Supersonic Transportation By Andrew Klein Supersonic Transportation

Who Set The Record? Andy Green set the Land speed record He did so with the Thrust SSC The vehicle was powered by a Turbofan He reached 760.343 mi/h (1223.657km/h) :Speed over 1kilometer Also reached 763.o35mi/h (1227.986 km/h):Speed over 1mile He set the record in Black Rock Desert on October 15, 1997

When Was the Record Set? The record was first set on October 15, 1997 The first record ever set was set on December 18, 1898 Achères, Yvelines was the one to set the first record He went 57.65 m/h

Why Did They Set The Record? These people set the record because they had the need for speed Also they most likely Helped out the development of supersonic engines

Table Of Records This table has all of the records set by People that used Jet and Rocket propulsion. Date Location Driver Vehicle Power Speed /1 km Speed /1 mile Comments mph km/h 8/5/1963 Bonneville Salt Flats, USA Craig Breedlove Spirit of America Turbojet Ratified by FIM as vehicle has 3 wheels 10/2/1964 Tom Green Wingfoot Express 10/5/1964 Art Arfons Green Monster 11/2/1965 Spirit of America-Sonic 1 11/15/1965 10/23/1970 Gary Gabelich Blue Flame Rocket 10/4/1983 Richard Noble Thrust 2 9/25/1997 Andy Green Thrust SSC Turbofan 10/15/1997 Black Rock Desert U.S.A. 760.343 1223.657 763.03 1227.986 1st supersonic LSR

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