Sunday, November 28, 2021

Guy Martin and the Project 100 team have been developing a streamliner for the 2023 land speed record season to beat the current 376-mph land-speed record (from 2010), with the streamliner they call the 52 Express, at Bolivia’s Uyuni Salt Flat






Powered by a Rolls-Royce Gem-42 Turbine lifted from a Westland Lynx military helicopter, the 1,200-horsepower machine also benefits from aero-grade metal tubing.

The monocoque aluminum cockpit saves weight, and two parachutes help bring the streamliner to a halt.



On the first day of testing, which was the 17th of November 2021, Martin only executed sub-90-mph runs, with the team focusing on braking distances along with system and safety checks. The second test day upped the pace to 150 mph


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