engineers are working on the bloodhound  the supersonic car that's faster than a speeding bullet which is hoped to break the land speed record the british made vehicle, which is powered by a eurofighter jet engine and a rocket, is being built as the fastest car in the world to beat the 763mph (1228km/h) current record which was set by thrust supersonic car on 15 october 1997 bloodhound is being put together at its design centre in avonmouth, bristol as part of a private venture although it has substantial in kind support from the uk government and is being used as a education resource with the hope that it will encourage more pupils to follow science and technology related courses the project team consists of some of the world’s most revered engineering talent, led by project director richard noble and will be driven by andy green a jet engine is moved underneath a body panel of the bloodhound vehicle currently taking shape at its design centre in avonmouth on march 5  kayleigh williams from the royal electrical and mechanical engineers and build technician rupert byrce morris put the cockpit glass cover in place as they work on the bloodhound  the british made vehicle, which is powered by a eurofighter jet engine and a rocket, is being built as the fastest car in the world to beat the 763mph (1228km/h) current record which was set by thrust supersonic car on 15 october 1997  a mock up of what the completed supercar will finally look like goes on display in a british street to the amusement of passersby and a police officer  the car has a slender body of approximately 134m length with two front wheels within the body and two rear wheels mounted externally within wheel fairings  it weighs 75 tonnes and the engines produce more than 135,000 horsepower   more than 6 times the power of all the formula 1 cars on a starting grid put together  engineers work on the carbon fibre body  of the bloodhound vehicle, which is powered by a massive eurofighter jet engine and a rocket  it is hoped that when finished, the bloodhound car, which is powered by a eurofighter jet engine and a rocket, will break the current land speed record of 763mph or 1228km/h  the huge ej200 jet engine (pictured) is so powerful it would be able to suck all the air out of an average sized house in three seconds  engineers work on the wiring loom in the rear end of the bloodhound vehicle which is a private venture although it has substantial in kind support from the uk government  the supersonic vehicle is also being used as a education resource with the hope that it will encourage more pupils to follow science and technology related courses  the project team consists of some of the world’s most revered engineering talent, led by project director richard noble and the car will be driven by andy green  work continues on electrical components for the bloodhound a private venture led by project director richard noble with support from the government  engineers work on a body panel of the bloodhound vehicle currently taking shape at its design centre in avonmouth in bristol  engineers are working on the bloodhound  the supersonic car that's faster than a speeding bullet which is hoped to break the land speed record  the car is a mix of car and aircraft technology, with the front half being a carbon fibre monocoque like a racing car and the back half being a metallic framework and panels like an aircraft  the bloodhound will travel 150 metres in the blink of an eye and could cover the distance of four and a half football pitches in one second  kayleigh williams from the royal electrical and mechanical engineers and build technician rupert byrce morris put the cockpit glass cover in place as they work on the bloodhound  royal airforce engineers work on a tail fin of the bloodhound vehicle, which is powered by a eurofighter jet engine and a rockets  the vehicle's tail fin takes shape under the watchful eye of a team of royal airforce engineers who are hoping to create the world's fastest car  the bloodhound is so powerful that if it was fired into the air, the rocket and engine would blast the car to an altitude of 25,000ft  royal airforce engineers work on a tail fin of the supersonic vehicle which is faster than a bullet fired from a magnum 357 and can cover the length of four and a half football pitches in one second  an engineer work on a body panel of the bloodhound vehicle which will be able to go from 0 to 1,000mph in 55 seconds  during the record attempt, where the team will try to break the current land speed record of 763mph or 1228km/h, the rocket will reach a blistering 3,000 degrees  twice the temperature of inside a volcano  the incredible bloodhound car, which is powered by a eurofighter jet engine and a rocket, is being built to be the fastest car in the world once complete, the car will be able to travel from 0m to 1000m in just 55 seconds and can travel faster than a bullet fired from a magnum 357 it will do 150 metres in the blink of an eye and could cover the distance of four and a half football pitches in one second the car is a mix of car and aircraft technology, with the front half being a carbon fibre monocoque like a racing car and the back half being a metallic framework and panels like an aircraft its huge ej200 jet engine is so powerful it could suck all the air out of an average sized house in three seconds and would blast the car to an altitude of 25,000ft if it was fired straight into the air during the attempt, where the team will try to break the current land speed record of 763mph or 1228km/h, the rocket will reach a blistering 3,000 degrees  twice the temperature of inside a volcano length  13470 metres  max height  3 metres  wheels diameter  0915 metres  turning radius  120 metres  car mass (fully fuelled)  7786 kg  ej200 jet engine  90 kn  hybrid rocket engine  122 kn  design speed  1,690 km/h (1,050 mph) wheels rpm  10,000  length of track  19 km (12 miles) current record  1,22799 km/h (763035 mph) air brake  deployed at 800mph  parachutes  deployed at 600mph 
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the supersonic bloodhound car is currently being put together at its design centre in avonmouth, bristol . complete it will do 0m to 1000m in just 55 seconds and travel faster than a bullet fired from a magnum 357 . project director richard noble is hoping the car will beat the land speed record of 763mph  set by thrust ssc 