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| Img_capt = ThrustSSC at the ], where it currently resides. | caption = Thrust SSC at the ], where it is part of the permanent collection.
| name = ThrustSSC | name = Thrust SSC
| manufacturer = SSC Programme Limited | manufacturer = SSC Programme Limited
| aka = | aka =
| production = | production =
| assembly = | assembly =
| predecessor = ] | predecessor = ]
| successor = | successor = ]
| class = ] | class = ]
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| layout = | layout =
| platform = | platform =
| engine = two ] turbofan:-<br>initially: Rolls-Royce Spey 202<br>finally: Rolls-Royce Spey 205 | engine = two ] turbofan:-<br /> Rolls-Royce Spey 202
| transmission = | transmission =
| wheelbase = | wheelbase =
| length = 16.5&nbsp;m (54&nbsp;ft) | length = {{convert|16.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| width = 3.7&nbsp;m (12&nbsp;ft) | width = {{convert|3.7|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| height = | height =
| weight = 10.5 tonnes | weight = 10.6 tonnes
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| designer = ], ], ] | designer = ], Glynne Bowsher, ], Jeremy Bliss and Reece Liebenberg
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'''ThrustSSC''', (or '''Thrust SSC''', Thrust ] car), is a ] ] developed by ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.thrustssc.com/thrustssc/Team/team.html|title=ThrustSSC team}}</ref>


ThrustSSC holds the World ], set on 15 October 1997, when it achieved a speed of {{convert|1228|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} and became the first car to officially break the ]. '''ThrustSSC''', '''Thrust SSC''' or '''Thrust SuperSonic Car''' is a British ] developed by ], Glynne Bowsher, ], 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 ], set on 15 October 1997, and driven by ], 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 ].


Alongside ], Thrust SSC was displayed in the "Spirit of Speed Gallery" of the ] 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>
⚫ ==Details==
⚫ The car was driven by ] fighter pilot ] ] in the ] in ], ]. It was powered by two ] ] ] engines, as used in the British version of the ] jet fighter. The car was 16.5&nbsp;m (54&nbsp;ft) long, 3.7&nbsp;m (12&nbsp;ft) wide and weighed 10.5 tons (10.7 t), and the twin engines developed a net ] of 223&nbsp;kN (50,000&nbsp;lbf), a power output of 110,000&nbsp;bhp (82MW),<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.thrustssc.com/thrustssc/contents-story.html|title=The ThrustSSC Story}}</ref> burning around 18 ] per second (4.0 ]s/s or 4.8 ]s/s). Transformed into the usual terms for car mileages based on its maximum speed, the fuel consumption was about {{convert|5.5|L/km|1|abbr=on}}.


The car is {{convert|16.50|m|ft|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|3.7|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide and has a curb weight of 10.6 tons. It had a reported thrust of 223&nbsp;kN (approximately 50,000 pounds force) at some operating condition. ]s are not designed to operate at peak airspeed while still in ]; a proper estimate would need to take this into account.
The record run in October 1997 was preceded by extensive test runs of the vehicle in Autumn 1996 and Spring 1997 in the Al-Jafr desert (located in ]) in ], a location unknown before for its capabilities as a test range for high speed land vehicles, with numerous advantages compared to the salt deserts of the Western United States.{{what|date=September 2012}}

⚫ ==Details==
⚫ The jet was driven by ] fighter pilot ] ] in the ] in the ] of ]. It was powered by two ] ] ] engines, as used in the ] jet fighter. The twin engines developed a net ] of 223&nbsp;kN (50,000&nbsp;lbf) at the measured record speed of 341&nbsp;metres per second,<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.thrustssc.com/thrustssc/contents-story.html|title=The ThrustSSC Story}}{{deadlink|date=September 2022}}</ref> burning around 18 litres/second (4.0 ]s/s or 4.8 ]s/s) of fuel. This was about {{convert|4850|L/100 km|2|abbr=on}}.


After the record was set, the ] released the following message: After the record was set, the ] released the following message:
:''The World Motor Sport Council ] the new world land speed records set by the team ThrustSSC of Richard Noble, driver Andy Green, on 15&nbsp;October 1997 at Black Rock Desert, Nevada (USA). This is the first time in history that a land vehicle has exceeded the ]. The new records are as follows:'' :The World Motor Sport Council ] 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 ]. The new records are as follows:
:*''Flying mile &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1227.986 km/h (763.035 mph)'' :*Flying mile&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{{convert|1227.985|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
:*''Flying kilometre &nbsp; 1223.657 km/h (760.343 mph)'' :*Flying kilometre&nbsp;{{convert|1223.657|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
:''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&nbsp;November 1997.'' ::::Paris, 11 November 1997.


The complete run history is available.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.thrustssc.com/Latest_News/Status-19971015.html|title=ThrustSSC Run database}}</ref> The complete run history is available.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.thrustssc.com/Latest_News/Status-19971015.html|title=Thrust SSC Run database}}{{self-published source|date=October 2022}}{{primary source inline|date=October 2022}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022}}</ref>{{self-published source|date=October 2022}}{{primary source inline|date=October 2022}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022}}


==Legacy== ==Legacy==
In 1983 Richard Noble had broken the world land speed record with his earlier car ], which reached a speed of 1,018&nbsp;km/h (633&nbsp;mph). In 1983 Richard Noble had broken the world land speed record with his earlier car ], which reached a speed of {{convert|1,019|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. The date of Andy Green's record came exactly a half century and one day after ] broke the sound barrier in Earth's atmosphere, with the ] 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 ] in ], England. Visitors can ride a 4D ] depicting a computer-generated animation of the record-breaking run from the perspective of Green.<ref></ref>
The date of Andy Green's record came exactly a half century and one day after ] broke the sound barrier in Earth's atmosphere, with the ] research rocket plane on 14 October 1947.


Several teams are competing to break the record, including the ] project, launched in 2008,<ref name="Bloodhound SSC">. Bloodhound Ssc (23 October 2008).</ref> and previously the ], 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>
===Present===
⚫ Both ThrustSSC and Thrust2 are displayed at the ] in ], ]. ThrustSSC is housed in a ] hall. Visitors can board the ] from which ThrustSSC runs were controlled, and can ride a ] depicting a computer-generated animation of the record-breaking run from the perspective of Green.<ref></ref>


⚫ == Richard Noble{{snd}}Orange-Intel dispute ==
===Future===
⚫ In June 2012, a television advertisement for the ] ] mobile phone, containing an ] processor, was broadcast on British television and featured a fast car in ]. 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 ] project in doubt. The ] rejected the Bloodhound team's complaint, claiming that intellectual property disputes were not in its remit. According to BBC News technology correspondent ], Intel and Orange responded that their production team had researched different styles of "superfast vehicles" and developed their own Orange-branded land speed car, and that the advertisement and phone were not connected to Noble or Bloodhound LSR.<ref>. BBC. (27 June 2012).</ref>
Several teams are competing to break the record, including Richard Noble's ] project and the ] project.

⚫ == Richard Noble&ndash;Orange-Intel dispute ==
⚫ In June 2012, a ] for the ] ''San Diego'' mobile phone, containing an ] processor, was broadcast on British television and featured a fast car in ]. ] claimed that the car was a representation of ThrustSSC and thus these companies had used his intellectual property without permission, putting the future of the Bloodhound SSC project in doubt. The ] 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 land speed car, and that the advertisement and phone were not connected to Noble or Bloodhound SSC.<ref></ref>


== See also == == See also ==
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==Notes== ==Notes==
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==References== ==References==
* ]: ''Thrust: The Remarkable Story of One Man's Quest for Speed'', Hardcover: Partridge, 1998, ISBN 1-85225-268-5; Paperback: Bantam, 1999, ISBN 0-553-81208-4 * ]: ''Thrust: The Remarkable Story of One Man's Quest for Speed'', Hardcover: Partridge, 1998, {{ISBN|1-85225-268-5}}; Paperback: Bantam, 1999, {{ISBN|0-553-81208-4}}


==External links== ==External links==
{{commons category|ThrustSSC}} * {{commons category-inline|ThrustSSC}}
* (no longer being updated) * (no longer being updated)
* where ThrustSSC is on display *
* where Thrust SSC is on display
* by John Coppinger — including the aerial photo by Richard Meredith-Hardy showing the ] as ThrustSSC narrowly exceeds the speed of sound * by John Coppinger – including the aerial photo by Richard Meredith-Hardy showing the ] as Thrust SSC narrowly exceeds the speed of sound
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* * the car and the run
⚫ * Pictures from Blackrock, Nevada – 15 October 1997
* the car and the run
⚫ * – 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.
⚫ * Pictures from Blackrock, Nevada — 15 October 1997

⚫ * - 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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Motor vehicle
Thrust SSC
Thrust SSC at the Coventry Transport Museum, where it is part of the permanent collection.
Overview
ManufacturerSSC Programme Limited
DesignerRichard Noble, Glynne Bowsher, Ron Ayers, Jeremy Bliss and Reece Liebenberg
Body and chassis
ClassLand Speed Record vehicle
Powertrain
Enginetwo Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan:-
Rolls-Royce Spey 202
Dimensions
Length16.5 m (54 ft)
Width3.7 m (12 ft)
Curb weight10.6 tonnes
Chronology
PredecessorThrust2
SuccessorBloodhound LSR
The team with ThrustSSC
ThrustSSC on display in the Coventry Transport Museum's Landspeed Gallery
Side view of Thrust SSC showing its branding and marks at Coventry Transport Museum
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. Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record, set on 15 October 1997, and driven by Andy Green, when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and it became the first and only land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier.

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.

The car is 16.50 m (54.1 ft) long and 3.7 m (12 ft) wide and has a curb weight of 10.6 tons. It had a reported thrust of 223 kN (approximately 50,000 pounds force) at some operating condition. Jet engines are not designed to operate at peak airspeed while still in ground effect; a proper estimate would need to take this into account.

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, burning around 18 litres/second (4.0 Imperial gallons/s or 4.8 US gallons/s) of fuel. This was about 4,850 L/100 km (0.06 mpg‑imp; 0.05 mpg‑US).

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:
  • Flying mile     1,227.985 km/h (763.035 mph)
  • Flying kilometre 1,223.657 km/h (760.345 mph)
In setting the record, the sound barrier was broken in both the north and south runs.
Paris, 11 November 1997.

The complete run history is available.

Legacy

In 1983 Richard Noble had broken the world land speed record with his earlier car Thrust2, which reached a speed of 1,019 km/h (633 mph). The date of Andy Green's record came exactly a half century 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.

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.

Several teams are competing to break the record, including the Bloodhound LSR project, launched in 2008, and previously the North American Eagle Project, from 2004 until the project's abandonment after a fatal crash in 2019.

Richard Noble – 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 land speed car, and that the advertisement and phone were not connected to Noble or Bloodhound LSR.

See also

Notes

  1. ThrustSSC team, archived from the original on 27 April 2018
  2. Michelle, Walker. "Thrust SSC takes to the road". Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. The ThrustSSC Story
  4. Thrust SSC Run database
  5. Gill, Kathy. "First supersonic flight in rocket-powered research plane". WiredPen. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  6. Coventry Transport Museum – Landspeed Gallery
  7. Noble, Green and Team Target 1,000mph Record. Bloodhound Ssc (23 October 2008).
  8. Nash, Jim. "Rocket Man: Land-Speed Racer Pushes 1,000 MpH Barrier". Scientific American. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  9. BBC News – Orange, Intel, and a fast car furore. BBC. (27 June 2012).

References

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Achievements
Preceded byThrustSSC
713.990 MPH, 1,149.055 Km/h
set by Andy Green, on 25 September 1997. 		FIA Outright World Land Speed Record holder (1 km)
760.343 MPH,
1,223.657 Km/h
set by Andy Green, on 15 October 1997. 		Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byThrustSSC
714.144 MPH, 1,149.303 Km/h
set by Andy Green, on 25 September 1997. 		FIA Outright World Land Speed Record holder (1 mile)
763.035 MPH,
1,227.985 Km/h
set by Andy Green, on 15 October 1997. 		Succeeded byIncumbent
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