1,000mph supercar aims for land speed record
Designers have created a supersonic car which they claim will be able to reach speeds of 1,000 mph breaking the current land speed record.The Bloodhound Super Sonic Car will essentially be a rocket with wheels and attached to a Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine.
It will measure 12.8m-long, weight 6.4-tonne and be capable of travelling faster than bullet fired from a handgun. It will accelerate from 0-1,050mph in just 40 seconds.
The first attempt at breaking the 1997 record of 763mph will take place in 2011 -- after that they might test their bullet hypothesis.
A spokesperson for Bloodhound SSC said: "The car has gone through ten design evolutions since work started."As the Project developed it became clear that more thrust was required to overcome the aerodynamic drag. This culminated in a hybrid rocket weighing 400 kg.
"The engineering team lead by John Piper, engineering director, began a radical re-design of the car which saw the jet engine positioned over the rocket."
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