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[[File:Jets off the ThrustSSC supersonic car - geograph.org.uk - 1431049.jpg|thumb|right|One of the Rolls-Royce engines in the [[Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum]]]] | [[File:Jets off the ThrustSSC supersonic car - geograph.org.uk - 1431049.jpg|thumb|right|One of the Rolls-Royce engines in the [[Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum]]]] | ||
'''ThrustSSC''', '''Thrust SSC''' or '''Thrust SuperSonic Car''' is a British [[jet car]] developed by [[Richard Noble]], Glynne Bowsher, [[Ron Ayers]], and Jeremy Bliss.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.thrustssc.com/thrustssc/Team/team.html|title=ThrustSSC team|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427140909/http://www.thrustssc.com/thrustssc/Team/team.html|archive-date=27 April 2018}}</ref> Thrust SSC holds the world [[land speed record]], set on 15 October 1997, and piloted by [[Andy Green (RAF officer)|Andy Green]], when it achieved a speed of {{convert|1228|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} and it became the first and only land vehicle to officially break the [[sound barrier]]. | '''ThrustSSC''', '''Thrust SSC''' or '''Thrust SuperSonic Car''' is a British [[jet car]] developed by [[Richard Noble]], Glynne Bowsher, [[Ron Ayers]], and Jeremy Bliss.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.thrustssc.com/thrustssc/Team/team.html|title=ThrustSSC team|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427140909/http://www.thrustssc.com/thrustssc/Team/team.html|archive-date=27 April 2018}}</ref> Thrust SSC holds the world [[land speed record]], set on 15 October 1997, and piloted by [[Andy Green (RAF officer)|Andy Green]], when it achieved a speed of {{convert|1228|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} and it became the first and only land vehicle to officially break the [[sound barrier]]. It was developed in Coventry. | ||
Alongside [[Thrust2]], Thrust SSC was displayed in the "Spirit of Speed Gallery" of the [[Coventry Transport Museum]] in Coventry, England. As part of the Museum's redevelopment project both cars were relocated by specialist haulier to the new Biffa Award Land Speed Record Gallery which opened in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last=Michelle |first=Walker |title=Thrust SSC takes to the road |url=https://www.collett.co.uk/thrust-2-and-scc/ |access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref> | Alongside [[Thrust2]], Thrust SSC was displayed in the "Spirit of Speed Gallery" of the [[Coventry Transport Museum]] in Coventry, England. As part of the Museum's redevelopment project both cars were relocated by specialist haulier to the new Biffa Award Land Speed Record Gallery which opened in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last=Michelle |first=Walker |title=Thrust SSC takes to the road |url=https://www.collett.co.uk/thrust-2-and-scc/ |access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref> | ||
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:In setting the record, the sound barrier was broken in both the north and south runs. | :In setting the record, the sound barrier was broken in both the north and south runs. | ||
::::Paris, 11 November 1997. | ::::Paris, 11 November 1997. | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
In 1983 Richard Noble had broken the world land speed record with his earlier car [[Thrust2]], which reached a speed of {{convert|1,019|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. The date of Andy Green's record came | In 1983 Richard Noble had broken the world land speed record with his earlier car [[Thrust2]], which reached a speed of {{convert|1,019|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. The date of Andy Green's record came 50 years and one day after [[Chuck Yeager]] broke the sound barrier in Earth's atmosphere, with the [[Bell X-1]] research rocket plane on 14 October 1947.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gill|first=Kathy|title=First supersonic flight in rocket-powered research plane|url=https://wiredpen.com/2022/10/14/first-supersonic-flight-in-rocket-powered-research-plane/|website=WiredPen|access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
research rocket plane on 14 October 1947.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gill|first=Kathy|title=First supersonic flight in rocket-powered research plane|url=https://wiredpen.com/2022/10/14/first-supersonic-flight-in-rocket-powered-research-plane/|website=WiredPen|access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref> | |||
Both Thrust SSC and Thrust2 are displayed at the [[Coventry Transport Museum]] in [[Coventry]], England. Visitors can ride a 4D [[Simulator ride|motion simulator]] depicting a computer-generated animation of the record-breaking run from the perspective of Green.<ref>[https://www.transport-museum.com/visiting/biffa_award_land_speed_record_exhibition.aspx Coventry Transport Museum – Landspeed Gallery]</ref> | Both Thrust SSC and Thrust2 are displayed at the [[Coventry Transport Museum]] in [[Coventry]], England. Visitors can ride a 4D [[Simulator ride|motion simulator]] depicting a computer-generated animation of the record-breaking run from the perspective of Green.<ref>[https://www.transport-museum.com/visiting/biffa_award_land_speed_record_exhibition.aspx Coventry Transport Museum – Landspeed Gallery]</ref> | ||
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Several teams are competing to break the record, including the [[Bloodhound LSR]] project, launched in 2008,<ref name="Bloodhound SSC">[http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/news/noble-green-and-team-target-1000mph-record Noble, Green and Team Target 1,000mph Record]. Bloodhound Ssc (23 October 2008).</ref> and previously the [[North American Eagle Project]], from 2004 until the project's abandonment after a fatal crash in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nash|first1=Jim|title=Rocket Man: Land-Speed Racer Pushes 1,000 MpH Barrier|url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/1000-mph-car-land-speed-record/|website=Scientific American|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> | Several teams are competing to break the record, including the [[Bloodhound LSR]] project, launched in 2008,<ref name="Bloodhound SSC">[http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/news/noble-green-and-team-target-1000mph-record Noble, Green and Team Target 1,000mph Record]. Bloodhound Ssc (23 October 2008).</ref> and previously the [[North American Eagle Project]], from 2004 until the project's abandonment after a fatal crash in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nash|first1=Jim|title=Rocket Man: Land-Speed Racer Pushes 1,000 MpH Barrier|url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/1000-mph-car-land-speed-record/|website=Scientific American|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> | ||
== Richard Noble | == Richard Noble's Orange–Intel dispute == | ||
In June 2012, a television advertisement for the [[Orange (telecommunications)|Orange]] [[Intel AZ210|''San Diego'']] mobile phone, containing an [[Intel]] processor, was broadcast on British television and featured a fast car in [[computer generated imagery]]. Richard Noble claimed that the car was a representation of Thrust SSC and thus these companies had used his intellectual property without permission, putting the future of the [[Bloodhound LSR]] project in doubt. The [[Advertising Standards Authority (United Kingdom)|Advertising Standards Authority]] rejected the Bloodhound team's complaint, claiming that intellectual property disputes were not in its remit. According to BBC News technology correspondent [[Rory Cellan-Jones]], Intel and Orange responded that their production team had researched different styles of "superfast vehicles" and developed their own Orange-branded | In June 2012, a television advertisement for the [[Orange (telecommunications)|Orange]] [[Intel AZ210|''San Diego'']] mobile phone, containing an [[Intel]] processor, was broadcast on British television and featured a fast car in [[computer generated imagery|computer-generated imagery]]. Richard Noble claimed that the car was a representation of Thrust SSC and thus these companies had used his intellectual property without permission, putting the future of the [[Bloodhound LSR]] project in doubt. The [[Advertising Standards Authority (United Kingdom)|Advertising Standards Authority]] rejected the Bloodhound team's complaint, claiming that intellectual property disputes were not in its remit. According to BBC News technology correspondent [[Rory Cellan-Jones]], Intel and Orange responded that their production team had researched different styles of "superfast vehicles" and developed their own Orange-branded landspeed car, and that the advertisement and phone were not connected to Noble or Bloodhound LSR.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18607081 BBC News – Orange, Intel, and a fast car furore]. BBC. (27 June 2012).</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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ThrustSSC, Thrust SSC or Thrust SuperSonic Car is a British jet car developed by Richard Noble, Glynne Bowsher, Ron Ayers, and Jeremy Bliss.[1] Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record, set on 15 October 1997, and piloted by Andy Green, when it achieved a speed of Script error: No such module "convert". and it became the first and only land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier. It was developed in Coventry.
Alongside Thrust2, Thrust SSC was displayed in the "Spirit of Speed Gallery" of the Coventry Transport Museum in Coventry, England. As part of the Museum's redevelopment project both cars were relocated by specialist haulier to the new Biffa Award Land Speed Record Gallery which opened in 2015.[2]
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Details
The jet was driven by Royal Air Force fighter pilot Wing Commander Andy Green in the Black Rock Desert in the US state of Nevada. It was powered by two afterburning Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines, as used in the British version of the F-4 Phantom II jet fighter. The twin engines developed a net thrust of 223 kN (50,000 lbf) at the measured record speed of 341 metres per second,[3] burning around 18 litres/second (4.0 Imperial gallons/s or 4.8 US gallons/s) of fuel. This was about Script error: No such module "convert"..
After the record was set, the World Motor Sport Council released the following message:
- The World Motor Sport Council homologated the new world land speed records set by the team ThrustSSC of Richard Noble, driver Andy Green, on 15 October 1997 at Black Rock Desert, Nevada (USA). This is the first time in history that a land vehicle has exceeded the speed of sound. The new records are as follows:
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- In setting the record, the sound barrier was broken in both the north and south runs.
- Paris, 11 November 1997.
Legacy
In 1983 Richard Noble had broken the world land speed record with his earlier car Thrust2, which reached a speed of Script error: No such module "convert".. The date of Andy Green's record came 50 years and one day after Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in Earth's atmosphere, with the Bell X-1 research rocket plane on 14 October 1947.[4]
Both Thrust SSC and Thrust2 are displayed at the Coventry Transport Museum in Coventry, England. Visitors can ride a 4D motion simulator depicting a computer-generated animation of the record-breaking run from the perspective of Green.[5]
Several teams are competing to break the record, including the Bloodhound LSR project, launched in 2008,[6] and previously the North American Eagle Project, from 2004 until the project's abandonment after a fatal crash in 2019.[7]
Richard Noble's Orange–Intel dispute
In June 2012, a television advertisement for the Orange San Diego mobile phone, containing an Intel processor, was broadcast on British television and featured a fast car in computer-generated imagery. Richard Noble claimed that the car was a representation of Thrust SSC and thus these companies had used his intellectual property without permission, putting the future of the Bloodhound LSR project in doubt. The Advertising Standards Authority rejected the Bloodhound team's complaint, claiming that intellectual property disputes were not in its remit. According to BBC News technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones, Intel and Orange responded that their production team had researched different styles of "superfast vehicles" and developed their own Orange-branded landspeed car, and that the advertisement and phone were not connected to Noble or Bloodhound LSR.[8]
See also
- Air speed record
- Budweiser Rocket
- List of vehicle speed records
- RAF High Speed Flight
- Rocket car
- Bloodhound LSR
Notes
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- ↑ Coventry Transport Museum – Landspeed Gallery
- ↑ Noble, Green and Team Target 1,000mph Record. Bloodhound Ssc (23 October 2008).
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- ↑ BBC News – Orange, Intel, and a fast car furore. BBC. (27 June 2012).
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References
- Richard Noble: Thrust: The Remarkable Story of One Man's Quest for Speed, Hardcover: Partridge, 1998, Template:ISBN; Paperback: Bantam, 1999, Template:ISBN
External links
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- Official Thrust SSC website (no longer being updated)
- Richard Noble
- Coventry Transport Museum where Thrust SSC is on display
- Photo-Diary by John Coppinger – including the aerial photo by Richard Meredith-Hardy showing the shock wave as Thrust SSC narrowly exceeds the speed of sound
- Thrust SSC the car and the run
- Thrust SSC Photos Pictures from Blackrock, Nevada – 15 October 1997
- Speed Record Club – The Speed Record Club seeks to promote an informed and educated enthusiast identity, reporting accurately and impartially to the best of its ability on record-breaking engineering, events, attempts and history.
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