Thrust Supersonic Car holds the World Land Speed Record, set on 15 October 1997, when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and became the first car to officially break the sound barrier.Thrust supersonic car, is a British jet-propelled car developed by Richard Noble, Glynne Bowsher, Ron Ayers and Jeremy Bliss.
The car was 16.5 m long, 3.7 m wide and weighed 10.5 tons, and the twin engines developed a net thrust of 223 kN, a power output of 110,000 bhp, burning around 18 litres per second. Transformed into the usual terms for car mileages based on its maximum speed, the fuel consumption was about 55 L/km.
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