I have been fooling around with the 3D again and I decided
to change the Reno racer design. I always worried about those belt
drives taking 1000 HP. This design uses two Bell 47 final drive
gear cases just like Dave Garber's airplane. According to Bell they are
good for 1000 HP at 6000 RPM input revs.

Sort of a half or 3/4 scale P38. The liquid to air intercoolers
are fed with acetone and dry ice. The pilot will sit behind the
spar.

Paul Lamar

Starting to look like a Pond Racer Paul! :-)
How fast with 1000 ponies per side?

Jarrett Johnson

Yes it is. Burt is usually right when it comes to aerodynamics.
Unlike the Pond racers we will not be powered by over grown hand grenades :)

We have to go at least 500 MPH to be competitive in the unlimited class.
It all depends on how little wing area one can get away with and still
live through the crash :) One big thing we got going for us is the high
power to weight ratio of the engines. That translates to a smaller
airplane.

Paul Lamar
 
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