The 1000mph car!!
Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:27 pm
Plans are afoot for the 1000 mile per hour car!!! It is by the current land speed record holders, so a serious possibility! Wow 
Read more about it here http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/
Read more about it here http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/
Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:30 am
I'll let you drive!!!!
Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:23 am
mtpopejoy wrote:I'll let you drive!!!!
Only if I can close my eyes the whole way!!!
Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:27 am
DEAL!
where do I sign?
Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:10 am
Boy, that sounds pretty safe. What could go wrong? Are they seeking investors? Where do I sign up?
Does anybody know how long the race surface at Bonneville is, how far do they have to accelerate and then stop?
Does anybody know how long the race surface at Bonneville is, how far do they have to accelerate and then stop?
Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:26 pm
how far do they have to accelerate and then stop?
From the website :- A minimum of 10 miles continuous unobstructed smooth surface, plus over-run areas, and a usable track width of over 1 mile to provide a good safety margin.
Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:01 pm
Whatever happened to the F-104 car?
Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:22 pm
bdk wrote:Whatever happened to the F-104 car?
http://www.landspeed.com/
The quote from the Noble team is interesting:
"Back in 2007 Andy Green and I found ourselves in front of Paul Drayson, Minister for Defence Equipment and Support. With the late Steve Fossett planning an 800 mph attempt on the ThrustSSC record, now was the time to plan ahead. Paul made it quite clear that there was a great opportunity not to be missed. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) - indeed, the entire country - was short of engineers, and he believed that the way forward was to generate a new iconic project which would inspire the school population - he even defined the age range: 5-19.
He related this to the great British aerospace achievements of the past: Concorde, the Vulcan, the Lightning, the Fairey Delta 2, even the Schneider Trophy racers - and made the point that in those times there was seldom a shortage of engineers. Once the Government had turned off the inspiration tap, school leavers started to look elsewhere for their careers."
room
Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:21 am
Well, I guess there is enough room. But frankly, for me no jet airplane without wings running on the ground is ever gonna be as cool as the cycle and the old guy in "THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN".