1600km/h Bloodhound to begin testing
Record hopeful to begin testing in the summer. Team hopes 58,000kW jet engine will be enough powerThe Bloodhound SSC team has announced its land speed record hopeful will begin testing this November with a 320km/h test in Cornwall in the south west of England.
The test, says the British team, will be the first step towards the Bloodhounds attempt at breaking the Land Speed Record in South Africa in 2016.
Powered by a Eurofighter Typhoon’s Eurojet EJ200 jet engine the Bloodhound will have 58,000kW of peak thrust available - enough to break 1600km/h (1000mph) - or so the team hopes.
Delivering fuel at a rate of 40 litres per second is a Jaguar V8 engine.
So far plenty of virtual and some real world testing of the communications equipment, jet engine tests and even a 3200km/h ballistic test on the cockpit protective panels but no actual testing of the whole land speed record vehicle has taken place, despite the original vehicle being revealed back in 2010.
It has been reported that over $16m has been ploughed into the project. The team is now hoping that, following a successful British test, the Bloodhound will land in Hakskenn, South Africa, for its first official attempt at the record this winter 2016.
It will be driven by British driver and former RAF fighter pilot, Andy Green who holds the current land speed record of 1228km/h (763mph.)
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