I just thought it’d be a good idea to keep up to date and have a discussion about the Bloodhound SSC since it has a link to military aviation, an engine from a Eurofighter Typhoon, driven by an RAF pilot, Wing Commander Andy Green.
We can keep up to date with news via their website: http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/
And a diary by Wing Commander Andy Green via BBC News website-The latest:
A Happy New Year to you all. I don’t know about you, but we’re excited by what the next few months will bring. After nearly four years of planning, research and design, we’re starting to build the world’s first 1,000mph car.
Since Hampson Engineering agreed to build the rear half of the chassis for us, the Bloodhound design office has been working flat out producing the detailed designs.
The drawings for the lower chassis are now being released and Bloodhound is being manufactured – what a great way to start 2011.
To make sure that this year remains busy for our design office, we’ve just agreed a sponsorship deal to make the carbon fibre parts of the chassis (the cockpit, front end, etc.), which is fantastic news – details to follow shortly.
Full diary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12206621
The Americans and Austrailians are also having a go at trying the break the 1000mph number.
Lets have a chat about it, so, what are your thoughts about this?
Kind regards
By: Grey Area - 18th January 2011 at 12:09
Moderator Message
I’m sorry, but this is off-topic for the Modern Military Avation forum.
We always try to allow a little leeway, but we do have to draw the line somewhere.
This thread belongs in the General Discussion forum.
Regards
GA
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th January 2011 at 08:52
Doesn’t it also have a rocket engine and a V12 internal combustion engine?
I can’t figure out why it needs a V12 engine?
Reading their site, interested to learn that the rocket is based on the senator which powered the Blue Steel Cruise missile. THis requires a pump for the HTP fuel.
” In Blue Steel the pump was driven by a 50,000 rpm turbine powered by HTP decomposers, this was not considered suitable for use in BLOODHOUND SSC, so it was decided that the pump would be driven by a piston engine. The engine selected is a 4.5 litre V12 racing engine. The V12 also serves as the BLOODHOUND SSC auxiliary power unit providing electrical and hydraulic power, although the primary application is driving the HTP pump, which requires 620 shaft horsepower”
By: Rookh - 18th January 2011 at 00:39
Doesn’t it also have a rocket engine and a V12 internal combustion engine?
I can’t figure out why it needs a V12 engine?
Sign In
January 18, 2011 at 12:27 am