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This car has an 8L V16 engine (Actually they are 2, 4L V8 engines which joined form an 8L V16), with 1001Hp @6000 rpm, 1250NM, 4 TURBO’s and a 7 speed gear box.

It goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds (the Suzuki Hayabusa 1300 goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds)

Maximum speed is 405 km/h ... Electronically limited

To get an idea of how fast 405km/h is, at this speed you will travel 113 meters a second!!

For example, until now, the second fastest speed in the world was the celebrated McLaren f1 (387 km/h) and the fastest was the Koenigsegg JRC - (388 km/h!)

If we place McLaren and Bugatti side by side in a straight line, the McLaren will tear off in first place until 193Km/h, then Bugatti is first to 321Km/h!

The fuel tank has a capacity of 100 litres.
It is possible to drive with your foot to the floor for only12 minutes, then the tank will be dry!
With all this power, the car burns rubber so Volkswagen literally needed to get Michelin to create a new type of tire for Veyron. The tires measure 265/30R 20 on the front and 335/30R 20 on the back. They are New!
As for the brakes... they "are guaranteed" to make it possible to slow down from 402Km/h to 0 in only 10 seconds!
The price? 1.230.000 Euros (for 300.000 Euros there is Lamborghini Murciélago) (About AU$2 million)

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Microphotography

March 26th 2008 13:10

A micrograph, microphotograph or photomicrograph is a photograph or similar image taken through a microscope or similar device to show a magnified image of an item. It's amazing what these tiny objects which can't be seen with the naked eye actually look like close up. There are a few more micro pictures here.

*These images used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.

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Cruise Ships

March 3rd 2008 11:32

For many, many years, ships were the only way to travel. However, with the advent of large passenger jet aircraft in the 1960s, intercontinental travellers largely switched from ships to planes. Cruising voyages started to gain popularity again in the 1980s. At first these cruise ships were quite small, but they have been increasing dramatically in size over the years to the monster cruise ships traversing the seas today.

Today, several hundred cruise ships, some carrying over 3,000 passengers and measuring over 100,000 gross tons, ply routes worldwide. For certain destinations such as the Arctic and Antarctica, cruise ships are very nearly the only way to visit.

Below are some pictures of massive cruise ships from the modern age, you can see some more photos here.

*This image used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.

**This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Cruise ship.

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Ford Mustang Saleen

December 14th 2007 12:15

Saleen was founded by racer Steve Saleen in 1983, with the first model being a 1984 Saleen Mustang. The first Saleen's were mainly focused on looks, and used stock Ford engines. As the years grew, so did the performance. Saleen has won many races with his Mustangs, including the famous 24 hours of Le Mans, 24 hours of Daytona, and many SCCA championships. Saleen has many different versions of the Mustangs, all called the "S281", such as the S281 SC with a supercharged 4.6 Liter V8, making 465 hp (347 kW); and the S281-E Extreme, in which they have replaced the factory 4.6 liter with a Saleen-built V8 engine, increasing the power to almost 550 hp (410 kW).

In 2007, Saleen and American Racing Legend, Parnelli Jones, created a limited-edition version of the Mustang. Though often called the Saleen/Parnelli Jones S302, it was designed to pay homage to the legendary Boss 302 that Parnelli Jones had raced in back in the 70's. Equipped with a Saleen MOD 302 cid 3-valve V8, the S302 makes 400 hp (300 kW) and 390 ft•lbf (529 N•m) of torque. On the outside, the S302 features a new front fascia, Saleen "Shaker" hood, window louvers, and custom Saleen/Parnelli Jones edition wheels. Production of this car was limited to only 500 cars.

The 2005 S281 version (marked like a police car) appeared in the Transformers live-action film as the vehicle aspect of the Decepticon Barricade. Saleens are technically not mustangs since they must pass their own crash tests, emissions, etc.

*These images used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.

**This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Ford Mustang variants.

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Most Powerful Diesel Engine in the World

September 10th 2007 14:01

The Most Powerful Diesel Engine in the World - 81,000kW!

The Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine is the most powerful and most efficient prime-mover in the world today.
The Aioi Works of Japan's Diesel United, Ltd built the first engines and is where some of these pictures were taken.

It is available in 6 through 14 cylinder versions, all are inline engines.
These engines were designed primarily for very large container ships.
Ship owners like a single engine/single propeller design and the new generation of larger container ships needed a bigger engine to propel them.

The cylinder bore is just under 38" and the stroke is just over 98".
Each cylinder displaces 111,143 cubic inches (1820 litres) and produces 7780 horsepower. Total displacement comes out to 1,556,002 cubic inches(25,480 litres) for the fourteen cylinder version.

Some facts on the 14 cylinder version:

Total engine weight: 2300 tons (The crankshaft alone weighs 300 tons.)
Length: 89 feet
Height: 44 feet
Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102 rpm
Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm
Fuel consumption at maximum power is 0.278 lbs per hp per hour (Brake Specific Fuel Consumption). Fuel consumption at maximum economy is 0.260 lbs/hp/hour.

At maximum economy the engine exceeds 50% thermal efficiency.
That is, more than 50% of the energy in the fuel in converted to motion.

For comparison, most automotive and small aircraft engines have BSFC figures in the 0.40-0.60 lbs/hp/hr range and 25-30% thermal efficiency range.

Even at it's most efficient power setting, the big 14 consumes 1,660 gallons of heavy fuel oil per hour.

The internals of this engine are a bit different than most automotive engines.
The top of the connecting rod is not attached directly to the piston.
The top of the connecting rod attaches to a "crosshead" which rides in guide channels. A long piston rod then connects the crosshead to the piston.

Installing the thin-shell bearings. Crank & rod journals are 38 inches in diameter and 16 inches wide:

This is done so the sideways forces produced by the connecting rod are absorbed by the crosshead and not by the piston. Those sideways forces are what makes the cylinders in an auto engine get oval-shaped over time

The crank sitting in the block (also known as a 'gondola-style' bedplate). This is a 10 cylinder version. Note the steps by each crank throw that lead down into the crankcase.

Huge piston in the world's largest engine

A piston & piston rod assembly. The piston is at the top. The large square plate at the bottom is where the whole assembly attaches to the crosshead

Some pistons and some piston rods.

Piston rods on the largest diesel engine in the world.

The 'spikes' on the piston rods are hollow tubes that go into the holes you can see on the bottom of the pistons (left picture) and inject oil into the inside of the piston which keeps the top of the piston from overheating. Some high-performance auto engines have a similar feature where an oil squirter nozzle squirts oil onto the bottom of the piston.

The cylinder deck (10 cylinder version). Cylinder liners are die-cast ductile cast iron. Look at the size of those head studs!:

The first completed 12 cylinder engine.

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Paris Motor Show

September 5th 2007 11:25

The Mondial de l'Automobile (Paris Motor Show in English) is a bi-annual auto show in Paris. Held in late September, it is one of the most important auto shows, often with many new production automobile and concept car debuts. The show was the first motor show in the world, started in 1898 by industry pioneer, Albert de Dion. The show takes place in Paris Expo in Porte de Versailles. The Mondial is scheduled by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, which considers it a major international auto show.

Until 1986 it was called Salon de l'Auto. It took the name Mondial de l'Automobile in 1988

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Photo Compositing

August 20th 2007 05:58

Widely employed in film and video motion picture production, compositing is the combining of visual elements from separate sources into single images, often to create the illusion that all those elements are parts of the same scene. Live-action shooting for compositing is variously called “blue screen,” “green screen,” “chroma key,” and other names. Today, most though not all compositing is achieved through digital image manipulation. Pre-digital compositing techniques, however, go back as far as the trick films of Georges Méliès in the late 19th century; and some are still in use.

Below are some excellent examples of action photo compositing, sometimes referred to as transitional photography

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Printing Money

July 11th 2007 12:19

Along with coins, banknotes or bills make up the cash forms of all modern money. With the exception of non-circulating high-value or precious metal commemorative issues, coins are generally used for lower valued monetary units, while banknotes are used for higher values.

Originally, the value of money was determined by the intrinsic value of the material the money was made of, such as silver or gold. However, carrying around a lot of precious metal was cumbersome and often dangerous. As an alternative, banknotes would be issued. In financial terms, a note is a promise to pay someone money. Banknotes were originally a promise to pay the bearer an amount of precious metal stored in a vault somewhere. In this way the stored value (usually in gold or silver coins) backing the banknote could transfer ownership in exchange for goods or services

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Holden Efijy

June 15th 2007 11:56

The Holden Efijy is a concept car created in Australia by Holden. It is based around the legendary Holden FJ, the second ever model built by Holden. Since its debut showing at The Sydney International Motor Show in 2005, the Holden Efijy has been earning rave reviews, even to the extent that it was named 'Hot Rod of the Year' by a leading American hot rod magazine. Its most recent appearance was in Detroit for the motor show.

Richard Ferlazzo was the designer behind the Efijy project. He began sketching the first designs in 1989. The main reason for making this car is purely for entertainment. “Invariably, people smile when they see it for the first time. Efijy is our accolade to the talented designers who cut loose with some fantastically flamboyant styling in the post-war 1940s and 1950s,” Richard Ferlazzo said. “Ask the question, ‘what would these people have created using all the skill sets and technology we have now’, and Efijy might be the all-Australian answer to that question," in relation to the original FJ designers

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CGI Movie Sets

April 27th 2007 12:36

Computer-generated imagery (often abbreviated to CGI) is the application of the field of computer graphics (or more specifically, 3D computer graphics) to special effects in films etc.

CGI is used for visual effects because the quality is often higher and effects are more controllable than other more physically based processes, such as constructing miniatures for effects shots or hiring extras for crowd scenes, and because it allows the creation of images that would not be feasible using any other technology. It can also allow a single artist to produce content without the use of actors, expensive set pieces, or props

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World's Largest Engine

April 13th 2007 12:11

The Wärtsilä RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine is currently considered the largest reciprocating engine in the world, designed for large container ships, running on cheap, heavy fuel oil. It is five stories high (13.5m), 27 m long and weighs over 2300 tons in its largest 14 cylinders version producing more than 80 MW (109,000 hp). It was put into service in September 2006 aboard the Emma Mærsk which is the largest container ship ever built.

Here are pictures of the world's largest engine under construction

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SEMA Car Show 2006

November 15th 2006 00:55

Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) of the automobile aftermarket was formed in 1963 by Roy Richter, Ed Iskenderian, Willie Garner, Bob Hedman, John Bartlett, Phil Weiand, Jr., Al Segal, Dean Moon, and Vic Edelbrock, Jr. and now consists of over 6,466 companies worldwide, bringing together aftermarket manufacturers with original equipment manufacturers.

Products in this $31 billion-a-year industry include cosmetic accessories, handling equipment, and drivetrain parts. The industry covers muscle cars, classics, sport compacts, street rods, light trucks and recreational vehicles. The largest of the SEMA events held annually is the SEMA Show held usually in late October or early November in Las Vegas, Nevada in conjunction with the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week. As part of this event, SEMA and other automotive aftermarket trade groups make-up the single largest event on the Las Vegas calendar

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Slow Motion Drip

October 25th 2006 07:59

Below are some great photos of a drop of liquid caught in slow motion. More pictures here.

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World of Hovercrafts

October 24th 2006 02:58

A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV), is a vehicle or craft that can be supported by a cushion of air ejected downwards against a surface close below it, and can in principle travel over any relatively smooth surface, such as gently sloping land, water, or marshland, while having no substantial contact with it.

The first recorded design for a vehicle which could be termed a Hovercraft was in 1716 by Swedish designer, Emanuel Swedenborg

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