The car that's 135 times more powerful than an F1 racer
The UK-engineered Bloodhound super car is expected to set a new land-speed record of more than 1,000 miles per hour. | Photo by Stefan Marjoram
Sign up online for the free June 3 symposium "Innovation is GREAT: Engineering for Sustainable Growth" at Concordia's John Molson School of Business. And watch this space for details of a Google Hangout with the Bloodhound's driver, RAF fighter pilot Andy Green.
In just a few weeks, on June 5 to 7, racing fans from around the world will turn their attention to the Canadian Grand Prix. But on June 3, sports-car enthusiasts can start their fix two days early in the John Molson School of Business Building (MB) Atrium, where a full-scale showcase of the UK-engineered supersonic vehicle, the Bloodhound, will be on display.
The automobile, which incorporates car and aircraft technology, is a jet- and rocket-powered car whose slender 13-metre-long body weighs 7.5 tonnes. Its engines produce over 135,000 horsepower — more than six times the power of all the Formula 1 cars on a starting grid put together.
Later this year, the Bloodhound is expected to set the new Outright World Land Speed Record by surpassing the astonishing speed of 1000 miles per hour.
But first, the vehicle showcase — which includes with a fully interactive display — is coming to Concordia as part of “Innovation is GREAT: Engineering for Sustainable Growth,” an educational symposium on engineering excellence in the Quebec and UK aerospace and automotive sectors, co-organized by the British Consulate-General in Montreal and the John Molson School of Business (JMSB).
“We collaborated with JMSB on a Grand-Prix-related event last year that was tremendously popular,” says British Consul General Nick Baker. “We look forward to building on that success to promote the extraordinary innovation taking place in the UK and Quebec engineering industries.”
The day’s proceedings begin with a discussion of the technological advancements of the Bloodhound. On the panel will be two of the car’s engineers and design-team member Ben Evans, a senior lecturer in aerospace engineering at Swansea University in Wales.
Following the conversation, the winners of “The Aircraft of the Future is in Your Hands” case competition will be announced. Organized by Aéro Montréal, the competition required teams of local engineering students to present the concept for a new cargo aircraft that can transport perishable food between Montreal and London quickly with minimal impact on the environment.
A second panel discussion will then be held on the topic of international, inter-industry cooperation. Peter Jaskiewicz, CIBC Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business at JMSB, will act as the moderator of an exchange between representatives from leading automotive and aerospace firms Rolls Royce, Bombardier, Mecachrome and M1 Composites Technology. The panel will explore the importance of cross-sector collaboration to industrial innovation.
"Innovation is GREAT: Engineering for Sustainable Growth" takes place on June 3 at Concordia's John Molson School of Business. It is open for registration.
The Bloodhound will be on display all day in the lobby of the John Molson School of Business Building (MB) on 1450 Guy Street in Montreal. And in the meantime, see the world's fastest car in action...