Didn't hear about that one.
John Beckett, LSR #79
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wester S Potter" <wspotter@jps.net>
To: "Lawrence E. & Cathy R. Mayfield" <lemay@hiwaay.net>; "Wester S Potter"
<wspotter@jps.net>; "land-speed list" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: V4GR Roadster Considering V1 Rocket Power ?
> mayf,
> We could outlaw diesel fuel being even close to the propellant ...
question
> I had was about ignition ... what would a solid impact do to the whole
> thing? Hate to have a re-run of the Toyota commercial shoot disaster on
the
> salt. No tellilng when that hole will heal.
> Wes
> ----------
> > From: "Lawrence E. & Cathy R. Mayfield" <lemay@hiwaay.net>
> > To: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>,land-speed list
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: FW: V4GR Roadster Considering V1 Rocket Power ?
> > Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 18:27:41
> >
> >
> >Heck, thats easy! Titan uses hypergolic propellants, just shut them off
and
> >they quit. Now stopping would be really tricky...turn the motor facing
> >forward and light it off again until zero velocity is reached. Really
> >simple (8^))! Thgis is the way we go to the planets and Beyond (spoken
like
> >Carl Sagan...). The tank for this wouldn't have to be to big either, but
> >those full space suits for fuel transfer would be killers in the heat.
> >Also, remember Little Rock....
> >
> >mayf
> >At 12:01 AM 2/24/00 -0700, Wester S Potter wrote:
> >>
> >>----------
> >>From: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
> >>To: FastmetalBDF@aol.com
> >>Subject: Re: V4GR Roadster Considering V1 Rocket Power ?
> >>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 23:58:52 -0700
> >>
> >>There's an inventory discrepancy on Titan Missle motors at Hill AFB
twenty
> >>five miles from here. Could be some floating around loose that could be
> >>acquired. Perhaps you could contact Mayf and figure out how to shut one
> of
> >>those down after seven miles.........and stop.
> >>Wes
> >>----------
> >>> From: FastmetalBDF@aol.com
> >>> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> >>> Subject: Fwd: V4GR Roadster Considering V1 Rocket Power ?
> >>> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 17:32:06 EST
> >>>
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> >>>From: FastmetalBDF@aol.com
> >>>Full-name: FastmetalBDF
> >>>Message-ID: <92.1d53d4e.25e5b8dc@aol.com>
> >>>Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 17:27:40 EST
> >>>Subject: V4GR Roadster Considering V1 Rocket Power ?
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> >>>
> >>> Hi Rich, You could be right ; there might have been reed
> valves
> >>in
> >>>those
> >>>nasty V1 forerunners to the much larger V2 rockets , but I
recall
> >>>seeing
> >>>cutaway drawings which showed a " door " of vanes , looking very much
> >>like
> >>>venetian blinds , and opening and closing in the same manner ,
mounted
> a
> >>>short
> >>>distance in from the air intake , and it was stated that their purpose
> was
> >>to
> >>>control the air flow by rapidly fluttering open and closed in time with
> the
> >>
> >>>combustion
> >>>sequence . Just my take on how the incoming air was
andled --------
>
> >>>they
> >>>seemed to make a lot of power with cheap fuel and very few parts !
> >>> Hope you aren' t considering mounting one on your roadster !
It
>
> >>>looks great
> >>>the way it is --------- and where do you find spare parts for those
> >>>stovepipes ???
> >>> Get hot on that 32 plym motor -----
> >>>Have fun , Bruce .
> >>> B T W ------ I' ll be right across the Bay from you next
month
> ,
> >>
> >>>and will
> >>>probably visit Al Leist' s shop again ( Darrell and were there
last
> >>year
> >>> ) .
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >L.E. Mayfield
> >124 Maximillion Drive
> >Madison, Al. 35758-8171
> >ph: 1-256-837-1051
> >
> >http://home.hiwaay.net/~lemayf
> >
> >lemay@hiwaay.net
> >
> >Sunbeam Tiger, B9471136
> >Sunbeam Alpine Bonneville Land Speed Racer,
> >'66 Hydroplane Drag Boat (390 FE)
> >
>
>
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