By Andrew Klein Andy Green set the Land speed record He did so with the Thrust SSC The vehicle was powered by a Turbofan He reached 760343 mih 1223657kmh Speed over 1kilometer Also reached 763o35mih 1227986 kmhSpeed over 1mile ID: 562236
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Supersonic Transportation
By Andrew KleinSlide2
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 1mileHe set the record in Black Rock Desert on October 15, 1997
Who Set The Record?Slide3
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 recordHe went 57.65 m/h
When Was the Record Set?Slide4
These people set the record because they had the need for speed
Also they most likely Helped out the development of supersonic enginesWhy Did They Set The Record?Slide5Slide6Slide7Slide8Slide9Slide10
Date
LocationDriverVehiclePower
Speed
/1 km
Speed /1 mileCommentsmphkm/h
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
Turbojet
10/5/1964
Art ArfonsGreen MonsterTurbojet11/2/1965Craig BreedloveSpirit of America-Sonic 1Turbojet11/15/1965Craig BreedloveSpirit of America-Sonic 1Turbojet10/23/1970Gary GabelichBlue FlameRocket10/4/1983Richard NobleThrust 2Turbojet9/25/1997Craig BreedloveAndy GreenThrust SSCTurbofan10/15/1997Black Rock Desert U.S.A.Andy GreenThrust SSCTurbofan760.3431223.657763.031227.9861st supersonic LSR
Table Of Records
This table has all of the records set by People that used Jet and Rocket propulsion.Slide11
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