Mike.....et al.......
This raises lots of questions, does Thrust SST use of active
equipment mean it is allowable in speed events?
.After all, if a LSR is to remain an LSR would it be so if the vehicle
was off the ground going through the lights and does it have to touch
the ground ALL the way during the measured mile, so what's the
separation of LSR from ASR ??..........DK.......Well?
(Scrap-Iron Racin')
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Mike Jenkins wrote:
>
> Don,
Thrust SSC used an active system on the rear wheels only to keep the
car at an attitude
> where it wouldn't fly.
>
> Mike Jenkins
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Don Kerr <dkveuro@pop.flash.net>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 12:39 AM
> Subject: Re: Spoiler/Wing
>
> > ...Hallo people, hope you are all doin' OK.
> > Just been watchin' video of old land and water speed attempts, lots
> > of spills!!!.....Question....Is it allowable to use a dynamic wing or
> > stabilizer on a vehicle of any type or a particular type to try for a
> > record in any category ? The reason I ask is because the instability
> > observed during most runs especially on water craft .When I was nuts
> > enough to run high speed on motorcycles,(200+ mph) the speed wobble on
> > some bikes was so powerful even a knee(s) against the bars wouldn't hold
> > it. Dampers only increased the frequency, in the order of from 4 to 10
> > cycles per second.
> > What I had in mind was a computer controlled wing somewhat like the
> > system used in fighter aircraft,
> > to allow the pilot to fly an otherwise inherently unstable
> > aeroplanes.Does anyone foresee a potential problem here? Power to
> > operate the ram(s) from a small hydraulic pump, accumulator, kinda like
> > the Lotus F1 car suspension. Obviously some parasitic power loss or
> > weight penalty, but nothing comes free.
> > Your thoughts?....................DK
(Scrap-Iron Racin' )
> >
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