BLOODHOUND SSC carbon fiber composite cockpit unveiled

BLOOKHOUND SSC is a composites-intensive 1,000-mph (1,609-kmh) land speed racing car that will attempt to set records in the South African desert in 2015 and 2016.  

The cockpit of BLOODHOUND SSC, the 1,000-mph (1,609-kmh) land speed racing car, was unveiled on June 12 in Bristol, U.K. The state-of-the-art carbon fiber monocoque has been tailored to the needs of driver Andy Green during record attempts in the South African desert in 2015 and 2016.

Hand-crafted by URT Group (Bagnor Regis, West Sussex, U.K.) using five different types of carbon fiber weave and two different resins, the monocoque has taken more than 10,000 hours to design and manufacture. Sandwiched between the layers of carbon fiber are three different thicknesses of aluminium honeycomb core (8, 12 and 20 mm), which provide additional strength. At its thickest point the monocoque includes 13 individual layers but is just 25 mm in cross section.

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