The world record attempting vehicle had its official debut today, ahead of an attempt at the 1,000mph barrier in October 2016.
??It was confirmed that the target date for the 800-mph record breaking run will be October 15, 2016.
Unsurprisingly its appearance is pretty much as even the first renderings suggested, with much of the design dictated by the aerodynamic requirements of a vehicle capable of traveling at more than 1000 mph and the need to package both the Rolls Royce jet engine that acts as prime mover and the Nammo rockets that should propel it to record breaking speeds.
Bloodhound is being shown with some external bodywork removed to let us have a look under its skin and also two different sets of wheels. The first of these, wearing rubber tires borrowed from a Cold War-era English Electric Lightning jet, will be used during the initial shakedown testing on a runway in the UK later this year, the solid alloy wheels will be worn on the Hakskeen Pan in South Africa during the record attempts. And if Bloodhound does manage to break the targeted 1000-mph barrier, they will be turning at 10,200 rpm when it does so.
Bloodhound will remain on display for another four days, with 8000 people set to visit the exhibition center in London's Canary Wharf during that time. And it won't be long before we'll be able to see what this beast looks like on the move.?
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