Rolls Royce Backs Bloodhound Super Sonic Car

Rolls Royce PLC has announced that they'll back the ambitious 1000 mph Bloodhound Super Sonic Car (SSC) project. The Bloodhound SSC will be powered by the Rolls Royce EJ200 jet engine along with a custom hybrid rocket that will propel the car to unimaginable 1600 km/h (Mach 1.4) speeds. The company will also provide financial backing to the project along with technical support.

Colin Smith, director of engineering & technology at Rolls Royce said that it's the cutting edge engineering which keeps his company and the UK at the forefront of global business. He believes in the importance of the Bloodhound SSC project in inspiring young engineers about STEM. The sponsorship acts as a platform for his company to showcase world-class British engineering.

Recommended Reading: <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/mark-chapman-bloodhound-ssc-the-1000mph-engineering-adventure.63343">Mark Chapman - Bloodhound SSC: The 1000mph Engineering Adventure</a>.

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