Promethean partners with Supersonic Car Project

Released 12/07/2010

Innovators unite to inspire next generation of engineers and scientists

Promethean has become the official interactive education technology partner of Bloodhound SSC (Supersonic Car) Project.

Bloodhound is an engineering project to design and build the first supersonic car capable of achieving 1,000 mph and smash the World Land Speed Record. The three year project is led by Richard Noble OBE and Wing Commander Andy Green OBE who set the current record of 763mph (1,228kmh) in October 1997.

Promethean will work with the Bloodhound SSC team to support its international education programme and engage young people in the science that underpins this challenge. Supported by an array of global technology companies and universities, a key objective for Bloodhound is to inspire young people to pursue science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) education and careers.

A remarkable feature of this project is that it will provide open access to its science and engineering research data and design iterations involved in the development of the BLOODHOUND SSC. Ultimately this will be the catalyst for a raft of cutting-edge research in fields such as; aerodynamics, materials technology, composite manufacturing and sustainable high-tech engineering.

"In the 1960s, the goal of putting a man on the moon inspired an entire generation to take interest in STEM. We hope Bloodhound will have the same ‘Apollo effect' for this generation," said Jim Wynn, chief education officer at Promethean.

Promethean will be installing its ActivClassroom technology in Bloodhound's forthcoming education centres and will be equipping Bloodhound's education ambassadors with relevant software and resources for use in schools.

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