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Thrust SuperSonic Car - 1997

*record run 15th November 1997

techn.Spec.:

Chassis:

Engine:

Driver:

Model:	Thrust Super Sonic Car
Producer:	G-Force Engeneering in Fontwell (West Sussex) GB
Length:	14.58 m
Wheelbase:	8.11 m
Front Track:	2.81 m
Rear Track:	0.29 m
Heigth:	2.14 m
Width:	3.34 m
Wheels:	0.16 x 0.78 m
Wheels no tyres:	bare disk of forged aluminium
Total Weight:	10 t
Steering:	asymetrically rear wheels

Typ:

MK202s used in Phantom jet fighter

Number of
engines:

2

Measurements:

Length:	4.73 m
Diameter:	1.09 m

Thrust:

2 x 20,500 lbs
or 110,000 hsp
(or MK 205 with
2 x 25,000 lbs)

Thrust-to
-Weight:

2.75 to 1

Fuel and
Lubricant:

jet fuel by Castrol

Constructor:

Rolls-Royce

Name:	Andy Green
	RAF fight pilot Squadron Leader

Team:

Project Director:	Richard Noble
Chief Designer:	Glyn Bowsher
Aerodynamicist:	Ron Ayers
Engineering:	Nick Dove
Engine team:	Al Harkness
Parachutes:	Bruce White
Communication:	Jeremy Davey

Parachuts:

Spey:

Cockpit:

brakes:	disk-style
low-speed system:	diameter 4.57 m
high-speed system:	diameter 2.28 m

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History:	Thrust SSC
TSSC 1996 TSSC 1997

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Views:	Thrust SSC
without turbojet engines front view rear view top view

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Record run:

attempt	speed per mile	Mach	speed per mile	Mach	RECORD average speed per mile
25-Sep-97	700.66 mph		728.01 mph		714.144 mph (1,142.00 km/h)
13-Oct-97	764.17 mph	1.007	760.14 mph	1.003
15-Oct-97	759.33 mph	1.015	766.61 mph	1.020	763.035 mph (1,220.86 km/h)

distance:

-0.5 miles to 0 start
0 to 6 miles acceleration
1 mile (included 1 km) record run
7 to 13 miles breaking
stand: after 4 s speed: 100 mph (161 km/h)
drive: after 16 s speed: 600 mph (1,000 kmh)
max.speed: after 30 s speed: 820 mph (1,368 km/h) distance: 5 miles (8 km)
record.speed: average speed: 766 mph (1,276.7 km/h) over a distance: one mile (4.7 s)
wheel rotating: 8,500 rpm (radial acceleration of the wheels: 35,000 g)
high-speed parachute braking system: braking force: 10 tons at 600 mph
low-speed parachute braking system: braking force: 6 tons at 200 mph
turn around and record run in the oposite direction within 60 min

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links:

* Wikipedia

Thrust SSC - Record car
Thrust SSC - Deutsch
Thrust SSC - artwork: cd31-0080trg.gif

* bibliography

Der Spiegel 13/1995 S.216 - Antwort auf Superman -
Britisch team breaks land speed record -
Britisch duo sets first supersonic land-speed record -
Faster Than Sound - Fastest Car -
Concorde, Thrust and an MGC have shared links -
Thrust SSC at Black Rock, Nevada -

* web sites

Thrust SSC-homepage -
Castrol-Thrust SSC goes supersonic -
Castrol-Thrust SSC goes supersonic - Deutsch
Thrust SSC - by Andrew Graves
Breaking the Sound Barrier on Land -
ThrustSSC - Supersonic Race Status
RICHARD NOBLE OBE - Thrust 2 & SSC
ThrustSSC - FastestCar.net
Thrust SSC World Record Run - video
Thrust SSC - World fastest Vehicle 750+MPH!!! - video
Thrust SSC Global radio Reports - radio
THRUST SSC (Supersonic Car) - Model-Car
THRUST SSC & The world land speed record - Online game
THRUST SSC & Black Rock Desert - Simulator

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