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How fast did Thrust SSC travel in Mach terms?
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How fast did Thrust SSC travel in Mach terms?
The official top speed of Thrust SSC is Mach 1.016 (Mach 1 represents the speed of sound). Felix Baumgartner's top speed was an amazing Mach 1.24. Now, the Bloodhound team want to top Mach 1.4!
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15/10/2012 13:24
I am old enough to remember donald campbells (sir?) achievements and his tragic death. Which was very fast you moron reynolds. when Andy Green beat the yanks in their own backyard it brought back those days when to be british meant something and we had a place in the world. We need more of the likes of the likes of the bloodhound team and less of cretinous reynolds type.
15/10/2012 13:42
John Reynolds, what is your problem, jealous, no guts or ambition to do something that entails some sort of pride in the ability (though in your case I should imagine that is LACK of ability) to break world records.
Don't say thousands are starving, we pour £12billion in foreign aid, the PRIVATE money that is used for these record attempts is a tiny amount compared with that.
Why don't you take your jealousy and angst elsewhere!
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16/10/2012 09:25
@Basil Fawlty - That accolade does not go to him at all. Not only was it not an official attempt at this record, the team bodged together some data that was almost completely worthless and 9 hours later claimed they knew what the speed it was - which just so happened to be just over their goal. They have refused to release this data ever since, and most experts agree the instruments they used in the car for it would have been so completely useless on the run you could make up any speed from the data it did produce.
Add in the lack of any sonic boom and it is generally agreed there is no chance it broke the speed barrier (it's earlier attempt was not even slightly close to this and the car looked no faster in the later run).
Add in the lack of any sonic boom and it is generally agreed there is no chance it broke the speed barrier (it's earlier attempt was not even slightly close to this and the car looked no faster in the later run).
15/10/2012 13:31
15/10/2012 16:49
The only reason "John Reynolds" - which is sure to a peudonym (which, John means it's not your own) - only writes such messages because it causes a reaction. Ignore him, fail to rise to the bait and it seems probable he'll go away. No publicity seeker likes his thoughts to fall on stony ground.
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