The 1,000MPH car - Bloodhound!

[siffert_fan]

In all honesty, I don't consider anything that doesn't have the power being transmitted through the wheels to be a "car". To me, all of the Land Speed Records holders since the advent of the "Green Monster" and the "Spirit of America" have been shams. How a glorified coaster, akin to a Soapbox Derby racer, can legitimately be called a car escapes me.

 

[FB]

Just for you S_F here's a video of Don Vesco, fastest man in a wheel driven car at 470mph set in 2001. It's a gas turbine engine though.

The record for a piston engine car is held by Tom Burkland at 411 mph set in 2008

The record for a non-turbo or supercharged car is still held by the Goldenrod from 1965

 

[siffert_fan]

Thanks, FB

I certainly think Burkland's car is much better-looking than any of the coaster cars!

 

[gethinceri]

Time to bump this.
http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16657113

 

[Brogan]

There's going to be a test firing of the rocket later today in Cornwall.

You can watch it live on the Bloodhound site.

There's also an interesting animation of how it all works here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19810160

 

[Greenlantern101]

Its test today will be at just over half power, some 14,000lbf
Just worked out that is enough force to lift 6 and a bit tons of the ground vertically.
Cool.

 

[Speshal]

Cosworth engine just to turn the pump

 

[Josephiah]

Hear that engine and see the flames here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19818009

 

[Greenlantern101]

I saw a full size mock up of bloodhound at Leuchars last weekend. What a machine. The hybrid rocket is fascinating technology.

 

[Mephistopheles]

I'm not ****ing driving it....

 

[Greenlantern101]

Its Andy Iron Balls Green whats doing the driving again... nutter.

 

[Titch]

That is a some machine Greenlantern.

Mephistopheles what's happened to your Avatar/

 

[gethinceri]

I'm not ****ing driving it....

You'd drink the fuel before they warmed the valves mate.

 

[Jen]

I'd give it a go after a few practise runs, of course.

 

[Mephistopheles]

What drinking the fuel or flooring the bastard?

 

[Mephistopheles]

You see that picture above,,, do you reckon RedBull will have an air intake that big for their 2014 car?

 

[Jen]

Wouldn't drink the fuel Mephistopheles, that would be too dangerous!

 

[Greenlantern101]

Did anyone see Teds Qually Notebook. He had a long interview with Andy Green. Just brilliant enthusiasm and amazing numbers. Worth watching. Andy says ready for running in 18 months.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Bloodhound have dropped there own Hybrid rocket design and gone with people that make them for a living.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25426419

 

[FB]

How does a company in Norway end up developing rocket motors?