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Xtremeteam:
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Reminds me of Babs. See here, bottom of the list on the page.
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Without even looking at the link I know that is about Parry-Thomas's aero-engined racer that he died in (decapitated by a drive-chain) on Pendine Sands
It caught fire during the incident & the crew had to apparantly break his legs to retrieve the body
It ws buried in the sands & in the early 1990s??, it was dug up (from within the military ranges*) & restored
It featured in a Channel 4(?) series a couple of years ago called 'Speed Machines' (still occasionallyrepeated on Discovery channel
* Pendine Ranges have a fantastic rocket railway that can apparantly do 800mph+, it's used for missile air-flow testing
The Thust SSC team used it to test & record supersonic airflow over models for computer modelling
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Rich: have you ever looked at the website about ejection seats?? i posted a link in the website section a while ago as there was the story about the rocket sled in the states with the guy riding shotgun,
Hope you take this the correct way but your knowledge of things like this amazes me & im constantly intruiged
Rich_P:
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Rich: have....
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Er, letting you know, I'm also called Richard. But I know you were talking to Bush Tucker Man. :D
Bush Tucker Man:
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Rich: have you ever looked at the website about ejection seats?? i posted a link in the website section a while ago as there was the story about the rocket sled in the states with the guy riding shotgun,
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And th amazing thing is, he was a volunteer!!!, not ordered to do it
--- Quote from: "Redline Mike" ---Hope you take this the correct way but your knowledge of things like this amazes me & im constantly intruiged
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:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
Oh, stop it!! :oops: :wink:
I just diligentlyresearch & more importantly.... remember
(plus I've got my 'Snug' full of books)
Stormin:
I'm not surprised the so called NATIONAL LOTTERY :(biglaugh): refused funds. Bluebird is not so called art or some minority group. (Trying hard to be polite here). She's part of ENGLISH history.
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: "Stormin" ---I'm not surprised the so called NATIONAL LOTTERY :(biglaugh): refused funds. Bluebird is not so called art or some minority group. (Trying hard to be polite here). She's part of ENGLISH history.
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If a 'minority group' built one out of bricks, or lolly-pop sticks, it'd get untold millions.
Regarding my Pendine Sands information'[/i]
I've been checking up down in my 'snug' & the track is;
1.6km long
Level to within 0.6mm over that length :shock:
Capable of carrying a sled at up to Mach 3.2
The Thrust teams model only did 0-850mph :roll: , but in 0.8seconds :shock: :shock:
That's roughly 50G
Steel, Babs wasn't the only Land Speed Record contender to crash on the sands
The same source downstairs that gave up the rocket-sled information also revealed another car & driver
Barry Bowles & 'The Blonde Bombshell'
A quick net search has revealed this fascinating site
http://www.langport.freeserve.co.uk/page3.htm ('Bombshell' is on there)
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