Landspeed Record Whiffery

[Overkiller]

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[Joe C-P]

Bah! If you really want to make some speed, find yourself an X-15!

 

[kitnut617]

I watched something about them on TV a few months ago, they didn't really seem to be on the ball to me.  Now the guy who drives the Spirit of America, he knows what he's doing and so do the bunch from the UK

[B777LR]

Poor starfighter    They chopped off its wings, thats more humiliating than making it into a racing plane   And the driver has gone missing in the desert  

[jcf]

Poor starfighter    They chopped off its wings, thats more humiliating than making it into a racing plane   And the driver has gone missing in the desert

Steve Fossett isn't that team's driver, if he was they'd be a hell of a lot further along. Fossett is megabucks, the NAE folks are nickel and dime.

BTW what's humiliating about an aircraft being a racer? A far better fate than being turned into cookware.

Jon

[jcf]

I watched something about them on TV a few months ago, they didn't really seem to be on the ball to me.  Now the guy who drives the Spirit of America, he knows what he's doing and so do the bunch from the UK

You could say Breedlove knew what he was doing as he held the record five times. Breedlove sold the Spirit of America car to Fossett and it has been extensively modified for the planned run at 800 mph.

Jon

[braincells37]

I've seen this beastie. It's really cool looking but you would think they would make the wheel struts a bit more aerodynamic. Big ol' square struts. It just doens't look right. They look more like the tow dolly than part of the vehicle. Oh well. Not my $$.
Terry    

[philp]

Ok,
F-104 is already real so what other contenders can we come up with.

X-15 was already mentioned.
How about:
EE Lightning
Mig-21
Mirage III

[kitnut617]

The car that Andy Green drove was powered by two Phantom Speys, but IIRC the outfit that built it found that they couldn't use a regular aircraft frame because of the effect of the shock wave bouncing of the ground and coming back at the body.

Mind you a similar car powered by two Lightning engines would definitely be neat.

[Mossie]

Ok,
F-104 is already real so what other contenders can we come up with.

X-15 was already mentioned.
How about:
EE Lightning
Mig-21
Mirage III

You missed Dakota off your list Phil.

Introducing (drum roll, please).............

THRUST DC-3!



PS, Not mine!  More pics at http://www.vintagerpm.com/recent_models.htm

[philp]

Mossie,
I was thinking more the jet engine approach but this one definitely fits the topic.

[Brian da Basher]

Woah, nice spats!

Brian da Basher

[Mossie]

Mossie,
I was thinking more the jet engine approach but this one definitely fits the topic.

You're all right Phil, I was only kidding, but this is a lovely piece of whiffery & I had to share my find!

Woah, nice spats!

Brian da Basher

Gold ones too!

[Riksbar]

Mind you a similar car powered by two Lightning engines would definitely be neat.

How about a car powered by one Lightning engine?



Thrust 2, driven to the previous World Land Speed Record by Richard Noble, the team leader for Thrust SSC

[kitnut617]

Mind you a similar car powered by two Lightning engines would definitely be neat.

How about a car powered by one Lightning engine?



Thrust 2, driven to the previous World Land Speed Record by Richard Noble, the team leader for Thrust SSC

Oh-me-god !   B)