The construction of the Bloodhound SSC supersonic vehicle is nearing completion

Quote: Amid the clatter and buzz of power tools and the occasional clang of metal on metal, Bloodhound SSC’s engineering lead for mechanical design, Mark Elvin, rubbed a hand across his scalp and considered the half-built car whose components were piled up around him. “We’ve been very good at being a virtual car for the past six or seven years,” he said. “It’s been necessary, because it’s difficult to attract sponsors to something that doesn’t actually exist yet, so you have to talk about it like it’s real. It’s a little bit strange to think that by the end of July we’ll be rolling out the finished car for the first runway tests at Newquay Airport.” Endquote

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