LONDON, England (CNN) -- Speed enthusiasts hope to build a rocket car that can go faster than a bullet from a handgun -- and break the world land speed record.
If it succeeds the Bloodhound SSC (super sonic car), unveiled at London's Science Museum Thursday, will travel at more than 1,000 mph -- or Mach 1.4 -- beating the existing low altitude record for aircraft of 994 mph.
Bloodhound rocket car sniffs out 1,000-mph land speed record - CNN.com