Budweiser Rocket Car - First Supersonic Car 1979

First Supersonic 1979

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Science & Technology

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• Budweiser
• Rocket
• Car
• First
• Supersonic
• 1979

[thevmanvj]

Speed: 739 mph.......Mach-1.01!

[630lsr]

Sorry, tenfiveracer, the Budweiser rocket car speed was never certified by the USAF.

The speed claims were made solely by the SOS group operating the car.

USAF states "Data produced by the Air Force Flight Test Center engineering section was provided at commercial rates to SOS (the Budweiser Rocket). It was the intent of the Air Force that such data be interpreted by that organization. The Air Force never inteded to give official sanction to test results..." Michael S. Alba, Lt. Col. USAF

[Camerameister1]

@fiat38 Just out of interest;

1) What did the Smithsonian say about it?

2) Why was it removed and

3) What damage was done and at which salt flats?

[fiat38]

@Camerameister The Budweiser Rocket car was displayed at the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian has consigned the "supersonic" car to their storage facility in Indiana. The Budweiser Rocket car on display in the "back water" stock car museum is the one that got damaged at the Salt Flats.

[tenfiveracer]

Congrats to stan barret , I remember as a boy watching this run on TV . The first to break the sound barrier on land ! As certified by the USAF !

[gamblemadman]

Frauds

[1MtnBoy]

Camera does not have a clue how the X-15 shock wave experiments were carried out on the "high range" what equipment was used and what the data recorded. I have 2 books right in front of me that explain the microphone locations and data recorded, yet he contests the information I quoted with no rationale.I still have the books right here and he still refuses to acknowledge the published facts but offers nothing else just his own conceited opinion with no regard for published books or reports.

[1MtnBoy]

@Camerameister1 its hard to misquote catharsis, run away you coward, run away from a discussion you are ill equipped to continue like an adult, you have to resort to name calling in your anger.

[1MtnBoy]

@Camerameister1 yup here comes the name calling in lieu of a rational response

[1MtnBoy]

@Camerameister1 then explain how there are no sound shock waves in a vacuum regardless of the temperature.