Bluebird Sapheria Team

 
 

CCO are delighted to be one of the main sponsors of the Bluebird Hybrid Jet/Electric Vehicle, continuing Castrol’s history with Bluebird which goes back over 100 years.

Whilst the car was at our Witchford office we where lucky enough to get the chance to see and hear it in operation.

The Mk11 is already in production with the aim to increase the record set this year in early 2024.

Design Brief:

To design and build a small hybrid jet turbine and electric vehicle, to be used as a mobile classroom to demonstrate to engineering students the many and various methods and materials used throughout motorsport engineering, to encourage and inspire the students to further a career in Engineering and Motorsport.

Created with the support of many automotive and motorsport suppliers.

Constructed with the permission of the Bluebird foundation and the Campbell family to allow the finished vehicle to form part of the Bluebird series of cars, to be finished in the Bluebird colours and to bear the Bluebird name.

Construction:

  • Mig and Tig welded tubular steel spaceframe

  • Additional heat treated chrome moly steering, suspension and drive components

  • All components 3D CAD modelled prior to manufacture

  • Multiple laser cut and CNC folded steel, stainless and aluminium sub-assemblies throughout

  • CNC machined billet alloy steel and aerospace aluminium components

  • Frontal bodywork made from GRP composite

  • Rear panelwork laser cut and CNC folded aluminium

  • All bodywork painted in latest spec. ceramic paint and topped with classic clearcoat lacquer.

Propulsion

  • 3KW Etek 24v to 48v pancake electric motor driving the single rear wheel via a free-wheeling over-speed hub

    24v AGM battery pack

    Jet Cat 160 RXIB jet turbine engine producing:

    16 Kg thrust (160N)

    Idle speed of 33000rpm

    Maximum turbine speed of 122000rpm

    5 litre suction pick-up jet fuel tank

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