550 hp Jaguar engine in car designed for 1000 mph?!?

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550 hp Jaguar engine in car designed for 1000 mph?!?

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Sure. What else would a Brit team use to power the rocket oxidiser pump? Rolls-Royce included a jet fuel pump with the EJ200 engine. After many delays, the Bloodhound SSC is scheduled for its first test runs October 28th at the Cornwall Newquay airport in England.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports ... r-october/
http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/project/car/engines
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Homer wrote: Tue Jun 20, 2017 9:43 pm Sure. What else would a Brit team use to power the rocket oxidiser pump? Rolls-Royce included a jet fuel pump with the EJ200 engine. After many delays, the Bloodhound SSC is scheduled for its first test runs October 28th at the Cornwall Newquay airport in England.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports ... r-october/
http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/project/car/engines
Yep, have been following this and actually saw the "vehicle" (well rocket) in Bristol on an open day - Beast of a thing! Anyway, if at all possible I'm hoping to get down to see a couple of the test runs - initial ones only for press and "invited guests", but there will be a chance for Jo Public to see some afterwards.

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Six days ago the Bloodhound LSR team completed their 35th and final test run. They exceeded the goal of 600 mph with one run of 628 mph (1010 kph). Next year they'll try to beat the existing Land Speed Record of 760 mph. Interesting side note is the Bloodhound LSR driver is the same man who set the existing record.

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The Bloodhound team has an excellent series of videos on YouTube about this year's test runs.
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Not great news for the Bloodhound team - truly hope this moves forward, but it will take some (hopefully British) deep pockets....

"The Bloodhound supersonic car that was built to break the land speed record is up for sale.

Current owner Ian Warhurst says he's de-risked the project by running the vehicle above 600mph, but it's now time for someone else to take on the effort.

Bloodhound became one of the fastest cars in history during trials in the Kalahari desert in 2019.

But it needs the addition of a rocket motor to break the all-time record speed of 763mph (1,228km/h).

Yorkshireman Warhurst has calculated the cost of achieving this to be £8m.

"I've gone as far as I can with it," he told BBC News. "I can't put any more of my own money into the project, so it's time for me to pass the baton to someone else to complete the job. And I'll be cheering from the sidelines."

The arrow-shaped racer reached a top speed of 628mph (1,010km/h) on the lakebed of Hakskeen Pan, South Africa, in late 2019. Only seven cars had previously ever gone faster than 600mph.

All the data acquired over several weeks of running indicated that Bloodhound was well capable of achieving 800mph if it was fitted with a rocket to supplement the power coming from its Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine.

And while sponsorship interest had been high turning into 2020 to begin thinking about this development, Mr Warhurst was then forced to mothball the project when the Covid pandemic struck.

A purchaser would take control of Grafton LSR Ltd, the holding company that owns the Bloodhound LSR project.

Whatever happens in the coming weeks, the car itself will never be broken up, which was a real threat before Mr Warhurst rescued the project from administration in 2018.

"I won't let that happen. At the very least, Bloodhound will go into a museum for everyone to admire and be inspired by. But, really, the record is there for the taking," he said."


Full Article @ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55802783

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