Construction begins on supercar

Gerald · 02-07-11, 08:43 AM

Construction work formally begins this week on what is expected to be the world's fastest car.

Called Bloodhound, the vehicle has been designed to reach 1,000mph (1,600km/h).

It will attempt to set the mark as it breaks the land speed record on a dried out lake bed in South Africa's Northern Cape late next year.

Bloodhound has been in design for the past three years. It will be powered by a Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine bolted above a hybrid rocket.

The power unit combination should deliver a thrust in the order of 2,000 kilonewtons (47,000lb).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12383551

Note: 7 February 2011 Last updated at 13:24 GMT

August · 02-07-11, 09:16 AM

Worlds fastest car or worlds lowest flying jet?

Gerald · 02-07-11, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by August

Worlds fastest car or worlds lowest flying jet?

It sounds more like it will be a combination, but it seems skewed to the one you mention here, Worlds Lowest flying jet...

Blood_splat · 02-07-11, 10:22 AM

Just take the wings off the jet.

August · 02-07-11, 11:03 AM

What a rush to have the ground only a couple feet away passing by at a thousand miles an hour. Bet the pucker factor will be way up there...

Herr-Berbunch · 02-07-11, 11:20 AM

I was a bit confused by the BBC's link to 'Cosworth supplied the engine' to find that Cosworth were indeed providing a Formula1 engine - that's definately not fitted in a Typhoon!

Then I returned to reading the original article -

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Bloodhound's Falcon rocket will be the biggest hybrid (solid fuel propellant, liquid oxidiser) booster ever produced in the UK. Such is its scale, it will need a Formula One engine supplied by the legendary Cosworth group just to pump the oxidiser through the motor.

Now it makes sense

02-07-11, 08:43 AM	#1
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Construction begins on supercar Construction work formally begins this week on what is expected to be the world's fastest car. Called Bloodhound, the vehicle has been designed to reach 1,000mph (1,600km/h). It will attempt to set the mark as it breaks the land speed record on a dried out lake bed in South Africa's Northern Cape late next year. Bloodhound has been in design for the past three years. It will be powered by a Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine bolted above a hybrid rocket. The power unit combination should deliver a thrust in the order of 2,000 kilonewtons (47,000lb). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12383551 Note: 7 February 2011 Last updated at 13:24 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Worlds fastest car or worlds lowest flying jet? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

02-07-11, 11:03 AM	#5
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What a rush to have the ground only a couple feet away passing by at a thousand miles an hour. Bet the pucker factor will be way up there... __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

02-07-11, 10:22 AM	#4
Blood_splat Samurai Navy Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Beneath the waves Posts: 568 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Just take the wings off the jet.