The Bloodhound SSC is the offspring of the Thrust ... And what a vehicle it is, called a mix between a "fast fighter jet, a Formula One car, a spaceship and a boat" by one of its engineers.

A date has been set for the Bloodhound supersonic ... and other systems - especially the EJ200 jet engine borrowed from a 1,500-mph Eurofighter Typhoon fighter, and especially the engine's air ...

BLOODHOUND SSC/STEFAN MARJORAM Andy Green says he has ... difficulties being in a car as opposed to sitting in a fighter aircraft. But when driver Andy Green flicked the switches in his cockpit ...

They visit a racing track to find out about the design of cars, observe a junior water-skiing champion to find out how boat design influences Bloodhound. They also meet the RAF fighter pilot who ...

Dr Yan Wong:This is Bloodhound SSC. It's going to be the fastest ... and used to fly Phantom jets like these. We wanted to know what fighter pilot skills he'll need to drive Bloodhound.

In a previous run in the Thrust SSC days ... rocket is the hardest part: the Bloodhound team is using a V8 from a Jaguar just to pump it into the rockets. The jet engine, a Rolls-Royce EJ200 ...

Bloodhound's achievement is notable because it's been running with only the thrust of a jet engine ... 22 years ago by another British car, Thrust SSC. The driver back then was the same as ...

At 3.6 miles per minute, the Bloodhound Supersonic Car has the potential to break the world-land-speed record. Produced by Emma Fierberg. Video courtesy of Reuters. Follow BI Video: On Facebook ...