News tagged with land speed record

Student-built electric car sets land speed record at Salt Flats

(PhysOrg.com) -- An electric car designed and built by BYU engineering students set a world land speed record for its weight class, averaging 155.8 mph over its two required qualifying runs, one of which was ...

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created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

University team spurs on land speed record attempt

An attempt to beat a UK land speed record this weekend is being fuelled by the expertise of electrical engineers at the University of Bristol.

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created Aug 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Supercomputer lifts OSU land speed racer toward 400-mph goal

Building a battery-powered land speed vehicle capable of achieving a speed of 400+ miles per hour requires innovative components, corporate partnerships, hours of diligent preparation and a powerful supercomputer.

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created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A yacht designed to magnify the wind

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of mechanical engineering students is aiming to set a world land speed record in the Mojave Desert.

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created Mar 31, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

The world's fastest supersonic car's lift problem fixed

Engineers designing the world's fastest car believe they have found a solution to stop the car taking-off.

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created Mar 22, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 6

300 mph: New Land Speed Record for a Hydrogen Powered Vehicle

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the complaints that many have with regard to vehicles powered by alternative energy is the fact that they don't really have a lot of speed. However, this does not necessarily have to ...

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created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1 weblog