1,000m/h supersonic car model revealed

A MODEL of a supersonic car that aims to be the first ever to break the 1,000mph (1,600km/h) speed barrier on land was revealed yesterday.

1,000m/h supersonic car model revealed
Tue, 20 Jul, 2010 - 01:00
Ben Perry, Farnborough

After three years of painstaking aerodynamic work, the model of the SuperSonic Car went on display at the Farnborough Air Show.

The car uses a Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine combined with a Falcon hybrid rocket to produce 133,000bhp.

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