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The Blue Flame is the rocket-powered vehicle driven by Gary Gabelich that achieved the world land speed record on Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on October 23, 1970. The vehicle set the FIA world record for the flying mile at and the flying kilometer at .〔()〕 ==Design and construction== ''Blue Flame'' was constructed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Reaction Dynamics, a company formed by Pete Farnsworth, Ray Dausman and Dick Keller who had developed the first hydrogen peroxide rocket dragster,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/world_land_speed_record_39.htm )〕 called the X-1 and driven by Chuck Suba. ''Blue Flame'' used a combination of high-test peroxide and liquified natural gas (LNG), pressurized by helium gas. The effort was sponsored by The American Gas Association, with technical assistance from the Institute of Gas Technology of Des Plaines, IL.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/features/octane_features/262615/the_blue_flame_record_car.html )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://clingonforlife.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/honda-hawk-streamliner-week-post-07.html )〕 "Reaction Dynamics" was formed in 1965 and started out as "DFK Enterprises", for Dausman, Farnsworth and Keller. At that time Dick Keller worked part-time as a research assistant into gas technology at the Illinois Institute of Technology, which was the research arm of the American Gas Association. Pete Farnsworth was a Top Alcohol dragster racer. The engine of ''Blue Flame'' was designed by Reaction Dynamics, Inc. and some of the components were manufactured by Galaxy Manufacturing Co. of Tonawanda, New York. Galaxy Mfg. Co. was formed in 1966 by Donald J Magro and Gerald Muhs and was principally engaged in flow control systems, cavitating venturi, and precision machining fields. The ''Blue Flame'' engine is a regeneratively cooled, liquid-propellent engine of the variable thrust type. It can operate on either a single or dual-propellant basis. In operation, the engine permits natural gas use as a liquid or gas or both with a two-stage combustion start. The oxidizer flow is established first, then LNG enters a heat exchanger where it vaporizes and is brought to combustion temperature. The gas is then injected into the combustion chamber with the oxygen provided by the hydrogen peroxide. A stable flame front is established and the remaining LNG is injected to bring the engine to full power.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://hotrod.gregwapling.com/land-speed-racing-history/land-speed-racing-blue-flame.html )〕 Nominal design engine running time was 20 seconds at full thrust of generating the equivalent of .〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.autotraderclassics.com/car-article/Rocket+Science+_+The+Blue+Flame+Record+Car-77786.xhtml )〕 Dick Keller stated that the Goodyear Tire Company restricted their top speed to . Reaction Dynamics subsequently modified the LNG flow in the 2-stage LNG injector system to almost halve the maximum thrust. The actual thrust during the record runs was between (of )〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thrustssc.com/thrustssc/History/Blueflame.html )〕 and . According to Dick Keller the kilometer timing traps were inside the mile. The Blue Flame record runs involved accelerating continuously to the mile midpoint, then coasting through the mile. The peak speed, of approximately was reached at that point and then the vehicle decelerated the rest of the way. The kilometer speed trap was biased towards one end of the mile, resulting in the higher speed. The frame of the Blue Flame is a semi-monocoque type aluminum, with welded tubular structure in the nose section and with an aluminum "skin." The vehicle is long, high to the top of the tail fin, wide and the wheelbase is . It has an empty weight of and is approximately fully fueled and loaded.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thrustssc.com/thrustssc/History/Blueflame.html )〕 The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. designed 8:00-25 tires for the vehicle, with an outside diameter of and smooth tire tread surface to help prevent heat buildup using Nitrogen gas at . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blue Flame (automobile)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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