All about the only car to break the sound barrier: the Thrust SSC

#ONTHISDAY: Thrust SSC, driven by Bloodhound LSR’s own Andy Green set the current land speed record in 1997, achieving a speed of 763.035mph. This was the first time a land speed record attempt broke the speed of sound #2019HST | The Bloodhound Project

We talk about how in 1997, a car called the Thrust SSC, powered by two massive Rolls-Royce jet engines, broke the sound barrier and reached a top speed of 763 miles per hour across the Nevada desert. RAF Pilot Andy Green flew this beast, creating sonic booms like a fighter jet and proving that humans could push a car through Mach 1, shattering what was previously thought impossible. This was an incredible feat of pure engineering madness that rewrote the rules of speed forever. | Auto Viral

We talk about how in 1997, a car called the Thrust SSC broke the sound barrier without leaving the ground. This car was powered by two fighter jet engines and reached a top speed of 1,228 kilometers per hour across the Nevada desert. The driver, Andy Green, had to be extremely careful with the steering because any small movement could have flipped the car instantly. The sonic boom created by the car was so powerful that it shattered sensors and created shockwaves felt miles away. This jet-powere