Here's an in-depth look at my latest speed record RC Jet Car, showing how we combined jet engines, carbon fibre and RC controls to get it to a ROSSA speedrunning event.
Determined to break my own Guinness World Record for fasted jet powered RC car, we built version 3.0 of our Jet Car project and returned to ROSSA once again to put the car to the test on the airfield runway.
Here's the post event breakdown summary of the cars features and components including the jet engine, steering and braking control systems and the carbon fibre monocoque manufactured for us by Easy Composites.
The wheels, brakes and steering system was taken from a stock car called ARRMA Limitless. The car is renown for being reliable but incredibly customisable and this was a perfect base to start with for the rest of the build.
The car is entirely dependent on the SwiWin SW80 Jet Engine for thrust. There are no additional motors driving the wheels. There are disk brakes that are engaged by default to prevent the idling engine from pushing the car forward and when it is time to launch it down the runway, these brakes are actively disengaged before the throttle is increased.
The carbon fibre monocoque was designed to be an improvement on the aerodynamics of the previous jet car versions. CFD on the CAD was done via Airshaper and adjustments were made to maximise the performance.
After the design was nailed, the manufacturing of the body was handed over to Paul and the team at Easy Composites. Check out their in depth video of the process on their YouTube channel here.
Check the full video out on Project Air 2 where I answer comments and questions as I walk you through the details of the build.
