Top 10 Fastest Vehicle on Land - Online GK
Mankind has always been fascinated with travelling at terrific speeds. When it comes to land speed records, engineers would often bring out the big boys.....Rocket Engines !
Mankind has always been fascinated with travelling at terrific speeds. When it comes to land speed records, engineers would often bring out the big boys.....Rocket Engines !
Sr. No.
|
Vehicle
|
Type
|
Driver
|
Date
|
Location
|
Top Speed (KPH)
|
MPH
|
1
|
ThrustSSC
|
Rocket Car
|
Andy Green
|
Oct 15, 1997
|
Black Rock Desert (USA)
|
1,223.66
|
760
|
2
|
Thrust2
|
Rocket Car
|
Richard Noble
|
Oct 4, 1983
|
Black Rock Desert (USA)
|
1,020.41
|
634.05
|
3
|
Blue Flame
|
Rocket Car
|
Gary Gabelich
|
Oct 28, 1970
|
Bonneville
Salt Flats (USA) |
1,041.66
|
630.48
|
4
|
Spirit of America Sonic-1
|
Rocket Car
|
Craig Breedlove
|
Nov 15,1965
|
Bonneville Salt Flats (USA)
|
955.95
|
594
|
5
|
Green Monster
|
Rocket Car
|
Art Afrons
|
Oct 5. 1964
|
Bonneville
Salt Flats (USA) |
927
|
576
|
6
|
Spirit of America
|
Rocket Car
|
Craig Breedlove
|
Aug 5, 1963
|
Bonneville Salt Flats (USA)
|
846.96
|
526.28
|
7
|
Blue CN7
|
Car
|
Donald Campbell
|
July 17. 1964
|
Lake Eyre
(Aus) |
690
|
429
|
ThrustSSC - If your ever find yourselves visiting conventry in UK, make sure you take a trip to the coventry Transport Museum , because the ThrustSSC & Thrust2 (Fastest Two Cars Ever), are one display there, along with 640 other vehicles ! You can even ride a simulator which gives you the ThrustSSC Driver's prospective on the record.
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