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Channel 7 News – Aussie Invader 3 Up for Grabs (February 2012)

Channel 7 News – Aussie Invader 3 Up for Grabs (February 2012)

Channel 7 ran a news story on Aussie Invader III being up for sale for around $350,000 and it comes with accessories, including a display trailer, but the headline act is the 36,000 horsepower/18,000 pounds thrust from the jet engine from a … Continue reading

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Vlog #8 – Willetton High School Year 12 Engineering Project

Vlog #8 – Willetton High School Year 12 Engineering Project

Rosco is seen here talking to year 12 engineering students from Willetton High School in Perth, who attended a father and son day at the Aussie Invader workshop. This was arranged by their engineering teacher Brett Boughton with the idea … Continue reading

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Aussie Invader 5R Simulation Run

Aussie Invader 5R Simulation Run

This is the latest in a series of videos by Mike Annear to give supporters and followers of the project an idea of what Aussie Invader 5R will look like when running.

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Channel 7 News Story – University Partners (29th Dec 2011)

Channel 7 News Story – University Partners (29th Dec 2011)

We have just shot a TV news story with our friends at Channel 7 in Perth. This aired on the 6pm news on 29th December 2011 and featured Rosco talking about the project, the car and its performance, with segments about the … Continue reading

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Video of CFD from Curtin University

Video of CFD from Curtin University

CFD or Computational Fluid Dynamics is a technology that enables us to study the dynamics of things that flow. Using CFD, we can build a computational model that represents a system or device that we want to study, in this … Continue reading

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Video Log #7 – Steering

Video Log #7 – Steering

With all of the forces at play, how will Rosco steer Aussie Invader 5R? Weighing over 9 tonnes when fully fuelled and moving at 1,000 mph (1,609 km/h), steering comes high on the importance list. To be eligible for the absolute world … Continue reading

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Video Log #6 – Driver’s Canopy

Video Log #6 – Driver’s Canopy

How does Rosco get in and out of the most powerful car in the world? Watch as the man himself gets up close and personal with the pneumatic system that raises and lowers the driver’s canopy on the Aussie Invader 1,000 … Continue reading

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Video Log #5 – Air Brakes

Video Log #5 – Air Brakes

11th November 2011 Going fast in a short space of time is the fun part of land speed record racing, with the issue often being stopping. To make a record pass you need to have 2 runs over the same measured mile … Continue reading

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Rosco Presentation Introduction Video

Rosco Presentation Introduction Video

This video is used as a brief introduction to Rosco, his racing past and the Aussie Invader 5R project before Rosco gives a presentation to an audience. It features the late, great Peter Brock and was compiled by Out of the … Continue reading

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ZOOM TV on Channel 7mate (29th October 2011)

ZOOM TV on Channel 7mate (29th October 2011)

Rosco was approached to film a TV segment for ZOOM TV where they pick up a celebrity hitch-hiker and then interview them, asking 5 questions about their motoring history, like your first car and your favourite car, etc. The program … Continue reading

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