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.
Land speed (fastest car) - Guinness World Records
The official land-speed record (measured over one mile) is 1,227.985 km/h (763.035 mi/h) (Mach 1.020), set by Andy Green (UK) on 15 October 1997 in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA, in Thrust SSC. The car is powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey 202 jet engines which generate 222 kN (50,000 lb) of thrust.
List of vehicle speed records - Wikipedia
The following is a list of speed records for various types of vehicles. This list only presents the single greatest speed achieved in each broad record category; for more information on records under variations of test conditions, see the specific article for each record category.
FIA World Land Speed Records - Federation Internationale de …
The Outright Land Speed Record, which currently stands at 763.035 mph (1227.985 km/h), is the most prestigious, but there are hundreds of other records in myriad classes based on factors such as engine type and capacity, weight or body shape.
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.
History’s Fastest Humans on Wheels
2024年12月13日 · His mark of 633.468 mph would hold for the next 14 years, until another Briton could top him—the current land-speed record holder Andy Green. Speed record: 763.035 mph.
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Monday 15 October marked 21 years since Thrust SSC set the current land-speed record of 1,227.985 km/h (763.035 mph) in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. The land-speed record, aka the fastest car on Earth, remains one of the benchmarks of technological development.
UK’s Bloodhound looks to revive, break land speed record at 763 …
2023年11月9日 · A British team led by Andy Green established the current global land speed record of 763.035 mph (1,227.985 km/h) nearly 20 years ago using the Thrust SSC vehicle.
Why has no one broken the land speed record for 25 years?
2023年6月9日 · With British Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green at the controls, the car set an absolute land speed record (LSR) of 763.035 mph. Over a quarter of a century later, in a world that seems to be constantly pushing through scientific and engineering boundaries, the record has yet to be broken.
Thrust SSC and the World Land Speed Record - Born to Engineer
ThrustSSC set the World Land Speed Record on October 15, 1997 at a staggering speed of 763mph. No only did the car break the world record but it became the first land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier. The car was just 16.5m long …