In the mid-1970s, Thrust 1 represented Richard Noble’s first steps towards challenging for the Land Speed Record. In this new interview by @ScarfAndGoggles , Richard Noble talks about what originally inspired him to take aim at the World Land Speed Record, and how he went about it.
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We’re delighted to announce that we’ve partnered with Brooklands Watch Company for our forthcoming test program. These trials will use C3.2B, a 1:10 scale jet-powered test boat currently under construction. Support from Brooklands Watch Company is crucial in enabling us to prepare our chosen test location and run the test boat at full speed, producing
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Linking @ScarfAndGoggles channel’s Story of Crusader, the jet hydroplane designed by legendary engineer Reid Railton in which John Cobb attempted to break the World Water Speed Record on Loch Ness in 1952.
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There has been a very positive industry reaction to our recent appearance at the composites trade show with partners PRF. This what Dr Alan Banks (UK Lightweight Innovations Manager at Ford UK) had to say.
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The Thrust WSH team would like to thank PRF Composite Materials for their support hosting and displaying the Thrust WSH project at the Advanced Engineering trade show at the NEC Birmingham UK. PRF Composite Materials, working in conjunction with Supernatural-X, are producing the test boat for Thrust WSH. Richard and others from the ThrustWSH team
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Having run our initial smaller scale instrumented test boat to prove the concept, we now need to move on to a much larger 25% scale test boat that will operate at speeds in excess of 220mph and be fitted with even more extensive sensors and data gathering kit. Because of the speeds targeted, it will
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