Talk:Bloodhound LSR

"bespoke" rocket

The "bespoke" rocket engine is a Falcon hybrid rocket, according to this article at allheadlinenews.com. But that might be false information, the article doesn't seem very professionally written, and also, it doesn't mention a third engine. And what does bespoke mean? - Ketchup Krew ^{Heinz 57!} 19:55, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Bespoke should mean that the engine is created specifically for this purpose; her eit really implies that a generic engine has been modified to make it do things for the specific needs of the vehicle. I'll check that source out. Pedro :  Chat  11:08, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

It was probably just an attempt to sound posh. Bespoke is a word usually only heard around expensive pinstriped suits. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:65BC:98A8:F1A4:12FF (talk) 10:05, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

Funding

We could use more about how much of the £10M funding they have actually secured. Rod57 (talk) 00:30, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Just a comment.

Had anyone else said this, I would have laughed. However, I absolutely believe in these guys.

They are shooting for 1,000MPH. I bet they hit at least 1,100MPH.

TheСyndicate 19:57, 7 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.108.182.183 (talk)

The car has a maximum design speed of 1,050 mph. They are aiming for 1,000 mph and no more. Weasley one (talk) 10:57, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

There are 3 other teams to date using rocket power to break the 1000 mph barrier and each of them including the bloodhound ssc could get their first. Healewis (talk) 01:36, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

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First test run in October 2017

On their website (http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/), Bloodhound SSC have announced that the first public test run will happen at Cornwall airport from 26-30 October, 2017, where it will make "its first runs anywhere in the world". On http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/blog/andy-green%E2%80%99s-diary-%E2%80%93-august-2017 they explain that the three runs will be at about 50 mph, 75 mph and 100 mph. This contradicts the schedule presented in the Wikipedia article.Renerpho (talk) 22:16, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

Propulsion modified - this whole page needs to be updated

Since I was arguing with someone elsewhere about North American Eagle, and their chances of going supersonic before getting dead, I came here to check the facts on Bloodhound. The propulsion section refers to tests "next year" when they, and the resulting modifications, are all history. I added the details I was looking for from the Bloodhound website with a reference to their rocket motor page which provides the thrust figures I was looking for.

This is becoming a very current event and it's a shame that people talk about it on this page but don't update the article. If work allows I will do the research, but I doubt I am the best person to do that. Chann94501 (talk) 19:19, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Just to confirm that I commented-out the infobox content, since as of November 2019 there was no rocket fitted, only apertures shown in BBC videos (not available on BBC iPlayer) with on-screen interviews, including the Nammo incumbent confirming generalities about thrust and drag. The project owner gave no indication of timeline, other than they hope to be back on the actual course in 12 to 18 months time, and that financial input from undetermined new sponsors was needed.--Rocknrollmancer (talk) 11:56, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

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encounter a shock wave

not so much encounter it as generating it. the shock wave is something that forms at the vehicle and travels along with it. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:65BC:98A8:F1A4:12FF (talk) 10:04, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

 Done - well done for noticing.--Rocknrollmancer (talk) 18:43, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

Is this even a thing anymore?

Seems like this project has been going on forever (12 years) and they are selling the car now. It's an aborted project surely? Sirhissofloxley (talk) 23:50, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Last news July 2022, and the vehicle is now a museum piece. It seems improbable they'll run again without a major new investor; I'd support changing all the phrasing in this article to past tense unless there's any further info.

That said, the website https://www.bloodhoundlsr.com/category/bloodhound-lsr-news/ is still up, someone must still be paying the bills? ElectronicsForDogs (talk) 13:47, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Any news?

As above; feels like the project has been completely stagnant. I struggled to find much if any updates/sources that don't date back closer than 2023 aside from the Shroud Times article about the LSR rep. I'm surprised it's still alive - the metaphorical lights are on (i.e. the website is being paid for as seen above), but nothing seems to have happened, and LSR were talking about how their 2022 £8m test run was their final chance to get funding.

Does anyone know if anything at all has changed since? Or are we kinda in the same scenario as 2022 without any new investors? At some point I feel they need to cut their losses (as much as I'd love to see an 1000mph LSR). ThreeRedbullsDeep (talk) 18:50, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

Update: I answered my own question lol

I checked the community centre's website and confirmed the LSR proj is still active. At the moment their only tasks are to find funding and get a new driver, and it was confirmed officially that Andy Green has stepped down. Have updated the page to show this. It seems that they haven't really got a confirmed way of getting out of the hole they're in, but they seem to be coasting and waiting for the right investor to come round and give them a boost to reopen the project to its full capacity.

Let me know if you guys can find anything else on this! ThreeRedbullsDeep (talk) 19:25, 30 January 2025 (UTC)