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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=XSgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46&dq=Popular+Science+1931+plane&hl=en&ei=XeARTe7ZJ4alnQf84KjpDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAzgU#v=onepage&q&f=true "Fastest Thing On Wheels", June 1929, Popular Science] |
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Revision as of 14:35, 31 August 2011
| Golden Arrow | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | one-off (1928) |
| Designer | J.S. Irving |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | front-engined land speed record car. |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 925 hp, 23.9 litre naturally-aspirated Napier Lion W12 aero engine, ice cooling, no radiator |
| Transmission | 3-speed, final drive through twin driveshafts running either side of driver |
Golden Arrow was a land speed record racer. Built for Major Henry Segrave to take the LSR from Ray Keech, Golden Arrow was one of the first streamlined land speed racers, with a pointed nose and tight cowling. Power was provided by a 23.9 litre (1462 ci) W12 Napier Lion VIIA aeroengine,[1] specially prepared by Napiers and originally intended for the Schneider Trophy, producing 925 hp (690 kW) at 3300 rpm.[2] The Thrupp and Maberly aluminium bodywork was designed by ex-Sunbeam engineer J.S. Irving, and featured ice chests in the sides through which coolant ran and a telescopic sight on the cowl to help avoid running diagonally.[1]
In March 1929, Segrave went to Daytona, and after a sole practice run, on 11 March, in front of 120,000 spectators,[2] set a new flying mile at 231.45 mph (372.46 km/h), easily beating Keech's old speed of 207.55 mph (334.00 km/h). Two days later, Lee Bible's White Triplex crashed and killed a photographer, leading Segrave to quit land speed racing briefly, only to be killed attempting a water speed record the next year. Golden Arrow never ran again. She is now on display at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, Hampshire, England.
References
- "Golden Arrow, between earlier and later land speed record cars at Beaulieu". twopsgoss.
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- ^ a b "Golden Arrow". World of Automobiles. Vol. Volume 7. London: Orbis Publishing Ltd. 1974. p. 799.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ a b Tom Northey. (1974). "Land Speed Record". World Of Automobiles. Vol. Volume 10. London: Orbis Publishing Ltd. pp. 1161–66.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ "National Motor Museum collection". National Motor Museum.