Blue Flame
The Blue Flame is a rocket car . It was built by Reaction Dynamics Inc. founded by Pete Farnsworth, Ray Dausman and Dick Keller (from the IIT ). As fuel the inserted is liquid-propellant rocket a diergoles mixture of liquefied natural gas ( "LNG" ) and hydrogen peroxide . The blue flame visible behind the nozzle was the reason for the name "Blue Flame". In view of the increasing importance of the environmental movement , the American Gas Association , which supported the project, hoped that the campaign would be effective in advertising - there had not been a "greener" land speed record for a long time.
Craig Breedlove was too expensive to find a driver , and Chuck Suba had an accident in a race shortly afterwards. So the American Gary Gabelich became the driver.
On October 23, 1970, he set a new world record on the Bonneville Salt Flat with a speed of approx. 1001.66 km / h (average of both directions: (617.601 mph + 627.207 mph): 2 = 622.404 mph), which he set Lasted 13 years.
The vehicle is exhibited in the Technikmuseum Sinsheim .
Data
- Driver: Gary Gabelich, Long Beach, California
- Sponsor: Natural Gas Industry and Southern California Gas Company
- Propulsion: Hybrid rocket engine
- Max. Thrust: 9966 kg, modified to 7248 kg for subsonic record attempt, corresponding to 58,000 hp
- Fuel: liquid natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen peroxide
- Length: 11.64 m
- Width: 2.33 m
- Cockpit height: 1.56 m
- Tail fin height: 2.64 m
- Weight: 2,944.5 kg
- Wheelbase: 7.77 m
- Steering radius: approx. 402.3 m
- Brake system: a 18.4 m long brake parachute plus a reserve parachute
- Tires: Goodyear with 350 psi (approx. 24 bar) compressed dry air
- Acceleration: from 0 to 660 miles per hour in 22 seconds
- Cost: over $ 650,000
Web links
- The Blue Flame . In: Website of the Technikmuseum Sinsheim
- Christoph Gunkel: World record run - rocket flying low . In: Spiegel Online , one day , October 22, 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bruce A. Wells: Blue Flame Natural Gas Rocket Car , homepage of The American Oil & Gas Historical Society (AOGHS) (accessed February 21, 2018)
- ↑ New York Times of January 27, 1984: Gabelich, 43, Dies After Accident , accessed October 6, 2010
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Spirit of America - Sonic 1 |
fastest land vehicle in the world October 1970–4. October 1983 |
Thrust2 |