THRUST SSC
BY: HARMAN BOPARAI 6H
Speed Record
The Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record, set on October 15 1997, when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and became the first car to officially break the sound barrier.
Facts About The Thrust SSC
The car was driven by a royal air force fighter pilot. The car was 16.5 metres long and 3.7 metres wide and It weighed 10.5 tones. The Thrust SSC burned fuel around 18 litres per second! The car was powered by two after burning Rolls-Royce turbo fan engines.
Thrust SSC Supersonic Boom
COOL FACTS
The Thrust SSC is also called Thrust - Super Sonic car. This jet propelled car holds the world's fastest land speed record and became the first car to break the sound barrier. Running on jet propulsion system, this car reached 1,228 km/h breaking the sound barrier on October 15 1997 in the black rock desert Nevada,USA. The Thrust SSC was a really fast car, it was so fast, it was faster than a bullet and bullets are really fast.