Daniel Jubb

Daniel Jubb (born 1984 in Manchester, England) is a British rocket scientist. In a November 17, 2008 article from the British newspaper The Times, he was named "one of the world's leading rocket scientists", by the Royal Air Force Wing Commander Andy Green.^[1] Having been interested in rockets since childhood, Jubb had obtained corporate financing and flew many amateur rockets, all by the time he was 14 years old.^[2][3] CBC Radio One claimed that one of these reached orbit.^[4] Although many claims have been made about the altitudes reached by Jubb's rockets, none have been externally verified or appear on the list of altitude records held by the United Kingdom Rocketry Association.^[5] In a short documentary produced in 1998 for Channel 4 titled Raw Talent: The Rocket Scientist, Jubb stated that he built his first rocket at age five, "from a McDonald's straw, a light-bulb holder and some household ingredients".^[1][6]

In 1995 and along with his grandfather Sid Guy he co-founded The Falcon Project, a company that designs and develops rocket engines for commercial and military applications.^[7] At that time, Jubb obtained permission from the UK Ministry of Defence to launch rockets from the missile test platform of the Otterburn Army Training Estate in Northumberland but that permission was revoked after his rockets reached a maximum allowable launch height of 20,000 feet.^[1][2] The operations of The Falcon Project were then moved to a location in the Mojave Desert in California.^[1] Jubb runs The Falcon Project from his parents' house and the company supplies the United States military and builds satellite launch vehicles.^[1]

In November 2005, Jubb joined the recently announced Bloodhound SSC project.^[8] The Bloodhound is a jet and rocket powered car that was designed to break the land speed record by travelling at approximately 1,000 miles per hour (1,609 km/h).^[9][10] Jubb and The Falcon Project designed the Bloodhound's hybrid rocket engine that will produce an estimated 25,000 lbs of thrust.^[8][9][10]

Jubb has also been noted for his prominent moustache which earned him recognition from The Chap magazine.^[11]

See also

• Bloodhound SSC
• Land speed record

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Pavia, Will. Rocket Man set to become Record Man, The Times, November 17, 2008. Accessed December 15, 2008.
2. ^ ^{a b} Laville, Sandra. Boy, 14, claims space record with home-made rocket, The Daily Telegraph, September 7, 1998. Accessed December 15, 2008.
3. ^ Parrish, John. Rocket Boy, The People, January 31, 1999. Accessed December 16, 2008.
4. ^ Hotsheet CBC Program Listings, CBC Radio One, September 11, 1998. Accessed December 16, 2008.
5. ^ [1], UKRA.
6. ^ Raw Talent: The Rocket Scientist, British Film Institute. Accessed December 16, 2008.
7. ^ The Team, bloodhoundssc.com. Accessed December 16, 2008.
8. ^ ^{a b} Satter, Raphael. British engineers announce plans for rocket car, AJC Cars, November 4, 2008. Accessed December 15, 2008.
9. ^ ^{a b} Amos, Jonathan. Supersonic car targets 1,000mph, BBC News, October 22, 2008. Accessed December 15, 2008.
10. ^ ^{a b} Birch, Stuart. Rocket, gas turbine, and V12 to power speed bid, December 5, 2008. Accessed December 16, 2008.
11. ^ Fastest Tache in Britain, The Chap, April 3, 2009. Accessed October 28, 2010.

External links

• Daniel Jubb - Falcon Project (Rocket Engines) - Daniel Jubb's profile on the Bloodhound SSC official project site

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