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Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 10 Oct 2013 12:00
by Tim
30 years!! :shock: Where the hell did my life go? :shock: :shock:

If asked, I would have guessed about 15 years tops, maybe as little as 12. Unbelievable. 30 years. :disbelief:

Interesting to see the amount of preparation and high- end calculations going into this thing. It's a far cry from 'let's strap four hemi's onto a bedstead and see how that works out'.

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 10 Oct 2013 12:32
by dave-r
Tim wrote:'let's strap four hemi's onto a bedstead and see how that works out'.



Well I'm game if you are. :mrgreen:

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 11 Oct 2013 11:57
by Tim
For some years now I've thought that it would be a brilliant engineering exercise to try and beat the Summers brothers record, but within the confines of their original design. Theoretically it could be done, modern materials are stronger and lighter than in the '60's, and horsepower is easier to obtain now more than ever. But I wonder.....

In the first place, is there sufficient information in the public domain to be able to re- create their 'car' authentically?

Just bench- racing at this point, but if anyone's got four hemi's taking up too much floor space....? :s002:

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 11 Oct 2013 12:14
by dave-r
Go back to the start of this thread!

viewtopic.php?p=52717#p52717

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 11 Oct 2013 12:22
by dave-r
The daft thing is that a modern race engine a third of the size of one of those Hemi's would make more power than two of those Hemi's...

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 11 Oct 2013 15:30
by Tim
Right then. I'm in! :mrgreen:

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 11 Oct 2013 15:52
by Adrian Worman
What about the 10,000 horsepower Hemi''s you posted up the other day? Imagine 4 of those bad boys all trussed up to some insane shopping trolley? :mrgreen:

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 19 Dec 2013 9:01
by dave-r
They have dropped the Manchester based Falcon rocket! :shock:

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

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 20 Dec 2013 12:42
by Tim
It strikes me that there is more to this press release than meets the eye. Changing supplier so that you now have to work the car design around the rocket rather than the other way around seems like an odd project management decision.

Or maybe I'm just getting cynical in my old age. :roll:

Is Nammo the same company that produce the Raufoss .50 cal sniper round with the explosive tip (don't ask how I know about this, I can't discuss it :wink: :lol: )?

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 20 Dec 2013 12:52
by dave-r
Tim wrote:It strikes me that there is more to this press release than meets the eye. Changing supplier so that you now have to work the car design around the rocket rather than the other way around seems like an odd project management decision.


It's all about funding for R & D. A few defense and possible space contracts mean a lot of money in the pot for this company and less money to find for the Bloodhound team.

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 29 Jan 2014 16:25
by dave-r

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 15 Feb 2014 8:52
by fal308
Haven't seen it on the online edition but the Bloodhound is the cover story of the March 2014 issue of Popular Mechanics.

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 27 Feb 2014 15:58
by dave-r

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 02 May 2014 16:39
by drewcrane
Good thing they are working on stopping the thing :!: :wink:

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 23 Jun 2014 12:00
by dave-r

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 13 Aug 2014 9:05
by dave-r
Wheel test results, suspension details and some Math!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28737132

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 27 Oct 2014 10:32
by dave-r
That jet engine looks an awesome bit of kit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29784016

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 11 Nov 2014 12:45
by Tim
Needs a bigger cam. :nod:

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 06 Mar 2015 14:20
by dave-r
Very entertaining look around the car and a very amusing flight simulation in a stunt plane to re-create the G forces Andy will have to live with during a 1000mph run.

http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/news/chris ... bloodhound

Re: 1000mph Drag Race....

PostPosted: 13 Mar 2015 4:17
by fal308
Fox News has an article up about this http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/03/ ... =obnetwork The link has a video also.
Bloodhound SSC ballistic testing shoots bits of wheel at driver at 2,300 MPH
When traveling at 1,000 mph, the Bloodhound SSC land speed record car’s wheels will spin 10,200 times per minute—or 170 times per second. If part of the wheel comes off at that speed, you’re talking about a life-ending projectile.
So what do you do about it? You engineer, you build, and then you test. This is the test, wherein engineers shoot a large chunk of metal at the composite protection panel that will shield the driver, Andy Green.

And they shoot that chunk of metal at 2,300 mph.

Will Andy have a new pair of entry and exit orifices if the wheel should fragment or a rock should kick up? Or will he be safe? Watch the video and learn.