Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
Today, 30th October, the team rolled Bloodhound LSR out onto the Hakskeenpan with the intention of running Profile Four: a max reheat start up to 400mph and then a parachute deployment to slow the car.
Bloodhound started perfectly and blasted off down the white line, however, when she crossed the area where an old farmers track had been graded flat, there was a very minor bump that caused an engine stop switch to engage for under 10 milliseconds – causing the EJ200 jet engine to safely shutdown and aborted the run.
The car was recovered back to the Tech Camp where Bloodhound’s System Engineers poured over the data and identified the issue. The data was verified by checking the video footage from the rear facing fin camera. This clearly showed the engine cutting out as the car crossed the darker coloured patch of desert. It was so quick that Andy Green couldn’t feel it from the drivers seat.
The Systems Team, lead by Joe Holdsworth, are confident that their software modifications will make the switch less sensitive and ensure the high speed test programme continues as planned.
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Today, 30th October, the team rolled Bloodhound LSR out onto the Hakskeenpan with the intention of running Profile Four: a max reheat start up to 400mph and then a parachute deployment to slow the car.
Bloodhound started perfectly and blasted off down the white line, however, when she crossed the area where an old farmers track had been graded flat, there was a very minor bump that caused an engine stop switch to engage for under 10 milliseconds – causing the EJ200 jet engine to safely shutdown and aborted the run.
The car was recovered back to the Tech Camp where Bloodhound’s System Engineers poured over the data and identified the issue. The data was verified by checking the video footage from the rear facing fin camera. This clearly showed the engine cutting out as the car crossed the darker coloured patch of desert. It was so quick that Andy Green couldn’t feel it from the drivers seat.
The Systems Team, lead by Joe Holdsworth, are confident that their software modifications will make the switch less sensitive and ensure the high speed test programme continues as planned.
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