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England's Bloodhound Project successfully tested its booster in October, but other racers are likewise in hot pursuit of the land-speed record
November 5, 2012 | 11
Government support, land-speed record holder Andy Green's presence and that of former land-speed record-holder Richard Noble as project director make the Bloodhound Project the team to beat....[More]
During the October test--its first--the Bloodhound engine performed as expected, igniting for 10 seconds and creating 6,350 kilograms (14,000 pounds) of thrust, equivalent to about 35,000 horsepower....[More]
In the desert east of Los Angeles, Waldo Stakes, chief executive of California-based Bloodhound competitor Land Speed Research Vehicles, is designing the Sonic Wind, a car he says will crack 3,200 kph (2,000 mph)....[More]
The North American Eagle's chassis is a rehabbed F-104 jet fuselage that has completed 31 test runs. The Eagle's top speed will be 1,340 kph (835 mph), and it has gone about 965 kph (600 mph)....[More]
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11 Comments
Add CommentI'd love to see a dashboard camera view of one of these rides!
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisThe closest I found was a cockpit view of 376 mph on a motorcycle - it almost seems relativistic...
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisOh, yeah - I forgot the link!
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfo1xcnLV7E&feature=related
Nice, if I had one of those, I could get to work on time!
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisCool link James...Thanks!
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisYou're welcome, Wayne. Let's hope for 1k mph cockpit video!
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisI think a video is inevitable. I'm hoping for a live feed.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisI stood next to Craig Breedlove's Spirit in the museum in Chicago. Spirit held the record at 407 using the J47 jet. Of course, twice fast is the entry point today!
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to this1963 see it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZPWsMrehEA
You're in luck. The team will be streaming several video channels and data from the car live to the website on each run.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisJT
Hi Jim, the team will be streaming several video channels and data from the car, live to the website on each run.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisJT
Great! I'll be looking forward to it (along with others, for sure).
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