Bluebird-Proteus CN7

Bluebird-Proteus CN7
Bluebird-Proteus CN7
	Bluebird today at Beaulieu
Overview
Manufacturer	Motor Panels
Also called	Proteus-Bluebird Campbell–Norris 7
Production	1
Designer	Ken Norris
Body and chassis
Body style	streamlined fully enclosed "turtle shell"
Layout	four-wheel drive centre engined
Powertrain
Engine	A Bristol-Siddeley Proteus 705 free-turbine turboshaft) engine of 4,450 shp (3,320 kW)[failed verification]
Transmission	Front and rear drives to separate 3.6 to 1 spiral bevel gearboxes
Dimensions
Wheelbase	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Length	30 ft (9.1 m)
Width	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Track front and rear
Height	4 ft 9 in (1.45 m) without the vertical fin, 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) with fin
Kerb weight	8,064 lb (3,657.77 kg) – 8,960 lb (4,064.19 kg)

The Bluebird-Proteus CN7 is a gas turbine-powered vehicle that was driven by Donald Campbell and achieved the world land speed record on Lake Eyre in Australia on 17 July 1964. The vehicle set the FIA world record for the flying mile at 403.1 mph (648.7 km/h).

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Bullivant, John. "Proteus-Bluebird Campbell–Norris 7". bluebirdteamracing.net. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
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[Bullivant-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Bullivant, John. "Proteus-Bluebird Campbell–Norris 7". bluebirdteamracing.net. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2012.

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