THE BRITISH team attempting to break the world land speed record with a 1,000mph vehicle yesterday announced that its Bloodhound SSC (Supersonic car) will feature a jet engine from the Eurofighter Typhoon positioned above the prototype hybrid rocket.
The speed record attempt will begin with runs on a flat, dried-up lake bed at Hakskeen Pan in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province in 2011.
The car is being driven by Wing Commander Andy Green, who broke the world record by achieving a speed of 763mph in Thrust SSC in 1997.
The Bloodhound project is designed to inspire young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.