ThrustSSC - Wikipedia
Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record, set on 15 October 1997, and driven by Andy Green, when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and it became the first and only land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier.
Land speed record - Wikipedia
ThrustSSC, driven by Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green, holds the current land speed record at 1,227.986 km/h (763.035 mph) set October 15, 1997. The land speed record (LSR) or absolute land speed record is the highest speed achieved by a person using a vehicle on land.
1997: Land Speed Record - Guinness World Records
Aug 18, 2015 · Richard Noble had reached 634.051 mph (1,020.406 km/h) in the jet-powered Thrust2 at Black Rock Desert in Nevada, USA, in 1983, and held the record for nearly 14 years.
Andy Green: Fastest car (land-speed record) - Guinness World Records
On 3 Jun 1997 – the team's last day of testing – Andy took Thrust SSC up to 490 mph (788 km/h), or about as fast as the car could go in the limited space of the Al-Jafr mudflats. The crisis had been averted, and Thrust SSC was on its way to a world record.
History’s Fastest Humans on Wheels
Dec 13, 2024 · The Thrust SSC car sits on the Black Rock Desert during the land speed record attempt in September 1997, north of Reno, Nevada. The car, driven by Andy Green, eventually set the land-speed record...
THE ABSOLUTE WORLD LAND SPEED RECORD HISTORY 1898 TO 2013 SPEED …
Additionally, the records below do not distinguish between different recognized classes of the land speed record, such as top speed for a motorcycle (333.117 mph), top speed for a steam-driven vehicle (145.607 mph), or other top speeds that are not absolutes.
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Oct 15, 2018 · Car (land-speed record) On 15 October 1997, Thrust SSC became the first car to break the sound barrier when it reached 1,227.985 km/h (763.035 mph; Mach 1.020) over 1 mi (1.6 km) in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA.
Photo rewind: Land speed record falls at Black Rock in 1997
Oct 14, 2017 · Thrust SSC speeds across the Black Rock Desert about 100 miles north of Reno, Nevada during the first of two runs Thursday, Sept. 25, 1997 which allowed Andy Green to set a new land speed record of...
Land Speed Records
Sep 25, 1997 · Officially Recognised Speed Records by the FIA, FIM, UIM, FAI and their predecessors.
Land Speed Record - Black Rock Desert Wiki
The Black Rock Desert has been the site of several land speed records. As of May, 2013, the world land speed record title is held by Andy Green in his 1997 run.