BLOODHOUND SSC IS GO...

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 The Bloodhound Project is Go!

Andy Green

RAF Fighter Pilot Andy Green made history by breaching the Sound Barrier at 763.035 mph on Black Rock Desert on October 15 1997 when he drove the iconic Thrust Supersonic Car (SSC). Now he hopes to do it again in project BLOODHOUND SSC and I've been lucky enough to gain media accreditation for when the team undertake trial sessions in Cornwall on Thursday.


BLOODHOUND SSC will make its first ever public run on 26 October 2017 at Aerohub Enterprise Zone, Cornwall Airport Newquay. This will be part of a series of key development tests for the jet engine, Car and team, and takes place 20 years after Thrust SSC set the current World Land Speed Record.


Eventually the team hope to take BLOODHOUND SSC up to 1000mph, although this won't be happening for a while yet as the vehicle will need to undergo a series of further tests to ensure the safety and capability of this magnificent piece of machinery.

Richard Noble

Project director Richard Noble was once the holder of the land speed record between 1983 and 1997 when he took Thrust 2 to a speed of 634.051mph across the Black Rock desert in Nevada, USA. He's no stranger to developing high risk ventures but The Thrust 2 programme and the Thrust SSC programme are his best known.


Be sure to bookmark this page and keep in touch with all of the latest developments as they happen throughout the day with photos and interviews of the team as they take part in this monumental and historical event.


Be part of the fun, feel the excitement and join in!

Thrust SSC creating a shock wave as it breaks the sound barrier October 15th 1997

Live update feed...

08.30 BLOODHOUND SSC has been wheeled out of the hanger and is on display to the worlds press. The test runs are due to start later today but at present the weather is looking pretty awful with heavy mist / light rain.

Early morning the car is shown off to the press

09.00 The car is taken into the hangar as the weather has taken a turn for the worse.


09.45. The team have jacked the car up and placed it onto a four point set of scales. This is to take measurements required for fuel calculations.


10.00 Out of the hangar once more. Driver Andy Green is at the wheel as the car is towed down to the end of the runway.

Andy Green is towed out of the hangar

The car is wheeled out onto the runway

11.30 The weather is brightening up here at Newquay airport and we've just been told that all systems are go!

12.00 Final round of interviews are taking place before the first test run at 13.00

13.10 Andy Green is now in the cockpit and about to start up the engine.

13.30 The first test run has started and took everyone by surprise as it was all over so quickly. However, we were all prepared for the second attempt and as such I managed to get this shot of the car as it sped at 200mph down the runway.

Second test run at 200mph

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Early morning press gathering

Inside the hangar

One of the team members looks on as the car is filmed

Moving the car onto the scales for weighing

Andy Green climbs into the cockpit

The long tow starts

Team members ensure all is kept clear from behind

The car is too long to steer onto the tarmac so is jacked up...

And pushed round into position

Andy Green giving interviews

On display before the testing begins

Now on the runway

Lining up before a run

And he's off...

About the interviewer

David Walker spent over thirty years working as a technician with the Theatre, Film and TV industry before deciding to change career and move into journalism. He studied with the BCJ and received his Diploma in 2016. Now he works freelance covering online, print and radio broadcast. His specialist areas are Motorsport, Travel, The Arts and the Mars One Project, although he is never afraid to try anything new and relishes a challenge wherever possible.





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