Through the barrier
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Engineers working on the TrustSSC supersonic car have had to address a number of significant design challenges. The main difficulty is that there are many unknown features about the transonic region, and it has been impossible to fully predict what may happen as the car reaches extremely high speeds. It has been necessary to make extensive use of computer simulation, especially in giving ideas about what the car should look like. The final stage of the design programme will focus on measuring likely pressures on the car.
Publication Name: Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-7782
Year: 1997
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Hardy annual
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The Defender 90 four-wheel drive vehicle was modified to have a GRP hard top produced by low pressure molding and designed by Land Rover to meet market needs after adverse weather conditions made the soft top questionable. Low pressure molding is a cost effective, accurate and rapid part production method for GRP parts when the production falls between 500 to 20,000 units annually. The GRP hard top has an exterior leathergrain with 30% continuous glass fiber reinforcement inside.
Publication Name: Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-7782
Year: 1995
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Exciting challenge
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The ThrustSSC programme is designed to ensure that the UK becomes the first country to gain a supersonic world land speed record. The project has required 100,000 man hours so far, and has involved 229 companies. Strong emphasis has been placed on safety, stability and power. The ThrustSSC car weighs 10 tonnes and has 46,000 lbs of thrust, making it very different from any other land speed record car. It is currently capable of reaching 540mph.
Publication Name: Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-7782
Year: 1997
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