British Bulldog: The Latest on Bloodhound SSC and Andy Green’s Push for 1000 mph

There is something symbolic about the Bloodhound SSC project being based in Bristol Docks, alongside Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s S.S. Great Britain, the world’s first iron-hulled, screw-driven ocean liner. When it was launched in 1843, the Great Britain was the largest ship afloat and designed to be the fastest across the Atlantic. Now, in a dockside building, a small team of technicians is preparing to assemble Bloodhound, expected to be the fastest vehicle on land. Read full story »

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