Thrust SSC supersonic car tests. Testing took place at Farnborough,UK,in October 1996. On October 15th 1997,in the Black Rock Desert,Nevada,USA,Thrust SSC became the first land vehicle to break the sound barrier. Piloted by Andy Green,Thrust SSC achieved speeds of over 1227 kilometres per hour (kph) over a mile and over 1223 kph over a kilometre,breaking the speed of sound on both runs. Team leader Richard Noble had himself set a land speed record in 1983 | |
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