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The overall design is flawed and he should accept defeat and go for a
redesign. The original shape was never even wind-tunnel tested before
building (it was based on nothing but experience and looking at other recent
record breaking designs (before ThrustSSC anyway)!! After his accident in
'96, where he was damn lucky to walk away, nothing seems to have been done
to resolve the problems that lead to it (other than to run the car on less
windy days).
It would be a shame to see Craig get himself killed by his ego. He's a great
man and his endeavours have done much to jump the landspeed record from the
weedy 400mph at the start of the 60's up to 700mph (or whatever, I haven't
checked my records book) by the end. I wish him good luck, but he's going to
need more than that!
Andrew
PS: Yes I am British, but I like all record breaking attempts, no matter
who's behind them
With respect to us Amurricans, I fully agree--as a national culture, we're
hardly demure. But all in all, I don' think the Brits have a lot of room to
talk in that regard, historically speaking anyway.
I don't have a lot of time for national allegiances, myself. No flags waved
here.
--DK
> If there is one thing that gets up the noses of an AWFUL lot of people who
> are not citizens of the USA it is "we are the best" rubbish such as this
> (snipped from the SOR site):-
> "....The team will also be returning the record to America after a 17 year
> absence. "
> and
> ".....for a firsthand, up close look at America's soon-to-be record
setting
> car".
> The ability to project an air of quiet confidence is certainly not a
> national trait, is it?! :-)
> --
> Regards,
> Bruce Kennewell,
> Canberra, Australia.
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> > MS
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When we accuse nations of being particularly jingo-istic, aren't we making a
rather heavy generalization?
Oh well . . . grumble, grumble, grumble . . .
--DK
(the pot who called the kettle)
> With respect to us Amurricans, I fully agree--as a national culture, we're
> hardly demure. But all in all, I don' think the Brits have a lot of room
to
> talk in that regard, historically speaking anyway.
> I don't have a lot of time for national allegiances, myself. No flags
waved
> here.
> --DK
> > Good luck to him in his endeavour to win back the "Blue Riband" for land
> > speed records.
> > However, my allegiance is with the British and I hope that he fails in
his
> > attempt...in a non-accidental way, mind you.
> > If there is one thing that gets up the noses of an AWFUL lot of people
who
> > are not citizens of the USA it is "we are the best" rubbish such as this
> > (snipped from the SOR site):-
> > "....The team will also be returning the record to America after a 17
year
> > absence. "
> > and
> > ".....for a firsthand, up close look at America's soon-to-be record
> setting
> > car".
> > The ability to project an air of quiet confidence is certainly not a
> > national trait, is it?! :-)
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Bruce Kennewell,
> > Canberra, Australia.
> > ---------------------------
> > > I'd love to come but I'm having dinner with Richard Noble <G>
> > > MS
> > > > This Saturday, May 13, Breedlove will host an open house at his shop
> in
> > > > Rio Vista, CA. For more info, see: http://www.spiritofamerica.com
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If there is one thing that gets up the noses of an AWFUL lot of people who
are not citizens of the USA it is "we are the best" rubbish such as this
(snipped from the SOR site):-
"....The team will also be returning the record to America after a 17 year
absence. "
and
".....for a firsthand, up close look at America's soon-to-be record setting
car".
The ability to project an air of quiet confidence is certainly not a
national trait, is it?! :-)
--
Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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> MS
> > This Saturday, May 13, Breedlove will host an open house at his shop in
> > Rio Vista, CA. For more info, see: http://www.spiritofamerica.com
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Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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Andrew
The design is based on previous LSR attempts (i.e. Blue Flame at al). The
problem is that all the previous attemps bar ThrustSSC were all subsonic.
Remember that they never bothered with wind tunnel testing or computer
simulations in the design phase. With a big shock wave under the vehicle,
any instability problems will be greatly magnified. Add to that non-active
suspension and things get ***.
If he breaks the world record in that thing (and good luck to him) he's the
luckiest man alive! I await with interest the running season.
Andrew
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Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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> With respect to us Amurricans, I fully agree--as a national culture, we're
> hardly demure. But all in all, I don' think the Brits have a lot of room
to
> talk in that regard, historically speaking anyway.
> I don't have a lot of time for national allegiances, myself. No flags
waved
> here.
> --DK
> > Good luck to him in his endeavour to win back the "Blue Riband" for land
> > speed records.
> > However, my allegiance is with the British and I hope that he fails in
his
> > attempt...in a non-accidental way, mind you.
> > If there is one thing that gets up the noses of an AWFUL lot of people
who
> > are not citizens of the USA it is "we are the best" rubbish such as this
> > (snipped from the SOR site):-
> > "....The team will also be returning the record to America after a 17
year
> > absence. "
> > and
> > ".....for a firsthand, up close look at America's soon-to-be record
> setting
> > car".
> > The ability to project an air of quiet confidence is certainly not a
> > national trait, is it?! :-)
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Bruce Kennewell,
> > Canberra, Australia.
> > ---------------------------
> > > I'd love to come but I'm having dinner with Richard Noble <G>
> > > MS
> > > > This Saturday, May 13, Breedlove will host an open house at his shop
> in
> > > > Rio Vista, CA. For more info, see: http://www.spiritofamerica.com
> > > > ============
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Most view Ozzies as a generally laid-back "she'll be right, mate" type who
is mostly happy to let someone else do the hard slog. I think that
"generalisation" is true.
Yanks are generally depicted (outside their own borders) as loud,
self-opinionated, "American is best" types.
English are seen as a somewhat reserved but extremely polite people who
can't cook.
And so it goes on......and in each one there is a strong element of truth
that relates to the nationality.
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
---------------------------
> When we accuse nations of being particularly jingo-istic, aren't we making
a
> rather heavy generalization?
> Oh well . . . grumble, grumble, grumble . . .
> --DK
> (the pot who called the kettle)
> > Bruce,
> > With respect to us Amurricans, I fully agree--as a national culture,
we're
> > hardly demure. But all in all, I don' think the Brits have a lot of
room
> to
> > talk in that regard, historically speaking anyway.
> > I don't have a lot of time for national allegiances, myself. No flags
> waved
> > here.
> > --DK
> > > Good luck to him in his endeavour to win back the "Blue Riband" for
land
> > > speed records.
> > > However, my allegiance is with the British and I hope that he fails in
> his
> > > attempt...in a non-accidental way, mind you.
> > > If there is one thing that gets up the noses of an AWFUL lot of people
> who
> > > are not citizens of the USA it is "we are the best" rubbish such as
this
> > > (snipped from the SOR site):-
> > > "....The team will also be returning the record to America after a 17
> year
> > > absence. "
> > > and
> > > ".....for a firsthand, up close look at America's soon-to-be record
> > setting
> > > car".
> > > The ability to project an air of quiet confidence is certainly not a
> > > national trait, is it?! :-)
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > > Bruce Kennewell,
> > > Canberra, Australia.
> > > ---------------------------
> > > > I'd love to come but I'm having dinner with Richard Noble <G>
> > > > MS
> > > > > This Saturday, May 13, Breedlove will host an open house at his
shop
> > in
> > > > > Rio Vista, CA. For more info, see: http://www.spiritofamerica.com
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The "Bud Rocket" was supposed to have broken the sound barrier, but they did
not follow the FIA rules (4 wheels or more, 2 runs within the hour, proper
timing gates). When ThustSSC smashed the record, the Bud project leader was
the first guy to whinge about how it was they who had broken the sound
barrier first. Unfortunately, they used a radar at Edwards AFB to measure
the speed which was insufficiently calibrated to give the accuracy required.
Their vehicle was nothing more than a 3-wheel trike with a big rocket
strapped to it. They had a "booster" made from a sidewinder missle when they
found their rocket engine had insufficient power. Supposedly, when they
fired the booster halfway though the run the rear wheels came clean off the
ground. Basically the driver was sitting strapped to a large missile with no
control at all. Whilst I admire his courage, he was just a passenger along
for the ride! This is precisely why the FIA rules are in existence, to
prevent people blasting themselves down the desert with little or no
control!
Andrew
I can cook beans on toast and dial for a pizza. What more do you want?
Cheers
Phil
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