Monday, September 14, 2009
Bloodhound set to smash land speed record
Hoping to smash the land speed record, RAF fighter pilot Andy Green is designing a rocket powered car with a jet engine powerful enough to reach 1,000mph (1,610km/h).
Named the 'Bloodhound car', Green is currently trying to develop the optimum shape to reach the target 0 to 1,000 mph in less than 50 seconds while staying on the ground throughout.
Currently Green and his team are working on producing an engineering mock up so that they can test the control software and systems. The car is expected to contain state of the art technology with three on board computers to monitor and control the jet, rocket and hydraulics.
Cross between a race car and a spaceship, the car is hoped to be a faster and more modern version of the Thrust SSC which became the first car to officially break the sound barrier with its land speed record of 763mph back in 1997. If the Bloodhound succeeds in meeting its speed potential, it will have no trouble beating the Thrust SSC's record to become the fastest car in the world.
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