What is Bloodhound SSC?
[[File:Bloodhound 1000mph Land speed record project (1).jpg|thumb|{{center|Full scale model}}]] '''Bloodhound SSC''' is a [[supersonic]] land [[car|vehicle]] currently in [[New product development|development]]. Its [[wikt:goal|goal]] is to match or [[wikt:exceed|exceed]] {{convert|1000|mph|km/h|sigfig=4}}. This would mean a new [[world]] [[land speed record]].<ref>[http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/news/noble-green-and-team-target-1000mph-record Noble, Green and Team Target 1,000MPH Record] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010174225/http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/news/noble-green-and-team-target-1000mph-record |date=2018-10-10 }} Thursday, 23 October 2008</ref> The [[pencil]]-shaped car is powered by a [[jet engine]] and a [[rocket|rocket engine]]. It is designed to reach {{convert|1050|mph|km/h|sigfig=4}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/project/facts-and-figures|title=Facts and Figures|website=The Bloodhound Project|date=June 2012|access-date=1 January 2015|archive-date=2 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102175144/http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/project/facts-and-figures|url-status=deviated|archivedate=2 January 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102175144/http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/project/facts-and-figures}}</ref> It is being developed and built with the intention of breaking the land speed record by 33%.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7685049.stm|title=Supersonic car targets 1,000mph|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2008-10-23 | date=22 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/03/bloodhound-ssc/ |title=Bloodhound SSC: How do you build a car capable of 1,000mph? |author=Jonathan M. Gitlin |date=19 March 2014 |publisher=[[Ars Technica]] |accessdate=20 March 2014}}</ref> [[Runway]] testing of up to {{convert|200|mph|km/h}} is [[schedule]]d to take place in early 2015. Bloodhound SSC will then be tested on the [[Hakskeen Pan]] in [[South Africa]]. A track {{convert|12|mi|km}} long,