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    10-03-2012 05:15 PM #36
    Quote Originally Posted by Shmi View Post
    Yeah I mean I kind of figured it wouldn't be rubber, but thought maybe there was another material covering the metal they'd use instead(dunno, kevlar or something??) Interesting though, thanks

    Isn't aluminum very malleable though? I suppose at the salt flats it wouldn't be an issue since there's not much risk of running over anything. I wonder how it behaves at those speeds/temperatures.
    Wheel specs are here: http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/project/car/wheels

    The high speed wheels will be forged from solid aluminium, using low-risk techniques and materials that have worked well in the past

    Each wheel weighs 95 kilogrammes, will spin at over 10 000 RPM and will be subject to a force of 50 000 ‘G’ at the wheel rim..

    The wheels are fairly straightforward ...but nothing is simple when you’re planning to do 1000 mph!

    No exotic alloy. Just billet aluminum, probably a very high grade type.
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    10-03-2012 05:17 PM #37
    More info about the wheels:

    http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/news/wheel-story-so-far

    Check out the different profiles they proposed to use. And the brake they plan to use is nuts.
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    10-03-2012 07:08 PM #38
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    THAT motor is known to have issues....XLR 11 motor can be a bit "explosive", 5:40 mark

    I sincerely hope somebody said, "whoops" when that happened.
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    10-03-2012 07:12 PM #39
    Quote Originally Posted by Uberhare View Post
    More info about the wheels:

    http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/news/wheel-story-so-far

    Check out the different profiles they proposed to use. And the brake they plan to use is nuts.
    120mm aluminum wheel. "it'll be like driving a road car on ice" AT 1000mph!
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    10-03-2012 10:12 PM #40
    I would have thought aluminium to be too soft for such high speeds...
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