Rocket test success for Bloodhound supersonic car

By Ian Le Guillou2012-09-01T00:00:00

Working engine in the workshop producing a huge amount of heat

Source: Stefan Marjoram

The rocket system that will be used in 2014 to the Bloodhound supersonic car has been successfully tested

'Ladies and gentleman, that is what a 1000 miles an hour engineering adventure is meant to look like,' announced Andy Green with a wide grin on his face. We had just witnessed the successful test of the rocket system that will be used in 2014 to launch Green in the Bloodhound supersonic car across a mile of South African desert in less than 3.5 seconds.

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