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What Is BLOODHOUND SSC? BLOODHOUND SSC is a supersonic car, which a British team are building to break the world land speed record.
Facts about BLOODHOUND SSC
Weight 7.5 tonnes Andy Green will drive the BLOODHOUND SSC in the Length 13.4 metres world record attempt. He is a pilot who has flown Speed 1000 miles per hour jet planes.
There are three engines in the car - a jet engine, a rocket and a Jaguar The car is long Supercharged V8 engine. and thin to help it travel really fast. The back of the car is designed like an aircraft.
The front of the car is The desert wheels have no rubber made of carbon fibre tyres on them as they would explode like racing cars. when travelling at 1000mph.
Where Will the Land Speed Record Attempt Take Place? Hakskeen Pan Desert – this is a dried-up lake in the desert in South Africa. All stones had to be cleared from the land so that the car can be driven safely at 1000mph.
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1. What sort of car is BLOODHOUND SSC? Tick one.
super charged
super old
supersonic
2. How long is BLOODHOUND SSC? Tick one.
30 metres
13.4 metres
14.3 metres
3. What is the name of the driver of BLOODHOUND SSC? Tick one.
Andy Green
Andy Driver
Andy Blue
4. Why are there no rubber tyres on the wheels on BLOODHOUND SSC?
They would fall off.
They would melt.
They would explode.
5. BLOODHOUND SSC will be driven in Hakskeen Pan. What is it? Tick one.
A motorway in South Africa.
The side of a mountain.
A dried-up lake in the desert.
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1. What sort of car is BLOODHOUND SSC? Tick one.
super charged
super old
supersonic
2. How long is BLOODHOUND SSC? Tick one.
30 metres
13.4 metres
14.3 metres
3. What is the name of the driver of BLOODHOUND SSC? Tick one.
Andy Green
Andy Driver
Andy Blue
4. Why are there no rubber tyres on the wheels on BLOODHOUND SSC?
They would fall off.
They would melt.
They would explode.
5. BLOODHOUND SSC will be driven in Hakskeen Pan. What is it? Tick one.
A motorway in South Africa.
The side of a mountain.
A dried-up lake in the desert.
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What Is BLOODHOUND SSC? BLOODHOUND SSC is a supersonic car, which a team are building to break the world land speed record. Supersonic means the car will go faster than the speed of sound!
Did You Know? Britain already have the world record for building a car, that has gone the fastest speed in the world. In 1997, they broke the record in a supersonic car called Thrust 2 SSC.
Weight 7.5 tonnes Length 13.4 metres Speed 1000 miles per hour Wheels made from aluminium Engines a jet engine, rocket and Jaguar Supercharged V8 engine
Why Build the Fastest Car in the World? There are three reasons why the BLOODHOUND SSC team want to build the fastest car in the world. 1. To get children interested in science, technology, engineering and maths through an exciting project. 2. To share their research and new technology with others. 3. To set a new World Land Speed Record of 1000 miles per hour.
Fascinating Fact Wing Commander Andy Green will drive BLOODHOUND SSC. He is a jet fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force and is used to travelling at very fast speeds.
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1. What do the British team aim to break with BLOODHOUND SSC? Tick one.
The Air Speed Record
The Land Speed Record
2. What year did Britain break the Land Speed World Record with Thrust SSC? Tick one.
1987
1907
1997
3. How fast will BLOODHOUND SSC be able to travel?
100mph
1000mph
10mph
4. Match up the sentences:
The wheels is 13.4m long.
The car has three engines.
The supersonic car are made from aluminium.
5. Fill in the missing word.
BLOODHOUND SSC will get children in science, technology, engineering and maths through this exciting project.
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1. What do the British team aim to break with BLOODHOUND SSC? Tick one.
The Air Speed Record
The Land Speed Record
The Water Speed Record
2. What year did Britain break the Land Speed World Record with Thrust SSC? Tick one.
1987
1907
1997
3. How fast will BLOODHOUND SSC be able to travel?
100mph
1000mph
10mph
4. Match up the sentences:
The wheels is 13.4m long.
The car has three engines.
The supersonic car are made from aluminium.
5. Fill in the missing word.
BLOODHOUND SSC will get children interested in science, technology, engineering and maths through this exciting project.
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A Supersonic Car BLOODHOUND SSC (supersonic car) will be the fastest car in the world, able to travel at 1000 miles per hour (mph). The car is the most complicated vehicle ever built and is made using car and aircraft technology!
A Short History of the World Land Speed Record Breakers
1898 Frenchman, Count Chasseloup-Laubat set the first world land speed record reaching a speed of 39mph using electric power.
1929 British competitor Henry Segrave reached 231mph.
1935 Malcolm Campbell, another British driver, reached 301mph in a car called Bluebird.
There were many record breakers after Campbell. In 1983, British driver Richard Noble became the Did You Know? BLOODHOUND SSC land speed world record holder, reaching 633mph will travel 1 mile in Thrust 2. in 3.6 seconds! In 1997, Andy Green became the first man to go faster than the speed of sound on the ground, reaching an amazing speed of 763mph in Thrust SSC. He remains the only supersonic speed king in history!
Fascinating Location Fact The record-breaking attempt will take Did You Know? place in Hakskeen Pan, which is a dried The car has three engines: lake in South Africa. Local people cleared • a jet engine the area of stones so that when the car • a rocket drives at 1000mph, it is as safe as possible • a Jaguar Supercharged and there won’t be anything in the way. V8 engine
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1. What does SSC stand for?
Super Saturday Car
Supersonic Car
Star Ship Car
Super Charges Car
2. Tick two facts about the BLOODHOUND SSC.
It will be able to travel one mile in 3.6 seconds.
It will travel at 10,000mph.
It uses aircraft and car technology.
It will be the second fastest car in the world.
3. What is Count Chasseloup-Laubat known for?
4. Match up these sentences: Malcolm Campbell is known as the supersonic speed king. Richard Noble broke the land speed record in 1983. Andy Green drove a car called the Bluebird.
5. Complete this sentence: The local people in Hakskeen Pan, South Africa,
6. How do you think the driver, Andy Green, might feel when he attempts the world land speed record of travelling at 1000mph?
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1. What does SSC stand for?
Super Saturday Car
Supersonic Car
Star Ship Car
Super Charges Car
2. Tick two facts about the BLOODHOUND SSC.
It will be able to travel one mile in 3.6 seconds.
It will travel at 10,000mph.
It uses aircraft and car technology.
It will be the second fastest car in the world.
3. What is Count Chasseloup-Laubat known for? Count Chasseloup- Laubat is known for setting the first World Land Speed Record reaching a speed of 39 mph using electric power.
4. Match up these sentences: Malcolm Campbell is known as the supersonic speed king. Richard Noble broke the land speed record in 1983. Andy Green drove a car called the Bluebird.
5. Complete this sentence: The local people in Hakskeen Pan, South Africa, cleared the area of all the stones so that the car could drive at 1000mph safely and there wouldn’t be anything in the way.
6. How do you think the driver, Andy Green, might feel when he attempts the world land speed record of travelling at 1000mph? Answers will vary. Some possible suggestions will include nervous, scared, excited.
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