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To: Mike Lishego <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu>
Subject: Re: FAST British Cars
From: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 19:03:19 +0000
Mike Lishego wrote:
> 
> Paul Hunt wrote:
> > The team have some fantastic pictures of the shockwave visible in the
> > desert dust, radiating out from the nose of the car.  The shockwave
> > tries to radiate out in a cone, but because of the effect of the ground,
> > reduces at this level as it gets further away from the car.  The sonic
> > boom can hardly be heard at ground level - if TV film sound is anything
> > to go by - but is much greater up in the hills and in the air.
> > Apparently the pilot taking official pictures above the car was nearly
> > blown out of his microlight.

> Does anyone know if these picturse have been posted to the internet?  I'd 
>like to see
> 'em.

Mike - the ThrustSSC site is at http://www.thrustssc.digital.co.uk/
Click on 'Click here to explore this site' then Latest News then scroll down to 
'Shockwave On The Black Rock (7th October)'

'Tomorrows World' had a report on the record runs, the sonic bangs were much 
more 
evident and very impressive.  I am wondering whether some automatic volume 
control 
systems somewhere on the News broadcasts had emsaculated them.

Cheers,
PaulH.



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