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16 Mar 2005, 15:32 (Ref:1253469)
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another land speed record question
bit off topic for a motorsport website but how much did the engines in Thrust or Spirit of america weigh?
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16 Mar 2005, 16:47 (Ref:1253512)
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Look up Rolls Royce Spey on the net - I think they came out of a Phantom (UK version) or a Lightning (not P38 !) - I would guess SofA's engine came out of a Starfighter
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13 Apr 2005, 19:49 (Ref:1277464)
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P38? Bodywork repairs!!!
If you look at the new American challenger - it IS a Starfighter - with the wings removed... Time we hit back with a Tornado then... They retaliate with a F16 roped to a skateboard...... |
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14 Apr 2005, 23:05 (Ref:1278432)
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Thrust SSC used 2 Rolls Royce Spey engines as jos says.
I don't know how much they weigh, but they sure generate a heck of a lot of thrust. 12,500lbs and 21,000 with reheat (afterburners) The whole car weighed ten tonnes, and (I can't find actually recorded figures) with two engines perhaps contributing 60% of the weight, maybe 3 tonnes each? Last edited by pirenzo; 14 Apr 2005 at 23:06. |
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15 Apr 2005, 00:08 (Ref:1278447)
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