Bloodhound SSC
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The team is testing equipment and steering on the rocket-powered car for a run at the record sometime next year
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Bloodhound back from the dead, record attempt back onThe Bloodhound land speed record project is alive and kicking, with the company behind it, Grafton LSR, on Thursday revealing a new livery for the supersonic car as well as a new base of operations. Grafton LSR took over the project last December after the previous company overseeing it, Bloodhound...
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Bloodhound land speed record project saved by buyer
A savior for Bloodhound Programme Ltd, the company working on an attempt to smash the land speed record for a steerable car, has been found. The savior is Ian Warhurst, who it was announced on Monday is the new owner of Bloodhound Programme. It isn't clear how much Warhurst paid for Bloodhound...
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Bloodhound land speed record attempt disbanded
Bloodhound Programme Ltd, the company behind the Bloodhound SSC land speed record attempt, was disbanded Friday after it failed to secure new funds. The attempt had been on hold since October 15 when Bloodhound entered administration, a process similar to bankruptcy protection. To get off the...
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Bloodhound SSC land speed record attempt pushed back to late 2019
Originally scheduled for October 2017, the Bloodhound SSC’s attempt on setting a new land speed record has been pushed back until the fourth quarter of 2019, the team confirmed Wednesday. The cause of the delay, the second for the British effort, is primarily due to longer than expected time...
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Bloodhound SSC hits 210 mph in 8 seconds in first public test
It was in 2008 that the team behind the Bloodhound Supersonic Car (SSC) announced the goal to not only tackle the current land speed record of 763.035 mph but to reach the staggeringly high mark of 1,000 mph. On Thursday, team Bloodhound took a major step toward reaching the goal. Bloodhound's...
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In 1997, the Thrust SSC team landed a world record when its car set the world land-speed record of 763 mph. But, taking a car like the Thrust SSC to speeds above 700 mph isn't a simple as holding the steering wheel straight and mashing the throttle. No, there's finesse and precision involved to break records, and subsequently, the sound barrier. Foremost, it's well known any car starts to move around as speeds climb higher and it doesn't take much to upset a car's balance either. Now, take that basic principle and imagine how much the car is moving at speeds over 500 mph. The video shows the...
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The Bloodhound SSC test fires its jet engine
Name your car Bloodhound and it needs to be something special. In this case, the Bloodhound SSC—those last three letters are for "supersonic car"—is capable of traveling at speeds faster than commercial jets. The Bloodhound SSC project is a group effort to bring about a new land speed...
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South African locals prep track for Bloodhound SSC land speed record attempt
Hakskeenpan, or Hakseen Pan as we'd say in English, is a desolate stretch of mud and salt that sits in the Kalahari Desert. This South African site is going to play host to the Bloodhound SSC next year as it seeks to break the current land speed record. To prep the desert surface for this run, the...
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China’s Geely is new partner for Bloodhound land speed record team
The United Kingdom’s Bloodhound has secured vital funding from Chinese automaker Geely in order to complete its attempt on the world land speed record, scheduled to for South Africa in October 2017. Geely, which is the parent company to Volvo, has been named the prime sponsor of Bloodhound...
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Bloodhound SSC land speed record attempt set for October 2017
A British team composed of top Formula One and aerospace industry engineers has announced it has secured funding for its attempt to break the existing world land speed record. At the wheel of the outlandish Bloodhound SSC vehicle will be the world's fastest man, Andy Green, who has held the 763 mph...
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Bloodhound Reveals Completed SSC, Will Attempt 1,000-MPH Run In 2017
It’s been close to a decade since news of the Bloodhound SSC first emerged. This week, though, the people behind the supersonic car have finally revealed the completed version. Measuring 44 feet in length, the Bloodhound draws its power from a V-8, a jet engine and a cluster of rockets, and...
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If all goes as planned, sometime next year, British air force pilot Andy Green will take the Bloodhound SSC to an unbelievable 1,000 mph, simultaneously breaking the sound barrier and shattering the world land speed record. But obviously, there's plenty of work to be done before then, as there's nothing simple about a undertaking of this scale. ALSO SEE: Ford F-150 Halo Sandcat Is One Wicked Off-Road Rig The tailfin—itself composed of more than 139 parts—has to be completed, the cockpit must be tested to insure it'll withstand impact from a wheel fragment, and perhaps most...
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Bloodhound SSC's Tailfin Is A Project In Itself: Video
Calling the Bloodhound SSC ambitious is the height of understatement. Its mission is to be the first car to break the sound barrier. On the way there? It'll smash the current world land speed record—a record driver Andy Green currently holds. And as you'd imagine, the specs are insane. The...
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Jaguar Unveils F-Type R AWD Bloodhound SSC Rapid Response Vehicle
Late last year, Jaguar announced a partnership with current land speed record holder Andy Green and his team at Bloodhound, which is working on a jet and rocket-powered supersonic car (SSC) that will be used in a new land speed record attempt in the next six to 12 months. Green’s previous...
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Bloodhound SSC Ballistic Testing Shoots Bits Of Wheel At Driver At 2,300 MPH: Video
When traveling at 1,000 mph, the Bloodhound SSC land speed record car’s wheels will spin 10,200 times per minute—or 170 times per second. If part of the wheel comes off at that speed, you’re talking about a life-ending projectile. ALSO SEE: Clarkson So Upset With BBC He May Quit...
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Building The 1,000-MPH Bloodhound SSC: Video
The current land speed record for a drivable object on four wheels is 763 mph, as set by fighter pilot Andy Green back in 1997 behind the wheel of the Thrust SSC (supersonic car). Green and British engineering group Bloodhound are now working on a new supersonic car, one that could potentially...
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Testing The Rocket Engine Of The Bloodhound SSC: Video
Getting a car to crest the 250-mph mark takes over 1,000 horsepower. Just ask the engineers behind the Bugatti Veyron or virtually any of the competitors at events like the Texas Mile. It's a heck of a feat to make a car go that fast. Now imagine you want to take a land-based vehicle and break the...
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Jaguar’s F-Type is already available in a number of variants but the expansion of the sports car range is far from complete. The strategy mimics that used by Porsche for its 911, which caters to a wide variety of buyers, and it’s one Mercedes-AMG plans to implement for its new GT sports car. MUST SEE: Bargain Ferrari Enzo For Sale: May Need Some Minor Buffing So what other F-Type variants can we expect from Jaguar in the near future? We know the F-Type will eventually get the SVR treatment as well as an entry-level four-cylinder model and new F-Type R convertible. But before these...
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This Is How You Test Wheelspin At 1,100 MPH: Video
The Bloodhound SSC is, even in a world of increasingly crazy and over-the-top supercars, the craziest car currently in development. Why? Because it’s being built to go at least 1,000 mph. MUST WATCH: McLaren MP4-12C Spits Crazy Flames-Grab Your Meat Products: Video Here, the team behind the...
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A Glimpse Inside Bloodhound SSC's Cockpit: Video
It's rather pleasing to note that the cockpit of Boodhound SSC—the Land Speed Record attempt vehicle aiming to hit 1,000 mph—is exactly as high-tech and spaceship-like as you'd expect, given its mission. All too often the innards of boundary-defining machines are disappointingly drab...
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Anatomy Of Bloodhound SSC's 1,000 MPH Record Attempt
According to the laws of physics, speed is relative. To a snail, human walking pace is an incomprehensible velocity, yet virtually everything in the universe is standing still compared to the speed at which light travels. MUST SEE: McLaren P1 Vs. Bugatti Veyron Drag Race In The Wild: Video To us...
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The World's Strongest Brakes Stop The 1,000 MPH Bloodhound SSC: Video
The Bloodhound SSC will use steel disc brakes in concert with air brakes and parachutes.
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Rolls-Royce Sponsoring 1,000-MPH Bloodhound SSC Project
The mission: Build a car that can exceed 1,000 miles per hour. Do we have your attention yet? The jet-engine maker Rolls-Royce PLC have announced that they're supporting the Bloodhound Project, an educational program (and a real land-speed-record effort) that hopes to break that barrier. Rolls will...
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