BLOODHOUND SSC – a supersonic racing car designed to reach speeds of 1,000mph (1,600km/h).
Welcome to BLOODHOUND’s monthly newsletter, with the latest news about the Project.
A belated Happy New Year from the BLOODHOUND Team! We have lots of news from the Project this month, including progress on the Car and flooding in the desert in South Africa. The first of a new series of videos is available to show you how the Car works. And finally, how about visiting us at the Technical Centre? Read on to find out how…
Check out our website at www.bloodhoundssc.com for more information, videos and images.
Latest Car news
As the Team continues to work on BLOODHOUND, it’s all go at the workshop:
- The pitot tube adaptor has been fitted to the tailfin, which, along with the Rolex GPS speedo, will tell us exactly how fast the Car is going.
- The front disc bells have also arrived to connect the brake discs to the hubs.
- The upper chassis was marked up and sent off for painting – and now looks stunning!
Following the successful test of the jet fuel systems last month, the team is preparing to sign off the ‘jet start systems’, which will include testing the jet start kart, the AMAD gearbox and the avionics – all of which will be used for starting up the EJ200 jet engine.
For more frequent updates on the Car’s progress, follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Hakskeen Pan floods
At the start of the New Year, news came in from our team in South Africa and from local supporters to say that Hakskeen Pan had flooded. This is actually good news for us – read the news online to find out why.
NEW Video series takes you inside the Car
We’ve launched a new series of programmes we're calling "Anatomy of the Car". These will take you through the inner workings of BLOODHOUND SSC. The introductory episode is available to view now, with more episodes to follow – the next one will tell you all about the nose of the Car. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and make sure you click the notification button, so you never miss an episode!
Build a Rocket Car
During February’s half term holiday we’re running our fun-filled Rocket Car Experience workshops again at the BLOODHOUND Technical Centre in Avonmouth, near Bristol. The whole family can enjoy interactive presentations and see the parts that will form the real BLOODHOUND Car, and then the kids can each build their own rocket car and see it whizz down the runway! There are workshops on 17th and 24th February. Numbers are limited, however, so book now!
Race for the Line – Final call!
There’s still time for your school to enter the Race for the Line Rocket Car Competition. Build a model rocket car with a BBC micro:bit accelerometer on board, compete at an open race day at one of 120 regional Race HUBs, and if your team makes it to the national finals in June then you’re in with a chance to join the BLOODHOUND Team in South Africa! Deadline for schools in England and Wales is 10 February 2017, but if you sign up soon you may get one of the remaining free kits. Schools in Scotland should sign up by 31 January 2017.
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STEM takes shape at Goodwood
Experts in their field, BLOODHOUND STEM Ambassadors have a unique role to play in the promotion of vital technical subjects at all school levels, as Richard Howard, Deputy Head at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Poole, explains in the story of his school’s trip to the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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Find out about our sponsors
We couldn’t run the BLOODHOUND Project without our sponsors. In the first of a regular series of articles about these great companies, we hear from Innoval Technology – one of the BLOODHOUND Product Sponsors working on the Car’s aluminium desert wheels – about why and how it is involved in the Project.
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Support BLOODHOUND
The BLOODHOUND Project is funded by sponsorship and donations from individual members of the public, small and medium-sized businesses, and global corporations. Every last bit of money raised goes towards helping us create something special, with a lasting legacy of inspiration for our future generation of scientists and engineers.
You can support us in many ways:
Visit the Technical Centre in 2017
Did you know that you can bring your group, club or organisation to see the build of the ultimate jet- and rocket-powered car at the BLOODHOUND Technical Centre (BTC) near Bristol? We can offer: conference room hire, team building days, club visits, event speakers, school trips and even children's parties. Find out more on our website and then get in touch to find out how we can make your event really special!
