74 http://www.racecar-engineering.com SEPTEMBER 2019
Flying low
The aero wizard behind the recently resurrected Bloodhound Land
Speed Record project, and its driver, explain why you shouldn’t think
solely in terms of high speed car or aircraft aerodynamics when it
comes to the stability and control of supersonic vehicles
By RON AYERS and ANDY GREEN
TECHNOLOGY – LSR AERO STABILITY
The Bloodhound project has been rescued from the fi nancial brink and the Land Speed Record car is set for high speed test runs in South Africa in the autumn