Land Speed Records (Wheel-Driven and Jet Propulsion)

[jvett77]

The ThrustSSC, Thrust SuperSonic Car, is a British jet car driven by RAF pilot Andy Green that achieved a speed of 763 mph on 15 October 1997, becoming the first land vehicle to break the sound barrier. The ThrustSSC, looking like an SR-71 Blackbird on wheels, weighed 10 tons and was powered by two afterburning Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines, as used in the British version of the F-4 Phantom II jet fighter.



Several teams had been competing to break the the 24-year old record, including the Bloodhound LSR project, launched in 2008, and the North American Eagle Project, launched in 2004.

Due to lack of funds and effects of the pandemic, the Bloodhound LSR was abandoned in 2020 after achieving a final top speed of 628 mph on 1/06/2019.



The North American Eagle was a jet powered car and a collaboration between Canadian and US engineers. In 2013, they had hoped to reach 800 mph. The NA Eagle crashed in the Alvord desert, OR, August 27, 2019 killing driver Jessi Combs who did set a world land-speed record for a woman at 522.783 mph. The project was abandoned in 2020.



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[TheLonestarDUCK]

What year does someone hit 1,000

 

[jvett77]

What year does someone hit 1,000

An Australian guy is trying to do just that in a car similar to the North American Eagle.

200,000 horsepower 'Aussie Invader' rocket car targets 1,000-mph world land speed record

 

[jvett77]

When you think about these jet or rocket propulsion land speed records, it gets a little ridiculous because simply lay any rocket booster on the ground and with the supporting frame and wheels, the speed limit depends on the rocket size, as long as you have enough runway. SpaceX's Falcon 9 with 1.5 million pounds thrust would be interesting. Still, it's exciting to see the limits that people will go.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

When you think about these jet or rocket propulsion land speed records, it gets a little ridiculous because simply lay any rocket booster on the ground and with the supporting frame and wheels, the speed limit depends on the rocket size, as long as you have enough runway. SpaceX's Falcon 9 with 1.5 million pounds thrust would be interesting. Still, it's exciting to see the limits that people will go.

If it was that easy, 763 mph would have been broken by now.
The trick is going that fast AND keeping it on the ground.

 

[jvett77]

If it was that easy, 763 mph would have been broken by now.
The trick is going that fast AND keeping it on the ground.

You're exactly right. I wasn't trying to minimize the efforts.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

The ThrustSSC, Thrust SuperSonic Car, is a British jet car driven by RAF pilot Andy Green that achieved a speed of 763 mph on 15 October 1997, becoming the first land vehicle to break the sound barrier. The ThrustSSC, looking like an SR-71 Blackbird on wheels, weighed 10 tons and was powered by two afterburning Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines, as used in the British version of the F-4 Phantom II jet fighter.

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Several teams had been competing to break the the 24-year old record, including the Bloodhound LSR project, launched in 2008, and the North American Eagle Project, launched in 2004.

Due to lack of funds and effects of the pandemic, the Bloodhound LSR was abandoned in 2020 after achieving a final top speed of 628 mph on 1/06/2019.

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The North American Eagle was a jet powered car and a collaboration between Canadian and US engineers. In 2013, they had hoped to reach 800 mph. The NA Eagle crashed in the Alvord desert, OR, August 27, 2019 killing driver Jessi Combs who did set a world land-speed record for a woman at 522.783 mph. The project was abandoned in 2020.

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A different type of land speed record.
Piston driven.
Street legal.

310 mph, banging gears.

Damn impressive.

Watch This Ford GT Hit an Incredible 310 MPH in the Standing Mile

This GT is now the fastest street-legal car in the standing mile on the planet.

www.roadandtrack.com

 

[fknhippie]

 

[jvett77]

A different type of land speed record.
Piston driven.
Street legal.

310 mph, banging gears.

Damn impressive.

Watch This Ford GT Hit an Incredible 310 MPH in the Standing Mile

This GT is now the fastest street-legal car in the standing mile on the planet.

www.roadandtrack.com

He shifted about six times. So I guess car has a six-speed manual trans.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

He shifted about six times. So I guess car has a six-speed manual trans.

Yeah.
He shifted into 6th at about 260.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Makes me think of that Ben Gazarra show from the 60's called Run For Your Life. They always started out with a salt flats shot.