Post by RedMoon11 on May 23, 2014 13:44:31 GMT
Captain Slow Working on the World's Fastest Car!
Captain Slow's contributions
Bloodhound's unique airbrake system is now coming together quickly. This month we will have all the mechanical parts (less the doors themselves) to assemble the entire airbrake system for the first time on the car.
The airbrake doors will produce a total drag load of around five tonnes, all supported by the hinges, so they need to be strong. That includes two small components machined by Top Gear's James May on his home lathe (not something most TV celebrities have, I'm guessing).
These are now with the team for rigorous quality checking. Captain Slow working on the world's fastest car… welcome to the extraordinary world of Bloodhound!
The hinge components will support the airbrake doors as they deploy at supersonic speeds, slowing Bloodhound down from 1,000mph in just over five miles.
In most sports, five miles sounds like a long way. However, when you're doing a mile in 3.6 seconds, it doesn't seem quite so far. Coming out of the measured mile at 1000+ mph, the airbrakes are going to be my best friends.
With the arrival of the airbrake parts, we now have all the components for the upper-rear chassis.
*The rest of the article is here - www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27502178
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Captain Slow's contributions
Bloodhound's unique airbrake system is now coming together quickly. This month we will have all the mechanical parts (less the doors themselves) to assemble the entire airbrake system for the first time on the car.
The airbrake doors will produce a total drag load of around five tonnes, all supported by the hinges, so they need to be strong. That includes two small components machined by Top Gear's James May on his home lathe (not something most TV celebrities have, I'm guessing).
These are now with the team for rigorous quality checking. Captain Slow working on the world's fastest car… welcome to the extraordinary world of Bloodhound!
The hinge components will support the airbrake doors as they deploy at supersonic speeds, slowing Bloodhound down from 1,000mph in just over five miles.
In most sports, five miles sounds like a long way. However, when you're doing a mile in 3.6 seconds, it doesn't seem quite so far. Coming out of the measured mile at 1000+ mph, the airbrakes are going to be my best friends.
With the arrival of the airbrake parts, we now have all the components for the upper-rear chassis.
*The rest of the article is here - www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27502178
/photo/1
