The Bloodhound SSC 1,000-mph Car

clipped from www.sciam.com scientific american Speed racer: Jet- and- rocket- powered 1,000-mph car ready to go More than a decade after driving their jet-powered Thrust SSC (for super sonic car) an ear-popping 763 miles (1,228 kilometers) per hour, a team of British engineers and pilots has set its sites on a new record: to build a car by 2011 that can travel faster than 1,000 miles (1,610 kilometers) per hour, BBC News reports. The team has already christened its new super sonic vehicle--which will be powered by a rocket bolted to a Eurofighter Typhoon jet engine--the Bloodhound SSC. clipped from edition.cnn.com Bloodhound rocket car sniffs out 1,000-mph land speed record LONDON, England (CNN) -- Speed enthusiasts hope to build a rocket car that can go faster than a bullet from a handgun -- and break the world land speed record. clipped from www.bloodhoundssc.com Education and engagement Read more Breaking the record Read more The Bloodhound image library Read more clipped from uk.youtube.com Bloodhound SSC 1000+mph car!

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