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MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING BLOODHOUND PROJECT

THE 1000 MPH
SUPERCAR
BLOODHOUND SSC is a jet and rocket
powered car designed to go at 1,000 mph
and produce more than 135,000 horsepower more than 6 times the power of all the Formula 1 cars
on a starting grid put together

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Previously, it was believed that to go
at supersonic speeds the car had be a
great, hulking machine just to contain the sheer size of the engine
required to propel it forth.
Fortunately, this proved to be a misconception, as highlighted by the Bloodhound
Project. Led by Richard Noble OBE, the
Bloodhound Project was established in 2007.
It is the culmination of leading technology
from Nammo, Rolls- Royce, Jaguar and Castrol
Edge which aims, not only to break the current land speed record, but also to invoke new
enthusiasm for the industry by sharing its
developm [