Bloodhound fires up for speed test
THE Bristol-based team behind the Bloodhound 1,000mph car blasted the project past its first major milestone yesterday with the first test firing of its revolutionary hybrid fuel rocket.
The test, which took place at a military base near Newquay, in Cornwall, was the largest rocket firing in the UK for 20 years, and the largest rocket ever to be developed in Europe.
The ambitious test was hailed "an enormous success" ahead of the bid to break the land speed record (763mph) in 2013 and the 1,000mph barrier in 2014.
Read more about yesterday's test and watch videos here.
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