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For a hundred years Britain has been involved in setting the land speed record and today is no different: the Bloodhound SSC project, described by Richard Noble the project director as the “engineering adventure of the 21st century”, is once again preparing to take to the desert race tracks and reach speeds of up to 1000 mph.

Veterans at land speed records, the same team behind the Bloodhound SSC set a world record for the fastest car back in 1997 with the Thrust SSC, a supersonic rocket car which reached a top speed of 763 mph in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, USA. This beat the top speed of the Thrust2 which reached 633 mph in 1983, also set by Noble and his team. Today, they plan to break the record again by the widest margin to date (31%) by driving the Bloodhound through the Hakskeen Pan desert in South Africa.

The powerhouse running the Bloodhound is a Eurojet EJ200 Typhoon engine running alongside a MCT V12 800 bhp race engine. This doubles as an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) delivering hydraulic power as needed, starting the EJ200 and pumping the High Test Peroxide (HTP) through to the Falcon rocket. The pump has to move a ton of HTP through to the rocket catalyst in 22 seconds and at 1200 psi. With a smart suspension system, rocket shape and small cross section to minimise drag, this will be like nothing else seen before.

The Bloodhound SSC project, however, is a lot more than simply reaching Mach 1.4 in a land vehicle: it’s about inspiring the next generation of engineers. The MoD, like the rest of Britain, is experiencing a shortage of engineers. The landscape looks bleak: too many established mechanical and electrical engineers are worried that their designs and inventions will be stolen creating much rivalry and secrecy. In Formula 1 and other mainstream racing types there are far too many rules and regulations set by the FIA about how fast cars can go and what technology can be used. Most importantly we are at the start of a massive industrial revolution as all mechanical and electrical industries are facing the “green problem”.

Noble and his team are getting around these problems easily: the only regulations facing them from the FIA are that their car must have at least four wheels with two of them steering. This leaves the project very open to development, more than Formula 1, and a wealth of technology can be designed to help achieve the 1000 mph land speed record. This technology is exactly what Richard Noble wants to promote and share with his contemporary and new engineers alike so it can be developed even further. To draw more engineers into the STEM (science technology, engineering, mathematics) field the Bloodhound project has been going to schools and educating key stage 2 students in these areas.

The development of a supersonic rocket car extends further than national prestige, it’s about education and inspiring new engineers to take the reins of finding tomorrow’s solutions, and in turn develop high quality components. These components are not just for the highly specialised rocket car requirement: they have great potential for many other industries as well. But for this potential to be realised, they must be available at the right price, and with an acceptable lead time. Buyers must also have confidence that price and delivery will be maintained into the future, giving security to their production planning.

Oracle Components has been providing the answer for customers in the military, aerospace, commercial and other industries requiring these advanced components. Oracle has sponsored their name to appear on the car’s fin to show their support for the Bloodhound project and the technology it represents. And for their customers, Oracle has the team, the funding, the contacts and the infrastructure essential to ensure that users can profit from the components’ benefits, without the worries of pricing or delivery problems, or concerns over the provenance of the parts themselves.

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