September 25, 1997
Andy "Dead Dog" Green, pilots the Thrust SSC to a new Land Speed Record of 714.144 mph, in the Black Rock Desert. He became the first person to drive a land vehicle over 700 mph.
Green is a British Royal Air Force fighter pilot and current holder of the World Land speed record, and the first person to break the sound barrier on land. On September 25, 1997 in ThrustSSC he beat the previous record in Black Rock Desert, USA, reaching a speed of 714.144 miles per hour (1,149.303 km/h).
The Thrust SSC at Coventry Motor Museum
(Photo: Ben Sutherland via photopin cc)
On October 15, 1997, 50 years and 1 day after the sound barrier was broken in aerial flight by Chuck Yeager, Green reached 763.035 miles per hour (1,227.986 km/h), the first supersonic record (Mach 1.016). His call sign was "Dead Dog".
Green is now working with Richard Noble again on their new record attempt to break the 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 km/h) mark with Bloodhound SSC.
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Green is a British Royal Air Force fighter pilot and current holder of the World Land speed record, and the first person to break the sound barrier on land. On September 25, 1997 in ThrustSSC he beat the previous record in Black Rock Desert, USA, reaching a speed of 714.144 miles per hour (1,149.303 km/h).
The Thrust SSC at Coventry Motor Museum
(Photo: Ben Sutherland via photopin cc)
On October 15, 1997, 50 years and 1 day after the sound barrier was broken in aerial flight by Chuck Yeager, Green reached 763.035 miles per hour (1,227.986 km/h), the first supersonic record (Mach 1.016). His call sign was "Dead Dog".
Green is now working with Richard Noble again on their new record attempt to break the 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 km/h) mark with Bloodhound SSC.
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