Cars for the World Land Speed Record don't need to be locomotives

[Caveman Tony]

Umm... if you're thinking of making the chassis out of magnesium...

I recall a cute little story told to me by an old USAF Chief Master Sergeant about a certain large aircraft with magnesium landing gear...

It blew a tire on landing, the gear touched the runway, and the resulting magnesium fire burned a hole 5 feet wide vertically all the way up through the aircraft.

You sure you want to surround rocket fuels with magnesium?

[Artist]

Well,
I thought Mr Musk was a bit "ambitious" when I first met him in 2001, so at this point in my life Id say anything is possible. Most of the rocket and jet powered LSR cars I worked on (all 2 of them, CFD mainly) used "low priced surplus" stuff to motivate, and they never hit the salt due to funding issues among other items. I do know that desiging a "new" rocket motor, even with blow down fuel systems, is a hardware eater. Why not ask Elon for a spare?
BKB

Oddly, Elon Musk and The Bullet Team are borrowing from the same Apollo era injector technology.

[Artist]

Umm... if you're thinking of making the chassis out of magnesium...

I recall a cute little story told to me by an old USAF Chief Master Sergeant about a certain large aircraft with magnesium landing gear...

It blew a tire on landing, the gear touched the runway, and the resulting magnesium fire burned a hole 5 feet wide vertically all the way up through the aircraft.

You sure you want to surround rocket fuels with magnesium?

Magnesium is just one of several options, although the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket (the first Mach 2 airplane) was magnesium.

[Barry Donovan]

Magnesium is just one of several options, although the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket (the first Mach 2 airplane) was magnesium.

formula 1 still uses magnesium. the magnesium cast as a heavy slob is of course as bad as a 70's gm block at holding a crank..

its different today.
just like steel for manufactures that are enough...and alot of metals.

not that I know anything..but thermite by accident. I follow projects and stay quiet, smallest guy here.

[Fordplay0621]

I love this stuff, if you need a cocept painting or any electrical help. I am a good painter an::d an Aircraft Electrician. Avionics wiring. Good luck and hope to see more about your project.

Randy Streeter

https://www.saltfever.com

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[miketblsr]

http://skinnyartist.com/9-warning-signs-of-an-amateur-artist/

[dieselgeek]

http://skinnyartist.com/9-warning-si...mateur-artist/

FYI, this is incredibly stupid.

[studemax]

FYI, this is incredibly stupid.

I know you are, but what am I?