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Blue Flame is a rocket-powered land speed racing vehicle that was driven by Gary Gabelich and achieved a world land speed record on Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on October 23, 1970. The vehicle set the FIA world record for the flying mile at 622.407 mph (1,001.667 km/h) and the flying kilometer at 630.388 mph (1,014.511 km/h). [ 1 ]
The Blue Flame LSR car in a historical vehicle event. Gabelich broke the LSR by achieving average speeds of 622.407 mph (1,001.667 km/h) over a flying mile and 630.388 mph (1,014.511 km/h) over a flying kilometer. [14] The thrust used during this attempt was between 13,000 pounds (58,000 newtons) and 15,000 pounds (67,000 newtons). [15]
The Budweiser Rocket is an American 3-wheeled land vehicle, generally resembling the 1970-era Blue Flame land speed record holding vehicle in appearance, powered by a liquid rocket engine with an extra solid-fuel booster from a Sidewinder missile, [1] that has been claimed as being the first vehicle to have broken the sound barrier on land.
Opel RAK.2 rocket car. A rocket car is a land vehicle propelled by a rocket engine. A rocket dragster is a rocket car used for competing in drag racing, and this type holds the unofficial world record for the 1/4 mile. Opel RAK.1 - World's first public flight of a manned rocket-powered plane on September 30, 1929
After a lengthy break from world records Breedlove began work on a new Spirit in 1992, eventually named the Spirit of America Formula Shell LSRV.The vehicle is 44 ft 10 in long, 8 ft 4 in wide, and 5 ft 10 in high (13.67 m by 2.54 m by 1.78 m) and weighs 9,000 lb (4 t), construction is on a steel tube frame with an aluminium skin body.
Blue Flame is a rocket-powered car. Blue Flame may also refer to: Film and theater. The Blue Flame, a 1920 play by George V. Hobart and John Willard; Blue ...
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235 in³ "Blue Flame" I6 rated at 115 hp (86 kW) on manual transmission equipped cars. 235 in³ "Blue Flame" I6 rated at 125 hp (93 kW) on automatic transmission equipped cars. 1954 Chevrolet 210 Delray interior 1954 Chevrolet 210 club coupe ad