New Job Excitement

Mark Elvin
Mark Elvin Posts: 997
edited February 2012 in Commuting chat
Hey guys, thought I'd share some great news (& show off a little)

On 19th December I'll be starting a new job, as a design engineer on the Bloodhound SSC landspeed record car.

Excited doesn't come close. :mrgreen:
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  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    Wow.

    Seriously wow.
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  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    The task of driving the vehicle will fall to the land speed record holder Wing Commander Green, who will lie feet-first in the Bloodhound. As the car accelerates from 0-1,000 mph (1,600 km/h) in 42 seconds, he will experience a force of approximately 2.5g (two and a half times his bodyweight) and the blood will rush to his head.

    To slow down, airbrakes will deploy at 800 mph (1,300 km/h) and parachutes at 600 mph (970 km/h). Disc brakes will be used below 250 mph (400 km/h). As he decelerates, experiencing forces of up to 3g, the blood will drain to his feet and he could black out. He will practise for this in a stunt aircraft, flying upside-down over the British countryside.

    Cool job! 0-1000mph in 42s? Wow!!!
  • whitebait01
    whitebait01 Posts: 610
    Congrats, sounds like an awesome job!
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  • SimonAH
    SimonAH Posts: 3,730
    Ver' cool MrElvin.

    Was that what precipitated the outsize bowel movement?

    ....as an aside, the thermal barrier coatings keeping things cool in the car are mine :-)
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  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    Well done Mark! Congratulations!
  • Wrath Rob
    Wrath Rob Posts: 2,918
    Gussio wrote:
    The task of driving the vehicle will fall to the land speed record holder Wing Commander Green, who will lie feet-first in the Bloodhound. As the car accelerates from 0-1,000 mph (1,600 km/h) in 42 seconds, he will experience a force of approximately 2.5g (two and a half times his bodyweight) and the blood will rush to his head.

    To slow down, airbrakes will deploy at 800 mph (1,300 km/h) and parachutes at 600 mph (970 km/h). Disc brakes will be used below 250 mph (400 km/h). As he decelerates, experiencing forces of up to 3g, the blood will drain to his feet and he could black out. He will practise for this in a stunt aircraft, flying upside-down over the British countryside.

    Cool job! 0-1000mph in 42s? Wow!!!
    Yeah, but what's its FCN?
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Wow, congratulations!
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  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Congratulations!
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    A mate of mine once overtook Thrust SSC in a Fiat Punto. The ultimate scalp in my book, like Alberto being taken on a hill by an old woman riding a shopper.

    It *was* on the back of a truck at the time, but it still counts.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    No more posts on Tuesday at 3:40pm then! ;)

    Congrats.
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Massive congratulations.
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    pretty fecking awesome.
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  • Wrath Rob
    Wrath Rob Posts: 2,918
    Oh, and congratulations. But still let me know what the FCN is once you've started work.
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  • NGale
    NGale Posts: 1,866
    Mark Elvin wrote:
    Hey guys, thought I'd share some great news (& show off a little)

    On 19th December I'll be starting a new job, as a design engineer on the Bloodhound SSC landspeed record car.

    Excited doesn't come close. :mrgreen:

    don't suppose they need a trainee Marine Engineer :wink: :roll: :lol:
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  • Twostage
    Twostage Posts: 987
    SimonAH wrote:
    Ver' cool MrElvin.

    Was that what precipitated the outsize bowel movement?

    ....as an aside, the thermal barrier coatings keeping things cool in the car are mine :-)
    Also cool :)
  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    Wrath Rob wrote:
    Oh, and congratulations. But still let me know what the FCN is once you've started work.

    FCN is what ever it's maximum speed is... in metres per second.
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,773
    Congratulations, that does sound very exciting. Do keep us updated on the project, even the secret stuff. We'll keep it to ourselves.
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  • Mark Elvin
    Mark Elvin Posts: 997
    Quick update, I'm still at Bloodhound SSc & it's every bit as good as I hoped it would be. It's going to be a very busy 24months ahead.
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Mark Elvin wrote:
    Quick update, I'm still at Bloodhound SSc & it's every bit as good as I hoped it would be. It's going to be a very busy 24months ahead.

    Is Richard Noble's daughter (Jenny, IIRC) still a total fox? :D
  • Mark Elvin
    Mark Elvin Posts: 997
    Il Principe wrote:
    Mark Elvin wrote:
    Quick update, I'm still at Bloodhound SSc & it's every bit as good as I hoped it would be. It's going to be a very busy 24months ahead.

    Is Richard Noble's daughter (Jenny, IIRC) still a total fox? :D

    Not met her so couldn't possibly comment.
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,773
    Meet her, take pictures, post them on t'interweb. I'm sure it'll be fine and everybody will undersstand.
    Glad it's going well. The job that is, not the stalking.
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