Bloodhound Project’s rocket partner Nammo has successfully tested its large hybrid rocket motors in its Norwegian test site which is expected to power Bloodhound Supersonic Car.
The supersonic car is expected to be equipped with Nammo engine will be capable of producing speed of more than 1,609 km/h.
The new motor tested is an evolution of hybrid rocket motor technology which is based on rocket propellant combination of hydrogen peroxide as oxidizer and synthetic rubber as the fuel.
During the test the firing lasted for a predefined 16 seconds which produced maximum thrust of 3 tones.
Bloodhound said that a full burn would have lasted 25 seconds but during the test it only lasted for 16. However, the engine could have been restarted to burn for the remaining 9 seconds.
BLOODHOUND said: "Nammo's work with hybrid technology has been supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) since 2010, notably under its Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP).
"Nammo's work fits perfectly with ESA's objective to foster new promising technologies for future European Launchers and to include green propulsion solutions in their existing systems."
