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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => Bonneville General Chat => Topic started by: Stan Back on March 30, 2024, 04:50:08 PM

Title: Heavy-Weight Multi-Engined Streamliner
Post by: Stan Back on March 30, 2024, 04:50:08 PM
I can't remember!!!

Does any one remember such a machine that showed up 20-30-40 years ago.  When they unloaded it, it sank into the salt.
Title: Re: Heavy-Weight Multi-Engined Streamliner
Post by: Stainless1 on March 30, 2024, 05:50:22 PM
Stan, was that the Herbert 4 engine one.... its been a while
Title: Re: Heavy-Weight Multi-Engined Streamliner
Post by: Stainless1 on March 30, 2024, 06:35:58 PM
Mid 90s maybe... ran off the end into the mud I think... this one?
Title: Re: Heavy-Weight Multi-Engined Streamliner
Post by: manta22 on March 30, 2024, 07:03:48 PM
Just out of curiosity, has any streamliner run a Rolls-Royce Merlin V12? Rather than run multi-engines, it offers a large displacement and a small frontal area. The air racing guys are doing some neat things with them.
Title: Re: Heavy-Weight Multi-Engined Streamliner
Post by: floydjer on March 30, 2024, 08:09:50 PM
🤔...Art Arfons had the Anteater 'liner with an Allison V-12.
Title: Re: Heavy-Weight Multi-Engined Streamliner
Post by: kiwi belly tank on March 30, 2024, 08:47:46 PM
I worked on the Herbert-Steen liner in the early 90's when we updated everything with the 7 speed B&J's, suspension & changed to fuel injection & it never got stuck in the soup at Bonneville.
I do remember Tom Burkland going long one time on a 400+ run & getting stuck down there, that's probably the incident you're thinking of.
  Sid. 
Title: Re: Heavy-Weight Multi-Engined Streamliner
Post by: aircap on March 30, 2024, 09:00:37 PM
I saw it run in 1998? Left black marks at the starting line.
Title: Re: Heavy-Weight Multi-Engined Streamliner
Post by: manta22 on March 31, 2024, 10:35:46 AM
Quote from: floydjer on March 30, 2024, 08:09:50 PM
🤔...Art Arfons had the Anteater 'liner with an Allison V-12.
Yes, true. I always wondered why those huge wheel humps were not faired in to decrease drag. It looked like a NY taxi with both doors open.
Title: Re: Heavy-Weight Multi-Engined Streamliner
Post by: SPARKY on April 02, 2024, 08:59:48 AM
Downforce??????