The land-speed record has been around British hands since 1983, but it is never been the motherland's habit to relaxation on its laurels. Yesterday, inside a explosive device-proof shelter in Cornwall, they behind the Bloodhound SSC test-fired its rocket system the very first time, creating an astounding 14,000 pounds of thrust because of its liquid peroxide and solid synthetic rubber hybrid engine. Moving that mix with the V8 of the F1 vehicle, they wishes to achieve a high seed of just one,050 miles per hour (Mach 1.4), well past the 763 miles per hour accomplished by ThrustSSD in 1997. Following the break, we have had a short clip from the firing because it happened, which, frankly, helps make the Batmobile's flaming jet engine look a bit mediocre in comparison.
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