*record run 15th November 1997

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

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

* Wikipedia

•  Thrust SSC - Record car - [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrust_SSC ] - [ ]
•  Thrust SSC - Deutsch - [ http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrust_SSC ] - [ ]
•  Thrust SSC - artwork: - [ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:ThrustSSC ] - [ cd31-0080trg.gif ]

* bibliography

•  Der Spiegel 13/1995 S.216 - Antwort auf Superman - - [ #1 ]
•  Britisch team breaks land speed record - - [ http://cnn.com/TECH/9709/25/land.speed.record/index.html ]
•  Britisch duo sets first supersonic land-speed record - - [ http://cnn.com/TECH/9710/15/brits.land.speed/index.html ]
•  Faster Than Sound - Fastest Car - - [ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/barrier/machinesleft.html ]
•  Concorde, Thrust and an MGC have shared links - - [ http://www.british-cars.org.uk/kimber/mgoc/emg/sep196.html ]
•  Thrust SSC at Black Rock, Nevada - - [ http://www.british-cars.org.uk/kimber/mgoc/emg/thrust.htm ]

* web sites

•  Thrust SSC-homepage - - [ http://www.thrustssc.com/ ]
•  Castrol-Thrust SSC goes supersonic - - [ http://www.castrol.com/castrol/genericarticle.do?categoryId=8268008&contentId=6006941 ]
•  Castrol-Thrust SSC goes supersonic - Deutsch - [ http://www.castrol.com/castrol/genericarticle.do?categoryId=8232001&contentId=7002677 ]
•  Thrust SSC - by Andrew Graves - [ http://www.andrewgraves.biz/ssc_stuff/SSC_pics.htm ]
•  Breaking the Sound Barrier on Land - - [ http://www.roadsters.com/750/ ]
•  ThrustSSC - Supersonic Race Status - [ http://www.speedace.info/thrust_ssc.htm ]
•  RICHARD NOBLE OBE - Thrust 2 & SSC - [ http://www.bluebird-electric.net/richard_noble_thrust_2.htm ]
•  ThrustSSC - FastestCar.net - [ http://www.fastestcar.net/Thrust%20SSC.php ]
•  Thrust SSC World Record Run - video - [ http://www.clipfish.de/player.php?videoid=Mzk1NjcyfDQ2NjMyMg%3D%3D ]
•  Thrust SSC - World fastest Vehicle 750+MPH!!! - video - [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr0KdxhYgfY ]
•  Thrust SSC Global radio Reports - radio - [ http://www.grahamswain.com/thrustssc/ ]
•  THRUST SSC (Supersonic Car) - Model-Car - [ http://www.modelcar.de/news/20050428121320.shtml ]
•  THRUST SSC & The world land speed record - Online game - [ http://audiotain.exozet.com/6/start.html ]
•  THRUST SSC & Black Rock Desert - Simulator - [ http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~bat/GA/thrust-msfs.html ]