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Re: ThrustSSC

To: "Landspeed Louise Ann Noeth" <landspeedlouise@adelphia.net>,
Subject: Re: ThrustSSC
From: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 07:01:52 -0700
Perforated skin, exhaust through the nacelles, wouldn't that imply a high
pressure area under the car?
Jim


> The magic of Ron Ayers was located on the underbelly of the black beast.
Few
> know of the perforated skin that fed into collectors and exhausted through
> the port and starboard nacelles that housed the engines. Ayers anticipated
> not only the low pressure areas, but temperamental shockwave(s) and came
up
> with a simple, passive, yet brilliant solution.
>
> I am guessing here, but the resulting turbulent air at that speed might
very
> well be the ultimate ground pounder.
>
> Speedy Regards,
>
> "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
> LandSpeed Productions
> "Telling stories with words and pictures"





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