Institution of Mechanical Engineers responds to launch of Bloodhound Supersonic Car

The Institution’s Philippa Oldham says that the initiative can help to inspire a new generation of engineers and scientists

Philippa Oldham, Head of Transport and Manufacturing at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, said:

“Bloodhound SuperSonic Car (SSC) is one of the most exciting and innovative projects happening in UK engineering and the Institution is delighted to be a part of it by being one of the projects key sponsors.

“The UK is facing an engineering skills shortage and we need projects like Bloodhound SSC to inspire a new generation of engineers and scientists about Science Technology Engineering and Maths subjects.

“The project is also UK engineering cutting-edge and the open access nature of the project means that the advances made to develop this car could potentially be used in a myriad of different applications and by different industries.

“The whole Institution is looking forward to following the test runs and the 1,000mph record attempt in South Africa next year.”