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Caleb James DeLisle on Nostr: So 600 liters of compressed air at about 10,000 PSI, so estimation of about 250kg of ...

So 600 liters of compressed air at about 10,000 PSI, so estimation of about 250kg of air in the tank. Reported number is 80 kilo-newton of thrust, GPT thinks 250kg at 80kn probably is used up in about 2 seconds.

> We can pencil in 80kn for 2 seconds and add this to our projected 1000hp to get a pretty good idea of where we'll be on the track (and at what velocity) when the 2 seconds have elapsed, then we can just project that using the 1000hp expectation for the rest of the 8th mile and then quarter mile.

GPT's answer assuming 2000kg vehicle weight, drag ignored:
Distance after 2 seconds 115 m
⅛-mile elapsed time 2.83 s
¼-mile elapsed time 4.66 s

If those numbers hold then this will be undefeated by anything except top fuel dragsters.