British media report that the Bloodhound project has been discontinued — the supersonic car will now be put up for sale.
Last winter, Bloodhound reached 322 km/h in just 9 seconds on the runway of an airfield in Newquay (UK). Behind the wheel of the car was Andy Green, a Royal Air Force squadron leader.
At that moment, the project authors stated the need for another 5 million pounds sterling (6.4 million dollars) to reach speeds from 800 to 1000 km/h. To overcome the currently unattainable mark of 1300 km/h, 15 million pounds (about 20 million dollars) were required, and to achieve the fantastic 1000 miles per hour (1600 km/h) — about 25 million pounds (32 million dollars).
Work on creating the car began in 2008. The length of the Bloodhound SSC is 13.5 meters. The vehicle is powered by a Rolls-Royce jet engine taken from the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter, developing approximately 135 thousand horsepower.
