Construction Starts On 1,000mph Car

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Need for speed car lovers across the land will be interested to hear news that British engineers have begun construction on a car which is hoped will reach speeds of up to 1,000 mph, reports The BBC.

The car, named Bloodhound, is expected to be the world's fastest and will try to break land speed records in late 2012 or early 2013. It has been in design for the last three years. Parts and electronic components, built as per the blueprints will be delivered to the engineers' Bristol design house by Easter.

The car will be powered by a Eurojet EJ200 Typhoon jet engine and a Falcon hybrid rocket. This should deliver a thrust of 200 kilo newtons, says The BBC, "not dissimilar to the thrust delivered by one of Concorde's famous Olympus 593 jet engines, except Bloodhound will only weigh about six tonnes."

As the rocket is positioned above the engine, the car's centre of gravity is higher, hence the shape of the car is quite different to other land speed breaking vehicles, like the Thrust SSC in 1997. As engineers have had to find novel ways to work with a raised centre ...
... of gravity, driver Andy Green's comfort has been compromised slightly - the external cockpit shape forms part of the all important intake shock management structure.

On the SSC Bloodhound website, Project Manager Richard Noble says their aim is to "inspire the next generation to pursue careers in science, engineering, technology and maths by demonstrating how they can be harnessed to achieve the seemingly implausible."

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