HIGH-TECH CAR IS GLUED TOGETHER
When the Thrust Supersonic Car shot across the sands of Black Rock Desert, Nevada breaking both the land speed record and the sound barrier, it needed something stronger than rivets, bolts and welded joints to keep it from breaking apart under the severe stresses of its 763-mph performance. The car remained intact, thanks largely to high technology adhesives from Permabond, a Division of National Starch and Chemical. The epoxy resins were used in a number of critical structural areas, including the fabrication of external composite panels to the framework of the car's body. The adhesives had to withstand strong vibration from the 50,000 pounds of thrust generated by the two Rolls Royce jet engines that power the car, as well as stresses caused by supersonic speeds, and had to maintain their strength under the intense heat of the engines' afterburners.

For more information, contact Charlie Loeffler, Permabond LLC, 20C World’s Fair Drive, 08873, 800-640-7599, Fax: 800-334-3219, E-mail: helpline.usa@per-mabond.com, Web: www.permabond.com.