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British-built car aims to set new land speed record

Friday, 25 September 2015 6:03 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 25 September 2015 6:03 PM ]

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Richard Noble, project director of the Bloodhound Supersonic Car, poses for a photograph alongside the car during a photocall to promote its World Debut, at Canary Wharf in east London on September 24, 2015. The team behind the Bloodhound SCC is hoping to break the world land speed record in South Africa in 2016. The supersonic car is a mix of car and aircraft technology, and is powered by a jet engine and a rocket together with a petrol engine auxillary power unit. (AFP)

A group of British engineers are attempting to break the land speed record using a car featuring both rocket and jet engines. Now we can show you what the near-complete vehicle looks like, after it was officially unveiled in London.

This rocket car which is known as the “Bloodhound” has been in development for 8 years. The vehicle is meant to smash the current land speed record of 763 miles per hour set by another British car in 1997. The new machine is due to start running next year on a special track that has been prepared for it in South Africa. The aim is in the first place to do 800 miles per hour. But the ultimate goal is to push the record above 1000 miles per hour. This could happen in 2017. But for now, visitors can enjoy looking at the latest innovation at the Canary Wharf motor show in London.

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