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PEOPLE'S POST | CONSTANTIA | WYNBERG Tuesday, 17 September 2013
YOUNG SCIENTISTS: Yaseen Jones and Irshaad Parker test their scale model of the Bloodhound SSC.
NEED FOR SPEED: Morne Davids, Jemima Jacobs and Theon Adams test their car on the track.
Young scientists show their skills MONIQUE DUVAL
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he hallways of the Cape Academy for Maths, Science and Technology in Constantia buzzed with excitement last week as learners lined up to meet the Bloodhound Supersonic project team. The project will see a group of engineers attempt to break the world land-speed record by exceeding 1600km/h in the Northern Cape in 2015 with the construction of a jet-powered supersonic car called the Bloodhound SSC. The team conducted a car building workshop at the school which was attended by the UK Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willet. Willet says he is impressed by the projects and hopes the workshop would help ignite a passion for science. Learners gave presentations on current
science projects being conducted at the school which included the construction of an aquaponics garden using recyclable materials. Irshaad Parker and Yaseen Jones took centre stage when they presented their idea of building a scale Bloodhound car which could reach up to 160km/h over 25metres. They explained the car consists of drift wood and is powered by Potassium Nitrate. The pair explained the different stages of their project and received laughs from the crowd when indicating all testing was done under parental supervision. Bloodhounds SSC education programme director Dave Rowley, says the project is being taken to several schools in South Africa. He says the aim of the project which is headed by Andy Green is to extend the boundaries of science by creating a car which can move faster than the speed of sound.
“We have selected Hakskeenpan in the Northern Cape as the perfect runway for this project. The runway is approximately 20km long and the surrounding community are clearing tons of stones to make the runway smooth. We are also having a special suit made for the driver which will prevent him from getting hurt in the case of a fire,” he says. Rowley explains the Bloudhound SSC has a slender body, is 14 metres long and weighs 7.5 tons. He says the engines produce approximately 135 000 horsepower which is equivalent to 180 Formula 1 cars. In the workshop learners were given cardboard, wooden wheels, sellotape and other equipment to construct a scale replica of the Bloodhound SSC. They then raced their cars against other teams on an air powered race track.
GEARING UP: Jesse America gets ready to race. PHOTOS: MONIQUE DUVAL
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