Bloodhound LSR smashes the 450mph target with a 461mph top speed

On Friday the Bloodhound Land Speed Racing team obliterated its target of 450mph by recording a top speed of 461mph, but had to abort a second run thanks to some minor bodywork damage. Today’s ‘Run Profile 5’ called for a max reheat (afterburner) start from the zero-kilometre mark at the north end of the Hakskeenpan desert runway. As well as pushing the speed further, a key objective today was to test the right parachute, after a successful deployment of the right parachute on the October 31st. Andy G