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RocketScience
The BLOODHOUND Project is a global Engineering Adventure, using a 1,000 mph world land speed record attempt to inspire the next generation to enjoy, explore and get involved in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Sitting in a pristine industrial unit just around the corner from Pirtek Bristol is Bloodhound, not so much a rocket powered car, more like fighter jet minus its wings. It is a thing of beauty, something that makes you smile when you look at it, something that makes you want to touch it to make sure it is real. Its connection with Pirtek Bristol is almost surreal, and started with one of Bloodhound's engineers - Lee – walking into the trade counter at the Centre with a fitting, three years ago, and asking if they had one of these but in stainless steel. It happened to be part of the rocket fuel pipeline. It had to stainless steel because the rocket fuel was highly corrosive. It was the start of a very productive relationship with Pirtek supplying a huge range of parts and fittings. The Bloodhound supersonic car that is designed not only to go faster than the speed of sound but to over 1,000mph (1,600km/h). It will cover a mile in just 3.6 seconds. At 13.4 metre long and weighing 7.5 tonnes, the design is a mix of car and aircraft technology, with the front section being a carbon fibre monocoque and the back portion being a metallic framework and panels made from aluminium, titanium. The Car will be powered by a jet engine and a rocket, which together will
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