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. It is powered by two afterburning Rolls-Royce Spey engines, as used in British variants of the F-4 Phantom II. It is 54 ft (16.5 m) long, 12 ft (3.7 m) wide and weighs 10.5 tons. On October 15, 1997 in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada USA, driven by Andy Green, ThrustSSC became the first land vehicle to break the sound barrier, reaching a speed of 1227 km/h (763 mph). Download high resolution version (750x611, 84 KB)ThrustSSC at Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA . ... Download high resolution version (750x611, 84 KB)ThrustSSC at Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA . ... The team with ThrustSSC. SOURCE: http://ourworld. ... The team with ThrustSSC. SOURCE: http://ourworld. ... This page is about high speed motion of bodies such as airplanes through air or other fluids. ... A Pratt and Whitney turbofan engine for the F-15 Eagle is tested at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, USA. The tunnel behind the engine muffles noise and allows exhaust to escape. ... Richard Noble, OBE (born March 6, 1946) was a holder of the land speed record, and was the project director of the ThrustSSC, which currently holds the land speed record. ... 1970 land speed record being set at Bonneville Salt Flats by Gary Gabelich Land Speed Records 1898-2002 The information below is for self-propelled wheeled vehicles travelling over open ground. ... For other uses of afterburner, see Afterburner (disambiguation). ... The Spey is a low-bypass turbofan engine from Rolls-Royce that has been in widespread service for over 30 years. ... F-4 re-directs here; for alternate uses, see F4 The F-4 Phantom II (simply F-4 Phantom after 1990) is a two-place (tandem), supersonic, long-range, all-weather fighter-bomber built by (originally McDonnell Aircraft Corporation) McDonnell Douglas Corporation. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Black Rock Desert is a dry lake bed in northwestern Nevada in the United States. ... State nickname: Silver State, Battle Born State (official) Other U.S. States Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Governor Kenny Guinn (R) Senators Harry Reid (D) John Ensign (R) Official languages None Area 286,367 km² (7th)  - Land 284,396 km²  - Water 1,971 km² (0. ... Squadron Leader Andy Green (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. ... U.S. Navy F/A-18 at transonic speed. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following list describes various speed levels between 10−9 m/s and 3 × 108 m/s. ...

In 1983 Richard Noble had broken the world land speed record with his earlier car Thrust2, which reached a speed of 1018 km/h (633 mph). 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thrust2 is a British designed and built jet propelled car, which held the world land speed record between, 1983 and 1997. ...

ThrustSSC and Thrust2 are displayed at the Coventry Transport Museum in Coventry, England. The Coventry Transport Museum is a major motor museum, located in Coventry, England. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre For alternative meanings see: Coventry (disambiguation) Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...

After the record breaking ThrustSSC run the World Motor Sport Council released the following message:

The World Motor Sport Council homologated the new world land speed records set by the team ThrustSSC of Richard Noble, driver Andy Green, on 15 October 1997 at Black Rock Desert, Nevada (USA).

This is the first time in history that a land vehicle has exceeded the speed of sound. The new records are as follows:

• Flying mile           1227.985 km/h (763.035 mph)
• Flying kilometre   1223.657 km/h (760.343 mph)

In setting the record, the sound barrier was broken in both the north and south runs.

Paris, 11 November 1997.

Homologation in kart racing is the practice of approving things before they are used. ...

External links

• Official Thrust SSC website (no longer being updated).
• Photo-Diary by John Coppinger - including an aerial photo by Richard Meredith-Hardy showing the shockwave as ThrustSSC exceeds the speed of sound.