Thrust2 is a British-designed and -built jet-propelled car, which held the world land speed record from 4 October 1983 to 25 September 1997. The Thrust2...
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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...
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sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph (1,019.468 km/h), driving Thrust2 at the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. October 9 – The Rangoon bombing kills...
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world land speed record: In 1983, Richard Noble drove the jet-powered Thrust2 car to a new record of 634.015 mph (1,020.348 km/h). Noble also headed...
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collider Thrust bearing, particular type of rotary bearing ThrustSSC, and Thrust2, the land-speed record breaking cars Thrust (video game), a computer game...
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adventurer reached 633 mph (1,019 km/h) driving a turbojet-powered car named Thrust2 across the Nevada desert. In 1997, he headed the project to build ThrustSSC...
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world. The most notable exhibits are the world speed record-breaking cars, Thrust2 and ThrustSSC The museum received a refurbishment in 2004 which included...
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1986 1,118.5 kW (1,499.9 hp) 540 kg (1,190 lb) 2071 W/kg / 1.26 hp/lb Thrust2 land speed record car 1983 22,000 kW (30,000 hp) 10,600 kg (23,400 lb)...
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of 622.407 mph (1,001.667 km/h). In 1983, this record was eclipsed by Thrust2, which was powered by a Rolls-Royce Avon jet engine and driven by Richard...
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1001.667 October 4, 1983 Black Rock Desert, United States Richard Noble Thrust2 Turbojet: 1 × Rolls-Royce Avon 634.051 1020.406 633.47 1019.47 September...
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