I wonder what type of bearings they used on the sled rails? Magnetic
levitation? ...or did it "fly" on a gas film?
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Dahlgren [mailto:ddahlgren@snet.net]
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 12:11 PM
To: John Szalay
Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: LSR claimed by the Air Force
So like where do you think we could find the zero mass driver to pilot this
thing.. Just imagine the g forces.. This is Mach 8.5 at the 3.. It has to
make a top fuel car be like a Yugo going uphill from a standing start. I
would have loved to have seen it just from the engineering standpoint alone.
I would not discount this feat to quickly.. At 20 million it is a bargain,
some day what comes out of this will save our sorry asses during the next
global 'disagreement'..
Dave
John Szalay wrote:
>
> Well its NOT wheel driven, and there is no driver on board and it
> used 4 engines. and there was no return run. but the Air Force is
> claiming a Land-Speed record from themselves
>
> 6,416 mph on a 16,120 foot track
>
> http://www.af.mil/stories/123004755.shtml
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