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North American Eagle
Welcome to the home of the North American Eagle. Our mission is to bring the world land speed record back to North America. With an all volunteer team of engineers, technicians, mechanics and computer geeks, we have a vehicle built to safely break the 763 mph world land speed record set on October 15, 1997 by the British.
To date we have made 34 test runs on ten different occasions. This year of 2013 will see the NAE move into the high speed phase of the project, that will validate our computational fluid dynamic analysis. Our first objective is to break the world female land speed record set by Kitty O'Neil in 1976 at 512 MPH. In 2014, we will be ready to set the new record.W
Upcoming Events
Engine Test
June 15th, 2013
Shelton Airport, WA
NI Week
August 5th - 8th
Austin, Texas
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In this update: North American Eagle™ loaded for next week's engine test; lots of visitors!Read More -
In this update: Two new and valuable sponsors jump aboard the Eagle; No time wasted; Fair weather for fairings; We got visitors; Ed briefs the teamRead More -
In This Update: Hangar gets some straightening; Design continued on rear axle fairing; Clearance checked on speed brake doors; A Doolittle Raider; The Woman of Purdue and High School Graduation - Alvord Ranch Style!Read More -
In this Update: Rear axle enclosure; Steering system; Radio communications; Semi tractor maintenanceRead More -
In this update: Front steering box is complete; tow straps; advance team to the Alvord Test Site and the Eagle to make an appearence in Austin TXRead More -
In this update: Rear suspension modification complete; new design front suspension ready to install; 40 year reunion; Engine test in June and a summer drive to Austin, TXRead More -
In this update: Front wheel steering box; Hydraulic lines and fittings; New guy teams up; Brandyn ready to meet St. LouisRead More -
In this Update: Belly pan welded up; Steering hydraulic system changes; Suspension improvements and fundraiser for Brandyn continues.Read More
N.I.
National Instruments provides the team with various components to capture data from different sensors during the course of the test runs.
Lenovo
The North American Eagle Team uses Lenovo ThinkStations and Thinkpads for aerodynamic and engineering analysis work.
Geomagic
Thanks to Geomagic, the North American Eagle team is able to do complex aerodynamic analysis in preparation for our record breaking runs.