Thursday, June 4, 2009

Supersonic car to set high speed record on land

There are various groups trying to set the land high speed record but so far Thrust SSC is the only top speed land vehicle developed a team under Richard Noble with the speed of 1221 Km/h since 1997. Now the same group is trying to beat their own record with the help of their invention Bloodhound SSC which is designed to break the speed limit of 1600 Km/h. This high speed supersonic car is still under construction and it can be finished by 2011. Basically this car is supplied with three engines where the rocket will boost the car up to 1200 Km/h that was fitted in old Thrust SSC, Eurofighter jet engine is fitted to provide more thrust to reach the speed of 1600 Km/h and finally V12 petrol engine to supply fuel as well as electrical and hydraulic power to both jet and rocket engines. While the jet and petrol engines are well-established technologies, the team is building the rocket motor from scratch so it will take few more years to assemble the entire vehicle.

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