Thrust Super Sonic Car, The World’s Fastest Land Vehicle

Thrust Super Sonic Car (SSC) is jet propelled car which was developed by Richard Noble and Ron Ayers and it is the world’s fastest car.

This super sonic car is powered by two Rols-Royce jet engines. Similar engines are used in British military airplane F-4 Phantom II.

Thrust SSC is 16,5 m long and 3,7 m wide, it wights about 10 tons.

Thrust SSC is the world’s first land vehicle which managed to smash she sound barrier. In 1997. This car has reached a record speed of 1227 km/h (763 mph). This happened in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada and the driver who set upt the record with this car was And Green.

Previous photo was taken during the setting of the world record in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.

Image credits: [Plus Magazine]

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