![]() ![]() When he does, he’ll be uploading live video and technical data from the car-suspension loads, brake temperatures and the like-to fans and followers on social media. His new car-the Bloodhound SSC (for supersonic)-is powered by both jet and rocket engines, and he is set to test it for the first time on October 26, on a 1.7-mile runway in Britain. But the speed of sound is not fast enough for him, apparently. ![]() Green, a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force, is the only man ever to travel at supersonic speed on wheels, something he accomplished 20 years ago. “This is about bringing engineering to roaring life for a global generation of young would-be engineers.” “This is about creating a sensation around science and technology,” says Green. What possesses a man to attempt to motor across the face of the planet faster than anyone in history? To raise the backing, build the team and the car, and risk it all? World land-speed record holder Andy Green of Great Britain has an answer. ![]()
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