I would imagine there is a lot of torque potential with a steam engine? What
was the projected speed?
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "M Pittwood" <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
To: "Land Speed List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 12:02 PM
Subject: The Metisse & Coal
> Dave and list
>
> Reference the picture of the Metisse.
>
> The British Coal sponsorship was for the safety items on the car - Chutes,
> belt, helmet, etc - because they did want me back in work in one piece. I
> was in the marketing department and therefore sold coal to commercial and
> industrial companies. The latter mostly raised steam, hence my choice of
> propulsion.
>
> As things turned out it probably would have been better to have used
coal -
> lighting a big fire directly under the pressure vessel - because the
> supplier of the oil fired mobile steam generator (1000 psig capability)
was
> forced to pull out of the programme.
>
> Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England.
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