Richard Noble, OBE (born March 6, 1946, in Edinburgh, Scotland) was a holder of the land speed record, and was the project director of the ThrustSSC, which currently holds the land speed record which was set at Black Rock Desert. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Ralph DePalma in his Packard 905 Special at Daytona Beach in 1919, courtesy Florida Photographic Collection The land speed record is the fastest speed achieved by a vehicle on land, as opposed to one on water or in the air. ... ThrustSSC at Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA. The ThrustSSC is built with highly protected aluminium wheels The team with ThrustSSC. ThrustSSC (SuperSonic Car) is a British designed and built jet propelled car developed by Richard Noble and Ron Ayers, which holds the world land speed record. ...
His record breaking car, Thrust2, travelled at 633.468 mph. He went on to be project director for the Thrust SSC project, current world record holder. The supersonic car driven by Andy Green broke the record at 763.035mph or mach 1.02. He was awarded the Segrave Trophy. Thrust2 is a British designed and built jet propelled car, which held the world land speed record between, 1983 and 1997. ... ThrustSSC (SuperSonic Car) is a British designed and built jet propelled car designed by Richard Noble and Ron Ayers, which holds the world land speed record. ... Wing Commander Andy Green OBE (born 1962), a British RAF pilot, is the current holder of the land speed record and the first person to break the sound barrier on land. ... Portrait of Sir Henry Segrave (ca. ...
In 1984 Noble, a qualified pilot, exploited a production hiatus at Cessna aircraft (caused by USA's onerous product liability laws) to create a new all-British aircraft, the ARV Super2. A rugged all-metal tricycle two-seater with a slender forward-swept shoulder-wing, the ARV aimed to capture the training market. Its Hewland engine was an inverted inline 3-cylinder 2-stroke of 75bhp. Only some 35 ARVs were made before the the Isle of Wight factory closed; but production is restarting at Opus Aircraft in North Carolina .
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Land speed record breaking is like warfare and seduction. Lots of hanging around followed by moments of intense activity.
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— Quoted in Autocar magazine of September 6, 2006 in an article on the JCB Dieselmax project
Autocar is a weekly British automobile magazine published by Haymarket Magazines Limited. ... JCB Dieselmax on display at the British International Motor Show The JCB Dieselmax is a diesel-engined Streamliner car designed for the purpose of breaking the land speed record for a diesel-engined vehicle. ...
Noble is preceded in death by his beloved mother, Eloise Noble, father, Lloyd Noble, and halfbrother, Sam Noble.
He is survived by halfsister, Ann Noble Brown, halfbrother, Ed Noble, by nieces and nephews, Lloyd Noble, Nicholas Noble, Russell Noble, Shelley Noble Dru, David Brown, Susan Brown, Marianne Brown Rooney, and Vivian Noble DuBose, and by numerous grandnieces and nephews.
On February 22, 2003, a memorial Mass was held for RichardNoble on the campus of Thomas Aquinas College and was attended by his nephew, Lloyd Noble, several Board members, friends, and members of the College community.
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