Trailer: Building The Worlds Fastest Car Bloodhound LSR 2020-04-24 | Hitting the silver screen in the UK on Channel 4, 14th November, 18:00: Workerbee TV (part of EndemolShine UK) has been commissioned to produce a 1x60’ documentary for Channel 4, charting the efforts of an elite team of British automotive designers and engineers as they come together with the aim of creating the fastest car on Earth. After 10 years of research and development, a car was built that combined astonishing aerodynamics with a Eurofighter Typhoon jet engine. Bloodhound LSR. The Bloodhound team had secured the perfect driver, current record holder, Wing Commander Andy Green, and they had located the perfect track, on a dried lakebed in the Kalahari Desert… they were ready to begin testing. Then, in 2018, disaster struck, the project went into administration and Bloodhound was 24 hours away from being scrapped. But, Yorkshire businessman and engineer Ian Warhurst, chose to come out of retirement to save the project and see just how fast the car will go. Building The World’s Fastest Car follows Ian and his team as they arrive in South Africa for six weeks of high-profile testing that they hope will attract sponsors to secure the future of the project, and prove that one day their car will smash supersonic, power past 800 miles per hour, and blast into the record books. It’s make or break for Bloodhound. Rick Murray, MD of Workerbee, said:“This is such a fascinating story and one we had to tell, so we actually started filming before we’d found a broadcaster who would take it. We’re really pleased that Channel 4 have come on board and we can’t wait for people to see the incredible effort the Bloodhound team have made while attempting this astonishing challenge.” Ian Warhust, CEO of Bloodhound Land Speed Racing, said:“Bloodhound LSR is a global endeavour to set a new world land speed record. By sharing this adventure with a worldwide audience, Bloodhound will help inspire the next generation about science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and will be a supersonic testbed for showcasing emergent digital technologies. We’re delighted WorkerBee and Channel 4 are championing our story to audiences across the UK. Building the World’s Fastest Car will be distributed worldwide by Endemol Shine International---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Drag Racing Bloodhound LSR Bloodhound LSR 2020-03-27 | Ever wondered just how Bloodhound LSR stacks up against other fast cars? For fun we crunched the numbers and pitted them side by side on the desert. The speeds are the most accurate we could find and no, they don't account for traction, tyres, etc, but you get the idea.... Imagine how she's going to run when we add the monopropellant rocket!---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/adminMusic: www.bensound.com
How Hard is it to Drive in a Straight Line? Bloodhound LSR 2020-02-13 | Bloodhound LSR is a pretty unique racing car, designed for optimal handling at supersonic speeds. Below that the rounded wheel profile and huge tail fin can make her susceptible to crosswinds - as you'll see in this video.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Behind The Scenes: Radio Comms Bloodhound LSR 2020-02-10 | Listen in to the radio chatter as Mission Control rolls out the team for a high speed run.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Debrief of the 628mph run - why we overran by 28mph! Bloodhound LSR 2020-01-23 | Driver, Andy Green, gives the team a full brief following his 628mph run and explains why we overran by 28mph. This is why we do testing, to fix the issues before we challenge for the world land speed record in 2021!---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Behind the scenes of a typical run day Bloodhound LSR 2020-01-02 | Catch a glimpse behind the scenes of a typical run day during the high speed test programme. Whilst the clips are from several days, they tell the story of how the team plan and prepare for a run and the debriefing that follows it. ---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Reinventing the wheel Bloodhound LSR 2019-12-31 | Bloodhound LSR needs a unique set of wheels to handle the extreme speeds the the car will be traveling at. Engineering Director Mark Chapman explains how they were designed and developed to withstand a hammering on the Kalahari Desert. ---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Big Run 360 premiere Bloodhound LSR 2019-12-20 | ---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Rocket experts on how theyll help blast Bloodhound into the record books Bloodhound LSR 2019-12-11 | Rocket engineers from Nammo joined the Bloodhound team in South Africa during the high speed testing. Here they explain how the monopropellant rocket will be developed to help blast Bloodhound LSR into the record books in 2021.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Preserving the beautiful Kalahari Desert Bloodhound LSR 2019-12-05 | The Bloodhound LSR team took every precaution to ensure there was minimal environmental impact from their activities on the Hakskeenpan. This included an extensive environmental management plan that covered everything from preserving the biodiversity in the sand dunes to managing fuel storage and waste water. ---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Bloodhound team goes GOAT shopping | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-20 | With the car being packed up to return to the UK next week, the Bloodhound LSR team did something a little different today......we went goat shopping.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Mission Accomplished! Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-19 | Martin Roper our Operations Director explains the process of packing up and shipping out
0 to 628mph / 1010kmh in 50 seconds Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-18 | Bloodhound LSR completed high speed testing with V Max 628mph / 1010kmh. ---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Today we smashed our 600mph target speed!!! Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-16 | Today we smashed our 600mph target speed with a 628mph / 1010kph and successfully completed our high speed test programme #2019HST 🤟🏼---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Bloodhound LSR smashes 550mph target speed Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-15 | Bloodhound LSR, today, reached a new top speed of 562mph / 904kmh as she ripped across the Kalahari Desert racing track as part of her high speed test programme.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Bloodhound LSRs aerodynamics explained | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-14 | Dr Ben Evans and Jack Townsend explain the aerodynamic design of Bloodhound LSR and how the team track performance during testing.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
The highs and lows of land speed racing | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-14 | It’s 04:30 and the sun is just peeking over the horizon in the Kalahari Desert, turning the sky vivid pinks, blues and yellows. It’s a run day and the Bloodhound Land Speed Record Team are preparing the car for a high speed test run: 350mph.I’m the communications manager for the UK based team who designed and built the ultimate straight-line racing car. A team of 30 of us are here on the Hakskeenpan, in the Northern Cape, South Africa to put the jet powered car through its paces during a rigorous high speed test programme. We’ve already seen the Eurofighter Typhoon jet powered car reach 501mph during the test programme, but today we’re aiming to test the air brake doors at around 350mph. The air brake doors are like huge carbon fibre elephant ears that stick out either side of the car; these generate drag (like sticking your hand out of the window of a moving vehicle) to bring Bloodhound LSR car to a safe halt. Following a team briefing the car was towed out onto the Pan, a huge dried out lakebed 12 miles long and two miles across. Once positioned on the white line the Start Team set about plugging in the Air Start Cart (a small gas turbine used to start the car’s jet engine). The Air Start Cart cranked up and started blowing high pressure air but the jet engine refused to ignite. It’s heartbreaking when, after many hours of meticulous planning and resolving some challenging issues over the last week, the run was cancelled and we had to return to Tech Camp to plug in the Systems Engineers and review the data. Crestfallen the team trudged back to their vehicles and we returned to base. After several hours the source of the issue was identified (the DECU - Digital Engine Control Unit - failed to send a Start Request to the jet engine) and a software fix resolved it.It’s now midday and temperatures are reaching the mid 30’s, so it’s a quick lunch and back out to the desert with the aim of making the two planned runs. Under the searing heat the car was lined up on the line and plugged into the Start Cart. To everyone’s relief she fired up first time. A quick radio check with the Run Controller “Bloodhound is cleared to roll” and she’s off! First easing away under ‘max dry’ the jet engine spools up and Bloodhound rolls to 60mph in about 5 seconds before Andy puts his foot down and engages max reheat (aka afterburner). 20 feet of flame shoots out the back and with a visceral roar Bloodhound is off like a scalded cat, shooting to 200mph in a further 4 seconds and on to 353mph. Andy then lifted and coasted to 100mph before applying the front wheel brakes to bring the car to a halt 7km down the track. What a great feeling it is when the plan comes together, the car works perfectly and another key Run Profile is crossed off.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Getting Bloodhound LSR back on track! | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-13 | Engineering Director Mark Chapman and Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering Ben Evans explains what the team has been up to over the last three days in order to get Bloodhound LSR up and running again today.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Brake chutes! | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-13 | Brake chutes are vital for safely bringing Bloodhound LSR to a stop at the end of a high speed run. They have to be carefully packed and slotted into place before every run.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Inside the worlds fastest cars cockpit! | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-11 | The man driving Bloodhound LSR, Andy Green, gives us a unique cockpit tour in which he explains the inside of the world's fastest car's cockpit and how it was built around him to guarantee all controls were in the most logical and easy to reach place.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
The latest news from the Kalahari desert! Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-11 | ---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
How to spray high speed track lines | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-07 | Janus Eksteen and Hentie Du Plooy explain how Avenir Agri use GPS technology to spray the Bloodhound LSR track lines across the Hakskeenpan using a lime powder.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Bloodhound LSR hits 501mph! | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-07 | Watch as the team completes run profile 6 and goes 501mph with a double chute deployment.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Nearly reaching the 500mph milestone! | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-05 | The Bloodhound LSR car nearly reached the 500mph milestone today, hitting 491mph (790km/h). It was the sixth run down the desert for the car, which is being pushed faster each time by driver and current World Land Speed Record owner Andy Green. The team is gathering vital data from each run to prepare the car for its World Land Speed Record attempt next year, when it hopes to break the current record of 763mph. Andy said: “The aim of today was to measure the slowdown, from 500 down to 200, to measure the aerodynamic drag. We've got all that data, and now it’s time to crunch the numbers."---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
How to build a race track for the worlds fastest car | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-04 | Track Boss Rudi Riek discusses how he and his team worked together with the local community to prepare the track for Bloodhound LSR to test on.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Prepping the car for 500mph testing | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-04 | Lead Engineer George Morris explains what the team has been up to over the last two days in the tech camp ahead of aiming to go 500mph. ---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Bloodhound LSR smashes the 450mph target with a 461mph top speed Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-03 | On Friday the Bloodhound Land Speed Racing team obliterated its target of 450mph by recording a top speed of 461mph, but had to abort a second run thanks to some minor bodywork damage. Today’s ‘Run Profile 5’ called for a max reheat (afterburner) start from the zero-kilometre mark at the north end of the Hakskeenpan desert runway. As well as pushing the speed further, a key objective today was to test the right parachute, after a successful deployment of the right parachute on the October 31st. Andy Green rolled off the line in ‘max dry’ - no flames out the back - before picking the speed up to 50mph, at which point he pressed the throttle peddle past the detent catch, which engaged maximum reheat. All of the Bloodhound’s 90kN of thrust (54,000bhp) was used to blast the car up to 461 mph. Andy had lifted off the throttle at 440mph to stabilise the car, before pulling the left parachute to test it is in working order. As expected, the parachute took a second to deploy behind the car, before flying perfectly on its 20m strop (line). Andy reported he could feel the parachute tugging rear of the car from side to side as it filled with air and increased the drag. The chute will be modified by removing ribbons two and four to see if will fly more steadily. Once the speed had dropped to 150mph on the parachute, Andy applied the front wheel brakes to bring Bloodhound to a stop at the 9km mark. As on the previous run, the ‘Rescue 2’ recovery team was quickly on scene to uncouple the parachute strop from the back of the car, which Andy then taxied on idle to the 16km mark at the south end of the track. Here he performed a 240m diameter teardrop shaped U-turn to bring the car back to the adjacent track and ready for Run Profile 6. Unfortunately, on inspection, the team identified a minor issue with the titanium skin on the rear deltas (the aerodynamic bodywork that covers the rear suspension). This caused the planned second run of 500mph to be aborted, and saw the car recovered to the Tech Camp for repair work. Mark Chapman, Engineering Director, explained: "The issue was with an ‘into wind step’, which is an area of the bodywork that high speed air and desert grit blasted into as such a rate on this run, that it pealed back a corner, up to the first rivet. The Fabrication Team are trimming the 30mm long piece of titanium off before they bond and rivet a patch to cover the area.”
Reaching 461mph in Bloodhound LSR! | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-01 | The Bloodhound Land Speed Racing team today obliterated its target of 450mph by recording a top speed of 461mph, but had to abort a second run thanks to some minor bodywork damage. Today’s ‘Run Profile 5’ called for a max reheat (afterburner) start from the zero-kilometre mark at the north end of the Hakskeenpan desert runway. As well as pushing the speed further, a key objective today was to test the left parachute, after a successful deployment of the right parachute yesterday (October 31st). Andy Green rolled off the line in ‘max dry’ - no flames out the back - before picking the speed up to 50mph, at which point he pressed the throttle peddle past the detent catch, which engaged maximum reheat. All of the Bloodhound’s 90kN of thrust (54,000bhp) was used to blast the car up to 461 mph. Andy had lifted off the throttle at 440mph to stabilise the car, before pulling the left parachute to test it is in working order. As expected, the parachute took a second to deploy behind the car, before flying perfectly on its 20m strop (line). Andy reported he could feel the parachute tugging rear of the car from side to side as it filled with air and increased the drag. The chute will be modified by removing ribbons two and four to see if will fly more steadily. Once the speed had dropped to 150mph on the parachute, Andy applied the front wheel brakes to bring Bloodhound to a stop at the 9km mark. As on the previous run, the ‘Rescue 2’ recovery team was quickly on scene to uncouple the parachute strop from the back of the car, which Andy then taxied on idle to the 16km mark at the south end of the track. Here he performed a 240m diameter teardrop shaped U-turn to bring the car back to the adjacent track and ready for Run Profile 6. Unfortunately, on inspection, the team identified a minor issue with the titanium skin on the rear deltas (the aerodynamic bodywork that covers the rear suspension). This caused the planned second run of 500mph to be aborted, and saw the car recovered to the Tech Camp for repair work. Mark Chapman, Engineering Director, explained: "The issue was with an ‘into wind step’, which is an area of the bodywork that high speed air and desert grit blasted into as such a rate on this run, that it pealed back a corner, up to the first rivet. The Fabrication Team are trimming the 30mm long piece of titanium off before they bond and rivet a patch to cover the area.”---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
POV going 380mph in the Hakskeenpan desert | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-11-01 | Experience high speed testing from Andy Green's cockpit with this multi-camera video of Run Profile 4, during which we went 380mph and deployed the parachute which slows the car from high speeds.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
How do you slow the world’s fastest car using a parachute? | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-31 | Thursday 31st October 2019 Another hugely successful day of testing for the Bloodhound LSR team saw the speedometer swing to 380mph, plus the first deployment of the parachute which slows the car from high speeds. During ‘Run Profile Four’ the Bloodhound car was started ‘dry’; without injecting the extra fuel for reheat. Once it hit 50mph World Land Speed Record holder Andy Green engaged full reheat (a.k.a afterburners) and piloted the car to 380mph (611kph). It took just 27 seconds, even though Andy lifted off the throttle when it hit 360mph. At its maximum, the Bloodhound’s Rolls-Royce built EJ200 engine generated 90kN of thrust (c.54,000bhp). Once the car hit the 2km mark Andy cut power completely and pulled Parachute One for the first time ever. The parachute was tugged from its canister by a drogue, a conical shaped device with open ends, which then deployed the full canopy, slowing the car until Andy used the front wheel brakes to bring car to a halt 3.8 miles from the start. The recovery team - “Rescue 2” - arrived on site within one minute and released the parachute from the car. This is the process the team will use when making record breaking runs in 12 - 18 months’ time. It is crucial to ensure parachutes aren't dragged behind the car when it completes its transit down the length of the track, which is does before turning around ready for a return run within an hour. An excited Andy Green said: "The video footage shows a clean release of the ‘chute behind the car, just one second after I pulled the release leaver. The engineering team and I are delighted all the hard work designing the deployment system paid off first time"---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Bloodhound LSR Run Update | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-30 | 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.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Good luck to the England Rugby Team this weekend! Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-30 | From the team here in South Africa, we'll be cheering you on this Saturday!---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Most exciting jet car testing yet! | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-30 | Bloodhound LSR CEO Ian Warhurst explains why Run Profile 2 and 3 made day 11 the most exciting day yet on the Hakskeenpan.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
What happens between Bloodhound LSR test runs? | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-30 | Design Engineer Jonny Hunt explains what the Bloodhound LSR team gets up to during a maintenance day between test runs.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Bloodhound blasts from 0 to 334mph in under 20 seconds Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-29 | Ride onboard with driver Andy Green as Bloodhound blasts from 0 - 334 mph (537 kmh) and completes Run Profiles 2 and 3 during the crucial high speed test programme.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Preparing for Run Day 2 | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-28 | Operations Director Martin Roper talks us through the team's preparations for Run Day 2 and the tricky weather conditions on the Hakskeenpan #2019HST.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
FIRST Bloodhound LSR Run! | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-27 | Day 9 in the Hakskeenpan and Bloodhound completed Run Profile One: A static engine test, followed by a very slow speed (max 100 mph) check of the steering and brakes. It's great to be out of the chocks ready to move on to higher speeds. ---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Teething issues with First Run | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-25 | Chief Engineer Mark Chapman talks us through the first day of successfully starting up the engine and running the Bloodhound LSR down the Hakskeenpan.We should be on track to do a 100mph run tomorrow!---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Attempting Engine Starts | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-24 | Bloodhound LSR team took the car out on to the Hakskeenpan for the first time. We had two unsuccessful attempts to start the EJ200 jet engine, but there was no ignition. Our engineers tracked down the problem to a fuel pump issue. Once fixed, we fired her up again. This time the inhibitor fluid that the jet engine was filled with for storage was burned off (that's the smoke you see in the photo!). However, the start up cycle took four seconds longer than the 60 second start process and automatically shut down - as it's designed to. We're confident next time out it will run without issue. Nobody said land speed racing would be plain sailing!---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Operations Control Room Explained | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-24 | Jess Kinsman is our Run Controller plays a key role in the safe operations out on the desert. She tracks the movement of Bloodhound and the support vehicles at all times using Spinnaker GPS trackers and radio comms.20h---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Bloodhound LSR Launch Day | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-22 | Jules Tipler, Communications Manager, talks us through the official launch of Bloodhound LSR on the Hakskeenpan in South Africa ahead of 2019 high speed testing starting.---------We’d love to hear from you! Please let us know what you think or any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to never miss any of our exclusive videos about Bloodhound LSR: http://bit.ly/31C1RyThttp://www.bloodhoundlsr.cominstagram.com/Bloodhound_LSRfacebook.com/BLOODHOUNDSSCtwitter.com/Bloodhound_LSRlinkedin.com/company/35648633/admin
Assembling the Workshop for Testing | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-21 | Stu Edmondson, Head of Desert Operations details some of the complexities of setting up base. We’d love to hear from you. Please let us know any questions you’d like answering in the comments section below:
Putting Bloodhound LSR Back Together | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-20 | Frantz Nehammer, Engineering Manager explains the reassembly of Bloodhound LSR which begins in earnest with the fitting of the fin (complete with 36k names). We’re almost ready for high speed testing! Please leave any questions in the comments section below and we'll try to answer them - possibly with a video.
Arriving in South Africa | #2019HST Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-20 | A quick update from the Tech Camp as the team prepare the car for high speed testing.
The Bloodhound Team arrive at the Hakskeenpan Bloodhound LSR 2019-10-20 | Hello and welcome to the first of our films shot and edited here in Kalahari desert. Make sure you’re following to stay up to speed on all our high speed testing. Please leave feedback in the comments below and let us know any questions you have - we might make a film answering them!
Dry Cranking the EJ200 jet engine Bloodhound LSR 2019-09-30 | Prior to departure, one of the final installation checks of the car’s state-of-the-art engine is to ‘dry crank’ it, checking all the systems are correct and working perfectly. This involves running through the start-up sequence and turning it over with no fuel or ignition.A dry crank test is a crucial stage of the pre-testing programme as it confirms the engine and all its ancillary systems, fuel and electrics are correctly installed and ready to fire up once the car is in the full system test, confirming the engine can be started.To perform the test the team will used an Air Start Cart (a small jet engine) to blow high pressure air into the onboard Aircraft Mounted Accessories Drive (AMAD) gearbox, which will both spin the jet’s turbine up to required speed and, once spinning, generate 3-phase AC power for the car, which then sends power to the jet engine’s fuel pumps.
Quick workshop update: 26th September Bloodhound LSR 2019-09-26 | It's been a busy day here in the workshop as the team prepare for high speed testing which will see the Bloodhound LSR running on the Hakskeenpan, South Africa in October and November 2019.
Revitalised Bloodhound gets new livery and headquarters Bloodhound LSR 2019-03-21 | At today’s (21.03.19) opening of the project’s new headquarters, the Bloodhound Land Speed Record (LSR) team announced they are firmly back on the trail of a world land speed record. Under the new ownership of Ian Warhurst, CEO of Grafton LSR Ltd, the freshly assembled Bloodhound LSR team will focus on completing development of the jet- and rocket-powered car and moving to the next phase of the programme – high speed testing – as soon as possible. The new name, Bloodhound LSR, accompanies a complete rebranding of the programme. This includes a visual transformation of the car, which was revealed in a new striking red and white livery as she moves into her new home at SGS Berkeley Green University Technical College (UTC) on the Gloucestershire Science and Technology Park.Grafton LSR Ltd CEO Ian Warhurst said: “Since buying Bloodhound from the administrators last December, the team and I have been overwhelmed by the passion and enthusiasm the public have shown for the project. Over the last decade, an incredible amount of hard graft has been invested in the project and it would be a tragedy to see it go to waste. “Starting with a clean slate, it’s my ambition to let Bloodhound off the leash see just how fast this car can go. I’ve been reviewing the project and I’m confident there is a commercial business proposition to support it. I’ll provide robust financing to ensure there is cashflow to hit the high-speed testing deadlines we set ourselves.”New headquartersThe UK Land Speed Record Centre at SGS Berkeley Green UTC provides a 975 square metre workshop facility in the heart of the college campus, fulfilling Bloodhound’s promise of delivering educational inspiration.SGS Berkeley Green UTS group chief executive and executive principal Kevin Hamblin said; "We're excited that Bloodhound is joining us at Berkeley. To have such a groundbreaking engineering project on site which shares our philosophy to enthuse and encourage the next generation of engineers, designers and scientists, will be invaluable for our own students and also for thousands of young people across the region who will have an opportunity to visit the Gloucestershire Science and Technology Park over the next few years and see the car for themselves."Team listThe Bloodhound LSR team is headed up by Ian Warhurst. Ian is joined by driver and current world land speed record holder Andy Green, engineering director Mark Chapman, chief financial officer Rick Sturge, operations director Martyn Davidson, commercial director Ewen Honeyman, and many of the original mechanics and technicians, providing continuity from the old programme to the new. Former CEO Bloodhound Programme Ltd Richard Noble, said “It was a very hard fight to create the Bloodhound car, the largest STEM programme in the UK, the public engagement programme and the 1,000 man year desert preparation. Our weakness had always been finance and now after Administration, with Ian Warhurst the team finally has the financial support it needs to drive forward with confidence and achieve what we set out to do nearly 12 years ago.Sponsorship and brandingThe Bloodhound LSR car’s bare red and white livery is likely to change once the sponsorship team’s discussions over title branding opportunities with interested parties reach fruition. The iconic blue and orange livery from the R&D phase will live on in photos and film. Grafton LSR commercial director Ewen Honeyman said: “With Ian providing the cashflow to keep the project on track, Bloodhound LSR is a very different sponsorship proposition to the blue and orange car. We’re already having detailed discussions with a number of organisations about exciting new sponsorship possibilities, as well as talking to those involved in the previous phase of the programme.”
BLOODHOUND Coding & Programming Workshop Bloodhound LSR 2018-11-15 | Take a look at our Introduction to Coding and Programming workshop. Working with Micro:bit and Raspberry Pi computers in the classroom, pupils create code and program the mini computers with a simple reaction tester. They can then develop code to programme LEDs on the boards and ultimately progress on to program a mini BLOODHOUND car to carry out a mission
BLOODHOUND Project: Progress Report Bloodhound LSR 2018-06-29 | BLOODHOUND's Engineering Director Mark Chapman brings us up to speed on the latest developments on the car. Please excuse the sound, we had mic issues!
