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.
We have an update on the Car build and how you can find out more about it in our new video series. There’s also an invitation to our next Open House day and details of how you can hold your own event at the BLOODHOUND Technical Centre.
Check out our website at www.bloodhoundssc.com for more information, videos and images.
Latest Car news
It has been really busy at the BLOODHOUND Technical Centre this month, with visitors joining us for Rocket Car Experience days and plenty of engineering developments:
- The team has been ‘Alochroming’ parts for the HTP tank – Alochrome is applied to aluminium to help prevent corrosion.
- Work has continued on the monocoque sills, skins and the titanium floor.
- The systems engineers have completed the jet start procedure and tested the AMAD gearbox, which produces the AC and DC onboard power.
- Technicians have trial fitted the rockers and pull rods to the front suspension sub-assembly and components for the steering mechanism.
- The rocket’s oxidiser tank has been fitted into the monocoque in preparation for building a runway spec car.
Get under the skin of BLOODHOUND
If you want to learn more about BLOODHOUND, check out our new Anatomy of the Car series of videos – already we have explored the Car’s nose, the ‘blade’ and the ‘goat’s head’ (the front suspension sub-assembly), and there’s more to come.
We want to hear what you would like to know, so if you have any questions about the science and engineering of BLOODHOUND, we'll answer the best in our brand new ‘Question of The Week’. Ask us on Twitter using the hashtag #QotW or on our Facebook page.
Love the videos? Please share with your family, friends, colleagues etc via social media or forward this newsletter and they can ask their questions too!
Open Day – Sunday 5 March
We’re holding another of our popular Open House events at the BLOODHOUND Technical Centre on Sunday 5 March. Join us any time from 10.00am, sit in on one of our briefing sessions, and ask Richard Noble and the Team your questions about the Car and the Project. Then get up close to the Car and take part in a unique auction of BLOODHOUND memorabilia. Tickets cost £20 per adult (children are free), with special prices for 1K Club members.
Hold your event at our Technical Centre
We regularly hold Rocket Car Experience family events and Open Days (see above) at the BLOODHOUND Technical Centre near Bristol, but did you know that there are all sorts of other ways that you can visit us?
Find out more about inspiring visits to the BTC for adults and children on our website.
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Spreading the word
Anyone can become a BLOODHOUND Ambassador, but when engineering is in your genes and really fires you up, there’s nothing more exciting than passing that excitement on to the next generation (or two). Peter McCree, BLOODHOUND Ambassador and former apprentice, explains why.
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Best of BETT
BLOODHOUND's Race For The Line stand was recently recognised as Best of BETT at Europe's largest education event, as voted by students. Visitors to our stand were able to get a taste of the competition, building and racing Rocket Cars, and tracking their velocity using BBC micro:bit controllers. Congratulations to the BLOODHOUND Education Team and our partner The Learning Partnership!
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About our sponsors
In the second of our series of articles about our sponsors, without whom we couldn’t run the BLOODHOUND Project, we hear from Bott Ltd. Bott has not only supported us from the early days of the Project with storage throughout our workshop, but is also a keen and active supporter of the inspirational educational aspect of the Project.
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:
