Bloodhound SSC showcased in New Delhi by British Council

British Council has unveiled the Bloodhound SSC supersonic car in New Delhi. The display was a part of the Great Britain, a strategic international marketing programme designed to promote the UK to business, tourism and student markets worldwide.

The Bloodhound SSC features a mix of car and aircraft technology, with the front half being a carbon fibre monocoque like a racing car and the back half being a metallic framework and panels like an aircraft. The car has a slender body where the outer body has been made using the Tata Steel and is approximately 14 metres in length. The two front wheels are within the body and two rear wheels are mounted externally within wheel fairings. It weighs over 7 tonnes and its engines produce more than 135,000 horsepower!

The Bloodhound SSC has been designed to go up to 1000 mph (over 1600 kph). At full speed it can cover a mile in just 3.6 seconds. Andy Green, RAF fighter pilot, World Land Speed Record holder and pilot of Bloodhound SSC is aiming to raise the World Land Speed Record to over 1600 kph with it.

The Bloodhound SSC project aims to inspire the young generation to pursue higher education in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) courses and later careers in those fields. Around 5,600 UK schools and universities are involved in the Bloodhound SSC project.