The Blue Flame

Eine der größten Sensationen im Museum Sinsheim ist das Rekordfahrzeug „The Blue Flame", das schnellste raketengetriebene Landfahrzeug aller Zeiten. Am 7. Oktober 1970 stellte der Amerikaner Gary Gabelich mit dieser Kreuzung aus Auto und Rakete auf dem Bonneville-Salzsee mit einer Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit von 1001,671 km/h einen phantastischen neuen Weltrekord auf. http://sinsheim.technik-museum.de/blue-flame | One of the greatest sensations at the Museum Sinsheim is the record breaker "The Blue Flame", the fastest rocketpropelled surface-craft of all times. On October 7, 1970 the American Gary Gabelich set a fantastic new world record with this hybrid between car and rocket, when he reached an average speed of 1.001,671 km/h on the Bonneville salt flats. http://sinsheim.technik-museum.de/en/blue-flame

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[EEEL123]

@kendconcerto Except for a liquid fuelled rocket. But that's really expensive.

[gotham61]

This record run always fascinated me as a kid, and it was a thrill to see the actual car in Sinsheim. You would think that there would be a lot more film available besides this grainy color shifted promo film.

[ApacolypticDoom]

not really considered a car since it can't even ride normally or turn around, still good vid

[CSXer]

That's what true speed and big brass ones are all about!!

[crobike1]

1. Weltrekord 1970 & 200.000 Dollar

2. Hand wieder angenäht 1972

3. Motorrad - Sattelschlepper - 1984 Ende +

[stefangut000]

I love this car.

[RENDEZVOUSEN2012]

La musique ressemble un peu à la série l'homme qui valait 3 milliards !

[kendconcerto]

@BobbyLongshot Yes, you are quite right, you can shut down a jet engine more easily and slows down to save your dear life. In a rocket car, all you can do is Godspeed and fingers crossed.....

[wiredtvcraze]

Thanks for posting this. I've been trying to track down a film on the Blue Flame rocket car run for years.

[BobbyLongshot]

Rocket cars a eat through a lot more consumables than jet cars during their run. As they do so, the mass of the car changes significantly, which changes the vehicle's stability and dynamics. So, rocket cars are a real guts play, with more power than you can use, and a car that becomes increasingly loose and lively near the end of the course, when your speed is highest. Jet cars are perhaps a little more predictable. A little.