AkzoNobel Helping Rocket Car to Sniff Out World Record
AMSTERDAM - It's more powerful than 180 F1 cars. It can travel a mile in 3.6 seconds. Its wheels spin 170 times a second. And its high-performance coatings system – supplied by AkzoNobel – is normally used on aircraft.
Unveiled recently in London, the Bloodhound SSC (supersonic car) has been built to become the first land vehicle to achieve 1,000 mph. A showcase for science and engineering technology, it will try to reach 800 mph in the South African desert next year, before attempting to make history in 2017.