Bloodhound fitted with Eurofighter Typhoon engine
A state of the art jet engine has been fitted to the chassis of the Bloodhound supersonic car, which will attempt to break the land speed record in 2016.
Normally found powering a Eurofighter Typhoon, the EJ200 engine weighs one tonne and produces 20,000lbs of Thrust.
It took eight hours for the build team to ensure it was fitted perfectly with the upper and lower chassis and the carbon composite air intake.
Chief engineer Mark Chapman said: "This is a fantastic moment in the project, it's great to see the jet engine fitted, it validates the many years of hard work by our team of motor sport and aerospace engineers."
The Bloodhound team is now on course for the finished car to roll out for low speed testing (up to 200mph) at Newquay's Aerohub in Summer 2015.
The car will then be flown to South Africa's Hakskeen Pan for the start of the Land Speed Record attempt in the Autumn.
