According to the wiki article (also listing 50,000g), the wheels will be machined from solid titanium so that they can withstand this.according to wolfram alpha the wheels will be doing 158.1 rotations per second (a fifth as fast as the fastest known pulsar)
the acceleration of the wheel rim will be greater than the acceleration of a bullet in a Beretta Model 92S-9mm at 444099m/s^2 thats 45270 g. i find it astounding that something could hold together uner that sort of stress.
The team expects to start running the vehicle on the Hakskeen Pan, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, in 2011.
The team expects to start running the vehicle on the Hakskeen Pan, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, in 2011.
:rofl:That is a beauty! Not even during Movember did I see such dedication to the moustache...Wonder if that designer styled the impeller profile on his moustache, or vice-versa?
Bloodhound will be fitted with tyres that were originally designed for the old British Lightning fighter
To clarify, only for the "low speed" (200 mph) tests.Bloodhound will be fitted with tyres that were originally designed for the old British Lightning fighter
And nostalgia :lol:Warning, the above film may induce nausea...