ThrustSSC

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ThrustSSC is a British jet-powered car that became the first land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier, setting a world land speed record in 1997.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
ThrustSSC canonical 2
ThrustSSC Programme Ltd 1
World Land Speed Record 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jet-powered car
land speed record car
brakingSystem airbrakes
parachutes
wheel brakes
brokeSoundBarrier true
category Category A – Special cars
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 1
designer Ron Ayers
driver Andy Green
engineModel Rolls-Royce Spey 202
engineType Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan
fuelType jet fuel
hasTailFins true
height 3.0 m
length 16.5 m
manufacturer ThrustSSC Programme Ltd
linked to: ThrustSSC
notableAchievement first car to officially break the sound barrier
numberOfEngines 2
numberOfWheels 4
operatingEnvironment desert
predecessor Thrust2
primaryMaterial aluminium
steel
projectDirector Richard Noble
projectStartYear 1992
propulsion jet propulsion
recordConfirmedBy FIA
recordDate 1997-10-15
recordLocation Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
linked to: Black Rock Desert
recordSpeed 1227.985 km/h
763.035 mph
recordType World Land Speed Record
linked to: ThrustSSC
soundBarrierMachNumber Mach 1.02
sponsor Castrol
Cranfield University
GKN
linked to: GKN Aerospace
successor Bloodhound LSR
supersonic true
teamName ThrustSSC team
testLocation Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
linked to: Black Rock Desert
thrustPerEngine 110 kN
totalThrust 223 kN
weight 10.5 tonnes
wheelbase 10.5 m
wheelType solid aluminium wheels
width 3.7 m
worldRecordStatus held absolute land speed record from 1997

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Donald Campbell recordHeld world land speed record
linked to: ThrustSSC
Thrust2 recordSupersededBy ThrustSSC
ThrustSSC manufacturer ThrustSSC Programme Ltd
linked to: ThrustSSC
ThrustSSC recordType World Land Speed Record
linked to: ThrustSSC