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World land speed record holder Andy Green has another milestone in sight. This time he’s aiming to break through 1000mph while strapped into the cockpit of the Bloodhound SSC - in South Africa.
Green, a former RAF fighter pilot who broke the land speed record at the helm of the Thrust SSC, and his team have released more details of the - basically a jet plane on wheels.
The fascia of the Bloodhound SSC, for instance, looks nothing like a conventional car dashboard, Green’s a team spokesperson said.
“It’s based on Andy’s experience of flying fighter jets and on Thrust SSC, in which he claimed the current world land speed record”, he said. “At 1000mph (1609km/h) Andy will travel the length of a football pitch in the blink of an eye.
“At such an enormous speed he needs to be able to interpret instrumentation and access controls instantly. Consequently, the displays are configured to provide the simplest performance readout.”
The 1609km/h world land speed record will be run in South Africa in 2012.
Green and his team have identified Hakskeen Pan in the Northern Cape, close to the Namibian border, as the track for this audacious land speed attempt.
Green, a former RAF fighter pilot who broke the land speed record at the helm of the Thrust SSC, and his team have released more details of the - basically a jet plane on wheels.
The fascia of the Bloodhound SSC, for instance, looks nothing like a conventional car dashboard, Green’s a team spokesperson said.
“It’s based on Andy’s experience of flying fighter jets and on Thrust SSC, in which he claimed the current world land speed record”, he said. “At 1000mph (1609km/h) Andy will travel the length of a football pitch in the blink of an eye.
“At such an enormous speed he needs to be able to interpret instrumentation and access controls instantly. Consequently, the displays are configured to provide the simplest performance readout.”
...AND NOW: A graphic impression of the cockpit of Andy Green's Bloodhound SSC with which he aims to break through the 1000mph mark in 2012.
Green and his team have identified Hakskeen Pan in the Northern Cape, close to the Namibian border, as the track for this audacious land speed attempt.
