Education News Family Fun at Silverstone
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The Bloodhound Education team welcomed thousands of visitors on our stand at the Silverstone F1 Grand Prix earlier this month.
Project News
Rocket Experts NAMMO Join The BLOODHOUND Project
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The BLOODHOUND Project is proud to announce a new partnership with NAMMO, the rocket propulsion specialists. The company, based in Norway, will supply its hybrid rocket technology for use in BLOODHOUND Supersonic Car, the 1,000 mph Land Speed racing car now being constructed in Bristol, UK.
NAMMO rockets are used by the European Space Agency to separate the stages of Ariane 5, the world’s most reliable & commercially successful satellite launch vehicle. Read more
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Bloodhound and Cosworth partnership to close
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By mutual agreement, The BLOODHOUND Project and Cosworth are bringing to a close their partnership agreement. Our engineers are currently assessing a number of alternative options for the Auxiliary Power Unit in the BLOODHOUND Supersonic Car.
Education News
BLOODHOUND Education Outreach Team Opportunities
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The BLOODHOUND Education Team is about to begin delivering an expanding programme of outreach to schools across the UK. We need a team of skilled and enthusiastic Education Animators to help us to deliver exciting STEM-related presentations and interactive workshops in schools across the UK on an ad hoc basis.
If you are interested in working in the Bloodhound Team, then read more
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Bloodhound’s vital electrical power systems protected by E-T-A circuit breakers
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The vital electrical systems aboard Bloodhound SSC are protected by around forty circuit breakers and battery isolators provided by E-T-A. The circuit breakers are installed to isolate key parts of the system in the event of short circuits or overloads. Rather than using fuses whose characteristics change with age and lead to nuisance blowing, E-T-A circuit breaker performance is stable over time.
Project News
Nelson Mandela
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The BLOODHOUND Team are deeply saddened by the news of Mr Mandela's death. Our thoughts go to his family and to our many friends and colleagues in South Africa.
Mr Mandela said 'education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world'. Our project is testament to that idea. We are proud of our partnership with the country, and look forward to the day in 2015 when the world will see an amazing, inspirational story unfold in the beautiful desert of Hakskeen Pan, Northern Cape.
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Have a supersonic Christmas
Wednesday, 4 December, 2013News
How many parts of BLOODHOUND SSC can you spot in the video above?
Education News
STEM in Action
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STEM in Action is an annual event arranged by the local STEM contact holder HETA, the contract is managed by Niki Bardsley, who incidentally is married to John Bardsley who looks after the Arco Bloodhound Ambassadors from their HQ in Hull. Since 2002 The KC Stadium has been the
Education News
Students design and race virtual land speed record cars
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High performance computing brings cutting-edge eLearning to Bristol schools
200 secondary school pupils will find out today [Wednesday 27 November] if their team has designed the fastest virtual land speed racer
For the past three months, 11 to 14-year-old pupils from 12 local schools have been taking part in SPEED: Beat the Bloodhound. The team-based competition, led by David Standingford and Jamil Appa from Zenotech Ltd, is part of a pilot education programme funded by a Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious grant for public engagement.
Cisco Bloodhound TV, Episode 32
An Introduction to Bloodhound SSC
Bloodhound TV
The Bloodhound SSC - supersonic car - built in the UK by a team of Formula 1 and aerospace experts, aims to inspire kids about Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths by reaching 1,000 mph. It is a battle with Physics, a journey into the unknown.
