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All Fired Up about Rocket Ignitor Testing
Over the last few months one of the prime tasks has been to create a torch ignitor for our rocket engine to fire her up. This ignitor is a mini rocket engine on its own and pushes a flame across … Continue reading
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Tagged 5R, aussie invader, bannister road, john ackroyd, Kentin Engineering, Perth, rocket testing, rosco mcglashan, torch ignitor, trident australia
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Aussie Invader 5R moves closer to being on wheels
The Aussie Invader Team are excited to announce the professional support and sponsorship offered to our team via Garlock Sealing Technologies. This premier global company has offered to produce a 100 x 150 x 12 mm double lip PS seal combination … Continue reading
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Tagged 1000 mph, 5R, angular contact wheel bearings, aussie invader, Canning Vale, car, Garlock, Garlock Sealing Technologies, John McAlpine, Land Speed Record, Leon Jamieson, rosco mcglashan, wheel bearings
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Kentin Engineering partner with Aussie Invader
The Aussie Invader Team are excited and honored to have local engineering and fabrication gurus Kentin Engineering partner with us to complete some of the toughest machining jobs yet to be tackled on our supersonic race car project. Some of … Continue reading
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Tagged 5R, aussie invader, axles, brakes, Kentin Engineering, landspeed, malaga, motor mounting systems, partner, Perth, precision engineering, rocket motors ignition, rosco mcglashan, Steering, tooling
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ABC Catalyst Visit Aussie Invader Team
The ABC Catalyst team are on a 6 week road trip collecting new stories for their next series. They started in WA and we were one of the first ports of call, following up from the story they did 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1000 mph, 1000mph, 5R, abc, abc catalyst, aussie invadr, catalyst, documentary, Land Speed, lsr, rosco mcglashan
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Aussie Invader Team Appearance at Sydney Motor Show
Several months work and planning had gone into our attendance at the Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) from October 19th – 28th at Sydney’s Darling Harbour and our invite was thanks to our great friend Mr Russ Tyrie who organised the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1000 mph, 1000 mph wheel, 5R, aims, Aussie Invader 5R, calm, darling harbour, Land Speed Record, lsr, rosco mcglashan, russ tyrie, Sydney Motor Show
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Aussie Invader 5R Goes Global on First Day
With the official launch of the Aussie Invader 5R project at the Australian International Motor Show and the launch of our newly completed 1,000 mph wheel, Aussie Invader 5R has gone global. Stories have been appearing across The Internet and … Continue reading
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Tagged aims, Aussie Invader 5R, BBC news, channel 7, grant denyer, newsday, reuters, rosco mcglashan, sky news, sunrise, Sydney Motor Show
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Rocket Motor Interface Plate Completed
Trying to design the rocket motor interface that bolts between the injector and the rocket nozzle has proved to be a real engineering feat. This is a most critical component of our engine as it needs to withstand combustion pressures … Continue reading
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Tagged 7070, AI5R, alloy, aussie invader, Aussie Invader 5R, bio kerosene, calm aluminium, interface plate, Land Speed Record, lox, rocket engine, rocket motor, rosco mcglashan
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Aussie Invader III Comes Home
It has been a long time since Aussie Invader III has been on a road trip, since clocking 643 mph on salt at Lake Gairdner in 1996. Most of her time has been spent stored at a remote location in … Continue reading
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Tagged aussie invader 3, aussie invader III, australian land speed record, lake gairdner, Land Speed, landspeed, motor racing, rosco mcglashan, wlsr
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Rosco Interviewed on 6PR Radio
Rosco has been interviewed several times recently by Steve Mills (Millsy) on Perth’s 6PR. The latest interview actually took place at the Aussie Invader workshop in Mullaloo. Millsy has taken a particular interest in the project as it does promote … Continue reading
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Tagged 5R, 6pr, Aussie Invader 5R, Land Speed Record, lsr, millsy, mullaloo, Perth, radio, rosco mcglashan, steve mills
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August 2012 Newsletter Sent Out
August is upon us and a big “Hi” to all our loyal sponsors, supporters, 1000 MPH Club Members and LSR fan and readers… Read the full August 2012 Aussie Invader newsletter update We have not let the grass grow under … Continue reading
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Tagged 5R, aussie invader, Carbon fibre, high speed wheels, rosco mcglashan
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