At the end of my last article we had finished with a concept for a steering wheel. A mixture of sketches and blue foam models, we had decided on how the wheel would be laid out. We had seen what had been done on Thrust SSC, which route JCB Dieselmax had taken, and now it was time for us ... Continue Reading
It has been eight months. I have travelled the length and breadth of the country, designed rigs that have been to South Africa, designed leaflets and event stands and even done some decorating, but now I am doing something completely different. With the control systems coming together exc ... Continue Reading
Following the media storm last week on the fitting of Andy Green into his cockpit, various stories have appeared across the web varying from how we fitted the ergonomic rig around the land speed record holder to how a few of us 'engineering students' have designed the entire car. Continue Reading
Yesterday we all met with Andy Green and the Bloodhound team in order to fit him into our ergonomic test rig. This was an amazing experience, not just because we got to see just how specific and accurate the set up needed to be, but also due to the sheer volume of press… Here are a f ... Continue Reading
