Bloodhound SSC - The Next Step

[Shiny317]

>> land bound vehicles travelling above mach 1 on land DO create a sonic boom, and The Bud rocket car never. Until someone 'actually' broke the sound barrier on land the arguement was up in the air, no one knew. Now we know, he never went mach 1 as unlike anything else that goes supersonic, including a car on land, it never made a sonic boom. Hal went 748mph, Thrust SSC went 763mph, Hal's record is broken and Thrust did the full 2 runs, 1 each way in the 1 hour turn around time, end of !!

[Shiny317]

Hal Needham official went 748mph, slower than the speed of sound, all evidence shows he was close to the speed of sound... I'm english, we hold the record and even I acknowledge just how fast the guy went and good on him, credit where it's due. However the Air Force by conjecture considered it reasonably to think he went mach 1 based on a provisonal mach numer in the air, not ground level. Now someone has 'Officially' broken the speed of sound on land and it's validated it proves one thing >>>>>

[1050mph]

For the record chaps, BLOODHOUND is being built in Bristol. Swansea University (Wales) are helping get the aerodynamics perfect.

[BritishWarLord]

Will they make a Road Version ?

[VALskejternoob]

I like cake you???

[TheSpuditron]

Very very cool!

[egyptionguy]

Sure it broke the sound barier :D

[egyptionguy]

I LOOOOVE ENGINEERING

[tommyboomboom]

what worries me is that the trust of this thing is many times its weight, so if it hits a rock or a strong gust of wind it would just power up into the clouds! are they going to fit an ejector seat?

[spikeyredcactus]

i went to one of their lectures, there will be no ejector seat, because it will be going too fast. If it was to crash at a loower speed, the saftey cell would be his protection, although he did state that it would still be unluckly that he would survive.

The main worry is that the back end will lift up, not the front now( cant remeber why) but theyve tweaked it over and over again, aswell as switching the solids state and turbine positions around, as the solid state rocket began to weigh more.

[lughole]

yeh seems that the project has evolved already, my 5 year old son is gonna be kept up with this process, hes already inspired, so the project is working!!

[Warhead3000]

Awsome, now that they have changed the Rocket over jet to Jet over rocket configuration, how are they going to replace the rocket with a new one after the first run? or is the rocket fuel going to be refulled (I thought it was a hybrid)? I was under the impression that it was simply going to be bolted off and a new one bolted on after each run. Would love to know

[LordFlasheart575]

Go get em. Make sure the North American Eagle never gets close to getting the record =]

[TheRazorbackpilot]

the F-15 Eagle?

[LordFlasheart575]

no the landspeed record challenger numbnuts

[TheRazorbackpilot]

yeah I don't know squat about landspeed challengers(I'll just google/bing it)

[Youfugginwhat]

Absolutely wonderful! Insane and yet totally inspired at one and the same time. It is precisely these projects that do inspire and motivate the young to pursue viable careers and dreams in later life. My 3 children are already following the project closely, and to see how such a "dull" subject as mathematics can actually be applied outside the classroom has totally captured their imagination! More power to you!

[HullAndBack]

Fascinating project - especially the idea of highlighting the real aim behind all of this, mastering the mathmatics and engineering needing to be taken into consideration for the project to ultimately succeed.

As for the xenophobia on here, jumping on the nationality bandwagon completely misses the point - it doesn't matter who from makes this work. Isn't there a plaque on the moon that reads 'we came in peace for all mankind'?

Overcoming unbelievably long odds to crack 1000mph. Good luck!

[evcoproductions]

good on you privatecustard all these people are retards

[bigsmokinjoe1]

Not everything has to have a 'real world' application.

For that matter, shouldn't inspiration be enough of a payoff on stuff like this?

Where would this world be if people only undertook endeavors that had a 'real world' payoff?

[vafangulu3x]

i dont see the real world applications to these projects. millions spent so men can be kids again. it looks cool though

[otmorgan]

I beg to differ, There are real world applications, same with formula 1. The engineers are pushing the boundries of science, materials engineering, mechanical engineering you name it... These advances slowly filter down the system till eventually we the public use it... Take for instance, F1 has made your car safer in a crash, made developments in the manufacturing of carbon fibre.... Bloodhound will eventually have an impact on our lives (new titanium alloys etc..). It is cool though...

[stockshunter]

It will be an engineering achievement for Britain, and will be going down in history. Surpassing 1000mph is currently being attempted by the American and the Aussies as well.

[edj66]

@vafangulu3x I think it's more that they are the real world applications (possibly new technologies or designs of materials or something). Perhaps the biggest application is, like they say, inspiring people. I am inspired a hell of a lot. Shame its too late for me to turn mathematician. I am stuck being a buildings archaeologist now!

[zuuummmer]

Wuz in the desert in '97 when Thrust did its stuff - v v v interesting time - from the nomads on the E. side of the lake bed who wintered near Nellis AFB near Vegas & Edwards (CA) who could eyeball the speeds w/in 5 mph, to the blind man who dug his hands & feet into the ground who claimed to feel the shock wave (it jackhammered the desert floor tracks into granola)

Hi to all the vets from then & there from Jeff.

Andy, Richard - pls bring back 'Desert Witch' for trffic control - v v v pro.

[abioape]

The car is not being built in Swansea, that's where the CFD simulations are being done. The build site is to be announced shortly, suspect it's Bristol.

Americans and Brits are not stupid, but having travelled widely it's fair to say every country has it's share of dickheads.

Weirdly they all seem drop by here to leave comments before visiting 'specialist' sites to 'release their frustrations' lol....

[ranqed100000]

lol not being either British or American, all i can say is that some Americans can be real bunch of Bigots and very Racist to Arabs......

[microcooper125]

ha ha ha its not the britain thats building the car its the welsh its in swansea u dull cunt

[PrivateCustard]

Dull cunt......look who's talking!!

Last time I checked, Wales was a part of Britain. The United Kingom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is comprised of four nations, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Next time you think about talking, dont, just STFU!

[ttblj]

all you are doing is lowering yourself to the level of the people you argue with and complain about. it's really pathetic. maybe you should put away your thesaurus and disable comments like on your other video

[PrivateCustard]

Why would I need a thesaurus to know about my own country?

Someone needs to educate these morons. A life of 'three stars on the name badge' is surely beckoning, but at least I can try to point out mistakes where possible!

[TheRunereaper]

@microcooper125

Loath though you will be to admit it, Wales is actually a part of England. Check your Tudor history you subsidised celtic / turkish numbskull. Oh and don't forget to get a nice new pair of big wellies for your favourite sheep, THE OLD ONES ARE WORN OUT!

[PrivateCustard]

You know so little about us and we know so much about you. Know why? Because you insist in airing your idiocy constantly.

And we're not the only ones going for the LSR. You have the North American Eagle, an F104 with its wings chopped off....fail!!

Oh and Brits gave the world the telephone, radio, jet engines, penicillin, radar, submarines, television and many many other things................includin­g America!

[Ethanace]

@PrivateCustard

I find it funny how the USA feel the need to bash their allies of Great Britain for attempting to achieve an ambition that most men share across almost all cultures. Speed is something humans always want to be better at, it's our nature, to see how far we can push ourselves. Why is this a problem?

Don't get me wrong Americans, we do love you, but sometimes you really have the wrong attitude towards us. Seriously lighten up; the USA is not best at everything and never will be.

[minctartepie]

@PrivateCustard everything but the last bit was great

[CaraBrimleyRules]

You all must be dumb to elect someone like Bush twice in a row.

You've got bigger bellies, we've got a faster car, just live with the facts, LOL.

[d0mb0]

lol you fucking red neck. You cant start calling Britain stupid when i do actually believe people in America are starting to mate with there siblings! Learn how to spell and Try and make a car that can actually go around corners!

[grayad]

umm better things being...? starting wars that dont need to be started.. failing the economy.. and eating mcdonalds? yay for the USA (im from canada- with our beavers and snow) yes. i can make fun of any country.. even myown blow a turtle ya dumb fucking redneck

[Youfugginwhat]

@lostsole222 "you guys have fucked up teeth and drink your beer warm"... whereas you are the apogee of evolution in being a toothless cousin-fucker... I bow in humble deference to the razor-sharp logic of your argument... "we (Americans) have better things to do" - indeed, such as warmongering and being the prime mover in crashing and burning the world economy - bravo! If that is the sum total of your current contribution to the betterment of the world you can keep it.

[Youfugginwhat]

@lostsole222 oh yeah... and does someone from the country that gave us the weak, flavourless (and utterly pointless) chilled rats urine called "Budweiser" really think they have the right to criticise ANY other beer in the world?

[TheRazorbackpilot]

I guess you haven't heard of Coors or Miller then.....

[supermega1529]

you sir, are whats known as a douchebag.

[Ethanace]

@lostsole222

I wouldn't insult your British allies if I were you Lostole. I believe it is the USA who added protective clothing to Rugby and then called it "football". If you ask me, that's called being a pussy and afraid of a few bruises. Slightly hypercritical then to call your closest allies a bunch of "pansies" isn't it?

Unfortunately for you, I happen to know a few Americans who agree that the British stereotype is smart & upper-class; the stereotype for Americans however? Fat and stupid.

[edj66]

@Ethanace I know which stereotype I prefer ;-)

[edj66]

@lostsole222 Better things to do? Name one. Surprise us. Explode the stereotype. Please.

[whatthehellmango]

haha

on the last, Bloodhound SSC is faster than bullet..

[Narutofan1000k]

Amazing, and yet people dont get the hint. The UK IS BETTER THEN AMERICA. It would be nice if they teamed up with us to "make it go faster" but america will not help, we would just argue and make it slower. All that we can be thanked for is our 200 miles or so of flat testing land.

[abioape]

The Budweiser Rocket car was claimed (by the owners) to have run at 739mph, although this was never recorded or officially measured.

You have to ask yourself why they didn't go back and record it officially with an FIA measured mile if their claims were based on something concrete - 623mph average would have been enough. Some claim it couldn't manage a mile at peak speed.

Anyway, Thrust SSC did average 763mph over 2 measured miles in 1997, so truth or BS, this car was beaten....

[me4play]

Americans broke the sound barrer and land speed record in 1979 . Look up Hal Needham and the Budwiser Rocket Car.

It had 3 wheels, not 4 and dd not run back the other direction...but it still was the fastest car on earth

[PrivateCustard]

No-one heard a sonic boom.

Besides, we all know how much Americans like to shout about their achievements. If they really had done it, we would never hear the end of it.

The silence is deafening!

[UltimateWheelman]

@PrivateCustard Sure, like when the Ultimate Aero beat the Veyron's speed record. We told the world a million times.........NOT!

[bluewinegum]

@UltimateWheelman shame it got beat again by the veyron eh  lol

[UltimateWheelman]

@bluewinegum Not really. What the Veyron Supersport did was epic on every level. I like it better than the Aero because the Veyron SS is a luxury car that can do 265 mph. The Aero pales in comparison, even if it can go about as fast as a Veyron SS.

[ragarep]

what a load of crap!!another sore american looser wafling on about the bud car..i getting fed up hearing this shite! that car was tested on a airforce base behind closed doors and nothing was proved to the public by film of a sonic boom was it?. what a surprise. lol. bloody americans always want to shout one better. just face it you cant do it and never will.

[bluewinegum]

@me4play proof??? oh none  lol

[xdude2010]

the magnum bullet shit just killed me...

[darknmystic]

more power/more speed

[viniciusvideobox]

A car that outruns a bullet? This is a masterpiece, honestly.

[darknmystic]

im with em all the way go boys go faster

[Eegzz]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO us British can't make it go 1000mph! NOOOOOOOO we can't be faster than the yanks LMFAO! whats that now like 500mph faster than the americans? idk.

[popothecatathome]

not bad just go on a rollercoaster with a loop

[tazer8296]

i wonder how 3Gs feels on your body

[PrivateCustard]

Not that serious to be honest. You'll experience 3g's on a fairly aggressive rollercoaster.

Nemesis at Alton Towers hits 4g's at one point apparently.

Also, g's from acceleration are not as harsh as g's from banking in a jet as it's not a case of blood being pulled from your head and into your legs, so the chaces of blacking out are missively lower.

[edj66]

@tazer8296 I pulled 4 doing aerobatics once or twice, and it's odd. To be fair, it's like everything just becomes really difficult to do. Like move, focus. And 4 isn't that much, but I wasn't trained or used to it. Just imagine if your arms and head and body all feel really heavy, and then you try to move them. It becomes really difficult. -3 G was even stranger....and much more unpleasant.

[badnad13]

Wow, faster then a bullet now?

Thats awseome!

[victorcoolboy2008]

WTF.......faster than a bullet....amazing...if u wanna join the 1k group, u gotta pay...which sux

[abioape]

It's a pity the design has changed after the nice graphic was made - now the rocket is below the jet....

[Jonee79]

You must be one of those so smart about everything that I bet you have done nothing yet in your intire life besides talking about you cannot achive!....

[speeddemon1092]

I wonder what it feels like to have 45k pounds of thrust attached to your ass. 3G acceleration at peak.... bout as bad as the shuttle at liftoff. Id be more worried about them wheels shattering from the Gforces. someone have the figures of what Gs a turbofan jet engines' intake blades pull at the tip?

[PrivateCustard]

Thrust SSC had its wheels tested to 35000g and 8500rpm.

Add another 30% (or more) for Bloodhound. It was 12 years ago now and we have way advanced technology when it comes to alloys.

But still, Andy Green has huge balls as all the sums in the world don't make it safe!

[speeddemon1092]

hehe true... but if something goes wrong, there is no escape from a vehicle going out of control above super sonic speed, as the cockpit is right under the intake of the main engine, and it would be rather nasty to bail only to get sucked in and get wasted by the vehicle you are trying to bail out of

[SpeedHunter94]

imagin' getting hit by that shit xD

[badnad13]

You would like be disintergrated in less than a second - whoa!

[boyerthedestroyer]

Holy Mother of Christ faster than a speeding Bullet on the ground, thanks

[dopesk8in]

the official run was 763mph for the messured mile with a mach rating of 1.020... only just breaking the barrier admittedly, but breaking the barrier non-the-less... roll on Bloodhound SSC (1000mph)

[dopesk8in]

the thing to keep in mind here is that the actual speed of sound as in, sound waves traveling through the air is 1,236 kph, that referes to sound waves and not other more denser objects. also, you have to take into account the medium to which the object is moving through. the speed of sound is faster in water than it is in air for example and is also faster at high-altitude pressure than it at sea-level pressure. but to answer the question, yes, thrust ssc did break the sound barrier. tbc...

[frozensalad]

ive seen the video about thrust SSC.. i just woundered.. did it go supersonic? 1149 kmph is less than the super sonic barrier which is around 1200kmph (if i remember right).

However, i recall reading that thrust went faster than the mach barrier (1227kmph) in a Guinness world record book (2005 ed.)

Also in the last vedio ive noticed that there was the sound of a sonic boom.. thus meaning that the car did break the sound barrier..

[Blindpain666]

unbelievable D: but I think that the bullet may reach the car, but since it doesn't have a constant speed it gradually loses it speed, and the car is being rocket propelled, that is why it beats the bullet, but any ways, it will be amazing to see this car become real ;)

[hellix2]

Does this mean we can shoot at it while it's driving and not worry about damaging it? :P

[kinkaid25]

2012 it's all go, come on, 1000mph. another record for britain

[jcotteri]

lol at this video..

But on a serious note i can't wait to see this. Truly inspiring if it does happen!

[CyclonicTuna023]

SWEET! that thing is gonna be wicked!!

[TropricThunder]

if ur 2 retarted 2 no the end part is animated

[tomcornwall83]

This project is "go" :-)

Jet engine from a Eurofighter Typhoon, and a hybrid rocket by Falcon project I think.

[SevenRiderAirForce]

If you look closely during the slow-mo part, you can see Chuck Norris in one frame doing his daily jogging routine.

[XenatR]

lol

[DeltaPhi79]

What about faster than a SUPERSONIC bullet?

[metallicaloverfan]

and you can lick my hairy ass

[DeltaPhi79]

Was I talking to you.

[mcdonnell220]

Just about the most eloquntley spoken individual I've ever heard. "Hairy ass"...jeezus that's tacky.

[gymbuni012]

441m/s IS supersonic!!

[DeltaPhi79]

I know that but supersonic bullets can go faster than this car. This is supposed to be going 1000 MPH right? (a little bit above Mach 1) Supersonic bullets can go 1843 (Mach 2.4) so this thing can't outrun all supersonic bullets.

[aarperry]

Yeah but this video referred to a magnum .357

[lasseluktarsvavel]

so amazing to be moving faster than bullets, that must feel really good sitting in that vehicle

[bmanf]

lol?

[forinyto]

omg

[sonubetaa]

what a car great vid

[ploop408]

they have certainly inspired me about this!

[EthanJM]

I was a kid when the thrust ssc broke the sound barrier, it was awesome. Now they are attempting to break the previous speed record by several hundred miles per hour?! It has only been a decade or so, it is incredible to witness how fast technology has advanced.

[ddogthepimp]

that would be so cool 'IF' you could stand next to its track and see it go past you, then hear it like 2 seconds later, that would be awesome

[Tabby462987]

Which one is faster? Thrust SSC, or Bloodhound SSC?

[itchytriggerfingers]

I think at this moment in time Thrust SSC is faster because Bloodhound hasn't run yet. Although Bloodhounds intended target is to run 1000mph.

[bathlarper]

Bloodhound runs at 1050mph in computer models but last time I checked they were having trouble coming up with a way of building the wheel tough enough to survive the 2 full runs they have to do to claim a new record.

[itchytriggerfingers]

As you seem to know a bit about this, will Bloodhound be using custom Dunlop rims like Thrust did?

[itchytriggerfingers]

Strange getting thumbs down for asking a question. Well i found the answer, On the official bloodhound website it states they will be using titanium

[CARfreak1094]

damn, can't wait to see this.

[popersman]

Who pays for this?

It's a fantastic project, but I'd love to know who is behind this.

[PrivateCustard]

Some of Richard Nobles wealth, sponsorship and the British public (the charitable souls that we are!)

You could join the mach one club for a small fee which gave certain benefits. Or there was the option to buy them a gallon of fuel too!!

It was a real team effort with no tax money or government funding at all :o)

[PrivateCustard]

That last comment was about thrust ssc by the way, but I strongly suspect that they'll do the same thing again with Bloodhound. It worked once so they may as well stick with a winning formula.

[jammydodgerman]

"My car goes 0-60mph in 3 seconds."

"well my car goes 0-1050 in 40 seconds!"

[billabY]

.."lenght of FOUR football fields a second"..Holy mother..!!

[cacho12357]

Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, it doesn't jump...

[327am]

does the stp fuel injector cleaner work?

[bradman158]

who gives a shit about the engineers i just want 1 of those things 4 public roads

[deadheat007]

Wow thats fast!

[Ham3t]

Ferrari 800bhp V12 '' Wasn't that Made in Italy?

[PatriotLogan]

300 million people in this country and the dumbest ones have to get on youtube and insult British scientists. Wow.

Good luck to breaking records!!!

[Gewgala]

That looks really cool. Way to go Britain! It's very cool that you're including everyone in the excitement and learning process. I apologize for other Americans who have yet to grow up, like in this thread.

[OmnipotentEnergy]

Don't forget your history and bloodlines oh proud American patriot. Those across the big pond are your brothers. Quantumly we're all one in the same anyways. When you chose to leave ignorance behind and the dividing arbitrary differences created by blindness you will be able to take part in a project as Bloodhound SSC which will benefit all of humanity through their pursuit of technological advancement through investing in future generations. I hope they pull it off.

[dgbsco]

British people talk cool.

[butsty]

Nice

[blindinglight619]

it gives new meaning to faster than a speeding bullet

[indiasucksalways]

Ah you jealous brits - you still wish you could be like America. Too bad for you.

[PrivateCustard]

Why would we want to be like America............they don't hold the land speed record, we do!!

[indiasucksalways]

Everybody wants to be like America - and bust into America. Ever since he dot-com boom, the whole world wants to be like us - technology. Problem is, based on the way all the foreign workers have destroyed Silicon valley, I'd say you all are doing a lousy job of it.

[PrivateCustard]

Do you realise just how stupid you sound??

[kroneage]

i realize how stupid he sounds... and i'm an american! lol! this guy, and many others do not represent the whole of american public; they are just the very ignorant, rude, and vocal few. the majority of us good americans usually choose to just laugh silently at the fools and stay quiet. however, i am not ashamed of my country, only of it's government and a few of it's people (like this guy). i am proud of my country, it's achievements, the land, and the majority of it's people.

[kroneage]

i do however still have enough of an open mind and less foolish ignorance to realize the achievements and overall awesomeness of the rest of the world.

this is all in response to the ignorant fool "indiasucksalways" who claims himself as an american... pfft i do not acknowledge a fool like this as a fellow countryman.

[kroneage]

anyway, on topic! i was enthralled with the achievements of the thrust ssc and was delighted to hear they would be making all technology and findings public for all to study! this project is going to be a great step forward for the whole of humanity!

i can't wait to see this thing in action! good on you brits! love ya brothers!

[killerpms]

Your statement is exactly why the world does NOT want to be like America.

[Jamz98]

I dont wanna be like america and I dont like the idea of being racist "Indiasucksalways"

anyway. Britain and america are unstoppable.

[mazdahardcore]

russia all the way! :)

[Tubbster89]

I'd rather have herpes.

[grumpybowman]

if we wanted to be american we would have emigrated to the colonies when your lot did. most of us stayed here.

[JimFacebookVids]

After WW2, a lot of us wanted to be Americans more than we wanted to be socialized Brits, so we left for the states and took our brains with us.

[jammydodgerman]

People wanted to be americans? I would laugh at those people for the incredibly stupid mistake they made in leaving. Look at USA now. What a shambles...

[soloist010]

stfu or pedobear will bomb your tunnel

[grumpybowman]

touche'

[bimblinghill]

Have (and indeed) that!

[freddytuber]

Baloney - looks good as animation in the computer, but will fail miserably if you ask me! Waste of time and money.

[PrivateCustard]

How can you dismiss it so easily? Have you ever held any kind of LSR?

The team that are putting bloodhound together have a history of record breaking, with Richard Noble being involved in Thrust 2 and Thrust ssc, and Andy Green being the record breaking driver of Both Thrust ssc and the JCB Dieselmax.

I think I'll trust them before I trust some random, bitter American!

[Pro60modman]

These are the same people that built the 700mph thrust SSC. Nice job paying attention...

[pervypervypervy]

have you seen the latest american contender? I lol'd pretty hard when I saw it. They just cut the wings off a jet. and put bigger wheels on it. A problem arose when they cut the wings off - to whit - it broke in half. So they stuck another wheel in the middle.

And it won't even top 800mph. :D

[jonathan1stewart]

Has construction already begun on this?

[pervypervypervy]

the mock up has. It's being made at the university of the west of england in bristol. the design team is here too. :D

[ClanClannagh]

Please please please can I have a go

Signed

Richard Hammond

[msman4]

LOL.

I think he only got upto 288mph

[ratboyboyrat]

sorry i hadnt watched the rest of the viedo before posting comment

[ratboyboyrat]

wait 1000mph is faster then the speed of sound. shit. he could pass a bullet from a sniper rifle. that just be sweet if he was driving next to a bullet.

[Fila246810]

sif!! 3:40

[entershikariemo]

brits have the knowledge but for now not the money

it will be soon

[airwatching]

math is the base of engineering, it's very nice maube you're teacher isn't able to let you love math

[3000ST1]

Maths maybe the basis but I couldn't stand it and wasn't very good at it. Then I discovered the applied bit, Applied Mechanics, Physics etc. and that's where the real interest (and real life) actually sits.

[airwatching]

OMG 3:40

[iamkaril]

and a whole load of other things like designing the actualy jet to fit ontop of the car etc

[iamkaril]

id say about 3-5 years because they will need to do a lot of tests on materials, fuel efficienty, and lots of risk assessments.

[3000ST1]

Risk assessments? over 1000mph = chuffing dangerous; which ever way you cut it.

[schmdtyman]

when is it gonna be ready? any one no?

[sandijoe3]

yoooo, wen their testing it the bloodhound dey should make it an international holiday, dat car will be siccccccc!!

[jmac530]

so basicaly it's a damn bullet with a rocket attached to it so it can break the sound barrier. sign me up to drive this thing!

[iamkaril]

lmfao!

[3runAllen]

this is awesome!

i cant wait tell its ready for testing!!!