you'd have to be a fool not to recognise that.
This record is genuinely pushing our knowledge forward in a field that is going to be extremely important.
My point is that climate change is going to be process of winning hearts and minds. Mocking those you perceive to be on the other side of the fence is going to do nothing but alienate and prejudice them against making the changes necessary to reduce climate-affecting emissions.
Wind your neck in.
CynicalHotTake said:
You can argue the relevance angle, but to dismiss the LSR bloodhound attempt as 'unimpressive' is deeply disingenuous and much more to do with projecting your self-perceived moral superiority.
You think, sweety?Ultimately, Bloodhound failed to achieve anything, and if it had, it would have only have been to break a record we already held and that nobody but a handful of nerds is interested in any more - that's why it failed.
The LSR had ceased to be relevant long before climate change reached the top of the agenda, so no need to get your panties in a tangle about 'mocking the other side'.
Don't get me wrong in thinking that I am aligned to the 'other side' in any case: I have a long standing interest in the LSR and WWSR. I can be counted among the handful of nerds who have any interest for them and I'm willing to bet that I know a lot more about both than you do (almost up to Eric Mc levels of nerdism in the subject, in fact), but even I recognise that the importance of both records is now almost entirely historic. They're almost exactly as irrelevant as the piston--engined airspeed record.
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