Re Grey 'Ovies......standard issue now....oh and Techies do this new thing where they fuel and kick tyres for a couple of years then go back for further training and appos are no more....the RAF has moved on......:ugh:

Might have been a 'G ' problem. The Bloody was doing Mach 1 in it's own length on launch, around 25 feet if memory serves correctly...or nought to 760mph in around 0.025 of a second...eat your heart out Veryon owners...

ShotOne - there's no need to get defensive.... the RAF link was introduced by our Aussie friend at post #2 who clearly didn't have much of a clue about the Bloodhound project! All the other responses were to Mr CH who thought it was a good idea to introduce some inter-service banter... I don't think anyone involved even begins to claim that it is an "RAF project".

Bloodhound was never was supersonic in its own length off the launcher.. Seeing one of my relations is one of the leading authorities on the thing and told me it is a myth.. Didn't take much more distance before it was, but I'm sure it was near 400 MPH in that distance. Of course, faster than a Veyron and still accelerating.

onetrack

You'd probably be surprised how few outright LSR contenders have actually died during attempts, especially postwar.

Atholl Graham & Glen Leasher in the early '60's are the only 2.




(Pre war Dario Resta, Parry-Thomas, Frank Lockhart, Lee Bible, Bernd Rosemeyer)

Speaking as someone who lives in Perth, I don't think Aussie Invader realistically has a chance. It's a bloke in a shed operation compared to Bloodhound who have some serious funding and engineering support. That's not to denigrate their efforts but the Bloodhound mob are operating at a different level.

They have the form of the previous successful attempt so they are not going entirely into the unknown.

Mind you I still wouldn't drive either of them and full credit to anyone who is prepared to strap something like that on and go for it.

Silly Stuff.
 

Prey,
What is the point.
Perhaps someone could do a supersonic pink pig flying backwards off the south coast.
Quick, ring Barnes in Heaven and get him on the drawing board.:8

"What is the point?" Good question. Let me answer it:

The bloodhound project isn't "just" about going at 1000mph. It aims to give young people an idea what can be achieved through training, teamwork and application. To provide a positive example of the importance of engineering and science. To encourage a "can-do" attitude. To provide an educational programme linked with hundreds of schools running related projects. And to show we can! And it hasn't cost one penny of taxpayers money.

They really need a Like button. Have one of these for making me laugh.

:D

Yep Aussies are obsolete technology, it is held by Andy Green at 763.035 mph.

The RAF lads probably don't want to get their overalls or hands dirty!

The Mach 1 in its own length is a load of b0ll0cks. The missile air frame was only stressed to 35g and the boost motors only produced 20-21g of acceleration which got it to Mach 1.8 (Mk 1) in 2.8 Seconds or Mach 2.2 (Mk 2) in 3.8 Seconds with a slant range of around 4000 - 5000 feet. Still crushing though.

Dizzy Addicott had a project to attempt the land speed record in a Supermarine Swift which had had the wings removed, so the idea of using an aeroplane fuselage isn't new!!

Read the statement again. It says Rosco McGlashan is the Australian Land Speed Record holder. Andy Green is the World Land Speed Record holder.
McGlashan is not claiming to be the World Land Speed Record holder. He certainly is intending to have a good crack at it, though.

Indeed, Art Arfons probably holds the record for the highest speed crash survived in one of his 'Green Monster' cars - ~610 mph!

http://www.efairborn.com/images/Maye...Crash_1966.jpg
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...onster-034.jpg

Craig Breedlove survived a somewhat slower (200mph) crash when the braking 'chute failed:

https://mission1k.files.wordpress.co.../spirit-22.jpg

Well, the North American Eagle looks great (in a photoshop kind of way). Amazing what a lick of paint can do.

https://mission1k.files.wordpress.co...pg?w=430&h=288

As for 'Sonic Wind', gotta love a project headed by a fella called Waldo Stakes.

Blame the Bloody instructors then not me...:). Was doing the RTFS course at Newton where the Bloodhound school was. One of the Blood staff told me that one the naughty little tinker.

NAE likes to misbehave above 300 MPH, like stay on a straight line. Craig Breedlove's last SOA decided to lift off one wheel and swerve off course at 675 MPH damaging the car in 1996. Its the Water Speed Record that has killed the most record holders, Henry Segrave, John Cobb, Donald Campbell and Lee Taylor.

I think that little porky did start at Newton, along with some of the other stuff that is totally BS about the Mutt like the Con Rod warhead took out formations of aircraft (it could take a formation out if said formation is the Blue Angels, Dead Sparrows would be on right on the limit). Last RTFS course was going through there went I was on the old BH course.

Craig Breedlove's first words on being rescued from that crash are a classic :D

"And for my next trick!"

Think I was on one of the last; early '85.