Bloodhound smashed 600mph target speed

Bloodhound LSR completed high speed testing with V Max 628mph / 1010kmh in just 50 seconds.

A successful 628 mph (1010 km/h) run and chute deployment. This run completes all of the HST objectives.

Track 3, Km 0.2.
25C, 921 mb, sunny. Wind 1 o/c 3-6 mph.
Fuel full.
0820 local. Red AST failed to start the engine. Green AST best start yet, 45 sec, total engine running 10 min.
Car positioning ideal close to the road, the ‘reverse turn’ onto the start line worked perfectly.
Cockpit dust greatly improved, with no build up on the canopy, with just a little drifting dust visible in the cockpit air.
Some vibration again felt through the suspension at around 500 mph, probably associated with surface texture changes near the causeway.
Good accel, 180 mph at the road and 500 mph at the causeway.
The Car handled well throughout, with minor drifting into the variable crosswind from the right, easily controlled.
Some jumps on the main speedo (subsequently tracked to the Fin GPS). Digital backups good and cross-checked. Lift at just over 600, peak cockpit indication 608 mph. Subsequent GPS download indicated 628 mph peak speed, 1010 km/h.
Chute at 590 mph, solid jolt as it deployed, good deceleration. Data indicates a minor ‘throttle bounce’ at this point, indicating a need for increased spring loading for future running.
Brakes on at 250 mph, 45 Bar. L brake 290C.
Stop at Km 14 (1.2 DTG), one km further than expected, due to increased peak speed.
AMAD peak 75C.