Thrust SSC - still the only car to travel faster than the speed of sound

[@Cool_bloke_96]

"Fastest car in the world" That is a flightless fighter jet.

[@laserpmr]

that's not really a car. a car is a wheeel driven vehice . this a jet. nothing less

[@reallyanonymus]

My thoughts exactly. It's a land vehicle of some sort, but calling it a car is just out there.

[@Arthur-f18]

@@laserpmr it's a car, the wheels are made out of steel

[@Arthur-f18]

but still tho, that ain't looking like a normal car you see on the road. That's a flightless Concorde

[@blaarkies]

@SupraFanBoy Definitely not "Fastest vehicle in the world", not the SR-71 either

[@ThePointlessBox_]

Thats a lot of fancy words to say he was drifting at 700mph

[@shrimpkraken]

Nani!? Supersonic dorifto!?!?

[@MrOiram46]

ShrimpKraken Ace: *“POWERRRR OF SOOUUUND”* [Eurobeat intensifies]

[@deteri4040]

lol

[@alinnson3256]

My cat going super sain beyond anamie lvl on spastic mode

[@FastnOut]

true

[@brandonmorales2215]

"Yes officer, it's stock."

[@sadsocks4036]

Acab

[@brandonmorales2215]

@@sadsocks4036 What?

[@sadsocks4036]

@@brandonmorales2215 you worship police

[@neo1754]

shut up sad socks, you worship bullcrap

[@KyleDavis-bm3nh]

@@sadsocks4036 were you drunk writing this

[@sharpasacueball]

I remember reading about this vehicle as a kid. I can't believe it is still the fastest land vehicle in the world!

[@squidwardo7074]

they're trying to beat that record again, I believe they haven't even managed to go supersonic again

[@Zasek2112]

Huge balls of steel messes with the driver's weight allowence. It's taken them this long to find another candidate.

[@meowpoosaymeow]

Same

[@halcontv]

me too, you must be around 40

[@mayankexodus]

I wonder why people still drool over F1. The game went supersonic decades ago.

[@tobee_gamer5816]

“I caught you going over 700 mph in a 40 mph zone” “But the speed limit is Mach 2…”

[@abaxcool1323]

i dont think jets are allowed to pass the sound barrier, in residental districs. mostly thanks too concord/ and similar plane projects breaking windows all the time. so the speed limit is just under mach 1.

[@richardrelocation9637]

Must be a pretty cold day for Mach 2 to be 700 mph.

[@AirbusA-jb1pn]

@moss he was explaining reddit kid

[@hesliterallyme.]

how tf do u catch someone going 700 mph??????

[@jkingenglish]

@@hesliterallyme. you call the flash🤣

[@DonLee1980]

having to put on 90 degrees of steering lock just stay in a straight line at 700mph... this guy's got huge balls.

[@mattqndouch8452]

His balls are on fire

[@tommack8650]

That is insane! This run defied many laws of physics - even below supersonic speeds.

[@0ne-Two]

Well try making small corrections with a standard "wheel" going 700+. It will end very very badly.

[@Dafydd16]

Andy is an excellent man for sure. One of my college buds.

[@xDootify]

if anything it very much solidified many laws of physics

[@h.washali]

That ain't no car That's a drivable missile

[@bing9213]

Bulletproof ` 😂

[@mtbridingog9083]

Bigfacts

[@mtbridingog9083]

Forget a missile that's a rocket

[@johnbuster4268]

This is The Flash in the Transformer universe

[@chipthedino9504]

Bulletproof ` yeah you got it

[@mandarian87]

Gotta love the casual yet informative way this guy describes how he accomplished the most impressive speed feat on land that probably would’ve killed nearly anyone else on earth.

[@matejan2003]

1940: We are going to have flying cars in the future! 2000: Well yes, but actually no

[@bridgetroll9350]

Best comment ive seen yet

[@TomiAdewoleAdetom]

Lol. But yeah we do have flying cars - they're called airplanes. And helicopters

[@dynamicgaming5081]

Yes, we have flying cars. Take a look at Le Mans 1999!

[@ivorbiggun710]

They're coming.

[@jamesbizs]

DynamicGaming bahahaha. Flying car. Multiple times

[@davidschmidt6013]

I was wondering as he was speaking, about how he gained the experience to handle a car at that speed, plus his knowledge of the engineering behind the whole thing. I thought perhaps he'd been a drag-car racer. Then I noticed the crest on his right chest, 'Royal Air Force'. Ahhh...(as the Brits say..) "Right, then." He never actually changed jobs, he just changed altitude.

[@okgo8315]

Yes, i believe he was/is a test pilot.👍🇬🇧

[@maxpayne69.]

Test pilots are an unreal breed truly! 😎

[@zakaria600]

Yup. Must be a pilot and a aircraft engineer not like those dummies NASCAR drivers, uneducated trailer trash

[@giggity2722]

@@zakaria600 still takes some decent balls, just not as large as this does

[@tobymacdonald5893]

the brit part of your comment makes no sense but no worries

[@tivvy8686]

Driving only 30 mph How fast my mom thinks I’m driving:

[@RBLXProd]

And 700 mph I will crush Mr. Peanut baby

[@Not_DJtf]

How fast my dad actually drives:

[@tivvy8686]

@@Not_DJtf lol

[@Aces306]

My mom drives 100 MPH in lebanon

[@tivvy8686]

@@Aces306 That’s not good, better tell her to slow down before something bad happens

[@ImNotHereEither]

I think I just heard Andy describe doing a power slide, on the throttle, at nearly 600mph. He’s clearly insane.

[@leroyford8911]

Yh he effectively holds a unofficial speed drift record at 650+mph

[@ajp000000]

Cop: do you know how fast you were going? Driver: Cop: where the hell did he go?

[@heyimgayalso6129]

MemeSauceXD love this comment

[@captrustle7939]

Cop: *deaf*

[@ljcook8102]

Line from a Burt movie--wave bye-bye to the nice officer. Bye-bye, whoosh, and nothing left but a cloud of steam. LOL.

[@rimquelsiret]

@@captrustle7939 yup

[@aceandhis]

MemeSauceXD lol

[@FFRS110]

Its actually insane that this dude was subconciously thinking about all these things to keep himself safe, while going 800mph, while talking to the ground crew about whats happening. Such a smart dude.

[@jrgoogly2251]

I think that’s because of his fighter pilot experience, that’s the norm when flying

[@philiptownsend4026]

A British fighter pilot. That's how.

[@bolsterwow]

Mha hart mah Sole

[@FFRS110]

@@bolsterwow most importantly, mah hole

[@thefreedomchopper4027]

@@FFRS110 🤣

[@HogRidaaa]

Comments 45% it’s not actually a car 52% about his balls 3% actually talking about the speed and the engineering

[@Ninjaslayer56]

Very true

[@Dan23_7]

MC I deliver to a company who built some components for this car. Claim to fame lol

[@HogRidaaa]

Dan23 7 nice man

[@0ne-Two]

Don't forget the Vtec guys

[@clickbaitpolice1750]

This is actually true

[@Colin_Lawlor_Audio]

If only they had proper footage of this amazing-sounding feat....

[@leosearle]

Here u go. Footage of the previous record breaking vehicle as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHjChnhjhLWArqs

[@OHMYJOSHH]

Okay it can beat Sound, but it doesn't stand a chance against my Honda Civic with 10 stickers

[@justinbustin677]

Vtec yo

[@monsieurboks]

Respect FreeSpeech Or, once VTEC kicks in, on the straights either.

[@working2bselfsufficient724]

OHMYJOSH All depends on the size of your wing;)

[@glennrodriguez4941]

el this comment wins

[@bing9213]

OHMYJOSH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@ASOtheprO]

Legend says that despite his explanation on how he maintained the car from drifting out of control it was actually his big ass balls that kept the car centered

[@13_cmi]

Balls that are the smallest bit lopsided which puts pressure on the tire and steers it the opposite direction

[@ghostfarmer358]

He had to have a HUGE set

[@rgrinnel]

Brass gonads, no doubt.

[@AJ-jy6lb]

What are ass balls? :o)

[@AJ-jy6lb]

He don't need that parachute,...If he just threw his rather large gonads out the window, the car would stop on a dime

[@exhasutshot7719]

1980:we in future have flying cars 2020:we have land planes

[@Edzhjus]

Nice alternative. 🏎

[@buildustas5541]

Walking plane :)

[@iramkhan9279]

This car was made in 1998-99

[@grapefruitrunning]

20th anniversary in 2017, let's do the math. carry the one... bring the two over... yes that would be 1997. So your "correction" wasn't even correct. Now stop being a kill joy and let them have their played out joke.

[@yvetteveres8235]

Land Planes that go no-where

[@Kinlochbervie50]

Aside from what he achieved in Thrust SSC, how about his ability to tell that story with so much imagery and detail!

[@212MPH]

He's a very brave man.. full steering lock at 600 mph..

[@andyelliott8027]

He's a fighter pilot.

[@Walkercolt1]

@@TheTazzietiger "Full steering lock" is only a 7 degree deviation from straight ahead according to the Brits....It has a 14 degree steering range below 500 MPH, above that it is GREATLY restricted.

[@arneshpal7702]

Haha XD

[@phoenix21studios]

I mean whats he going to run into? 50 miles of desert ?

[@shelster374]

phoenix21studios probably a mountain or anything thats tall enough and solid enough to destroy the vehicle if he doesnt stop fast enough

[@shevetlevi2821]

Highway Patrol: "Do you know why I pulled you over?" Andy Green: "Because I let you." "Will traffic school erase the points on my record?"

[@okie1630]

nice one

[@Ac3Frl]

Nice

[@wevefriends]

But it was a NASCAR instead of a jet car

[@bradwellthegreat8297]

That moment the cop realize your car faster than theirs

[@pcm7315]

HP: You're telling me you didn't here my siren?

[@ImTHATguy...]

Police officer: "Do you know how fast you were going?" This guy: "All the miles per hour".

[@sadsocks4036]

Acab

[@jahh1]

@@sadsocks4036 brave! Thx

[@bravo6959]

@@sadsocks4036 what

[@aroach7461]

@@sadsocks4036 lol imagine being so pathetic that the mere presence of even saying police triggers you.

[@juluke8385]

Only 15 mps sir

[@dre3951]

I remember when they did this back in 1997. I was teaching an engineering class and made one of the midterm problems about it. Current events and everything, you know. Great video. The pilot of course seems very impressive, and of course brave. Really, going supersonic in general is a very difficult thing, and I would have bet against it working. It sure was not easy to do that in aircraft, and on land there are many new challenges to encounter.

[@seanjones7250]

Does it have an aux though?

[@Kazials]

Jamie C scrap the whole vehicle. We gotta start over

[@stilactic4667]

Does it come with Apple CarPlay?

[@JuanJimenez.]

Not to mention cup holders

[@stilactic4667]

Can it open the pod bay doors?

[@AngshumanDas13x]

Should at least have Bluetooth

[@gravyboat2370]

But how fast round the top gear test track ?? 😂

[@CheddarPriest]

gravy boat a

[@dextaa575]

For that we will bring in our top racing driver, some say he has a supersonic ball sac

[@crazydave507]

As smooth as a gravy boat.

[@1bestrafung]

Better not let Hamster drive it.

[@alphacretin8227]

Makig their way trough Gambon, *blows up* ohh!.... Ladies and Gentleman, The Stig!

[@user-ol7bm7ym5l]

*_Light: nice you made me use 0.00001% of my speed_*

[@Sciptopia]

Made use*

[@felzzer3943]

Adedayo Vaughan Uhhhh no.

[@ricehair8807]

@@Sciptopia no idiot

[@ungamer6241]

@@Sciptopia not really

[@ungamer6241]

@@felzzer3943 agree

[@Content4Cars]

Fun Fact: ThrustSSC is a British-designed and built World Land Speed Record car. ThrustSSC holds the current World Land Speed Record which was set on October 15, 1997, by accomplishing a speed of 763 mph. By doing so, the supersonic car became the first land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier.

[@user-hu8fn2jp5v]

Not really that fun, just a fact

[@justahammer]

@@user-hu8fn2jp5v and we already knew that from the video

When you go faster than the speed of sound. COP : Why didn't you stop when we used our siren? Andy Green : What siren?

[@luismcqueen8384]

Okay but... did it get a Doug score?

[@PastaForSale]

"Guys as you break the sound barrier it kind of seems like the traction is a bit off than I'd like it to be....That's why I'm giving it a 6/10"

[@bobcharlotte8724]

Trunk space is extremely limited and it gets a 1 outta 10.

[@KIllSmxke]

@@bobcharlotte8724 I CAN TOTALLY HEAR HIS VOICE IN THAT LOL

[@bobcharlotte8724]

@@KIllSmxke hahaha!

[@wcsoblake85]

Hahaha I see what you guys did there.

[@LlpzJr]

Cant they get helicopter footage, Id love to see what +750 mph looks like from above...

[@davidforman6191]

LlpzJr kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGPLeGV3nZWqe5o bit grainy. you can still see where the shockwave stops when going supersonic tho. filmed from a microlight i think

[@jamesshives5679]

LlpzJr I'd love to see what 700+mph looks like in a driveby... On that thought, what would happen to a human standing next to this thing as it flies by at 700mph?

[@quantumbubbles2106]

No need to pay for a helicopter when you could use a dozen drones for less money...

[@dalemaxwell8403]

you wouldn't no longer be standing surely blow anyone over & there's no hellacopter fast enough to keep up with it,thats not rocket's but jet turbines if he could steer straight it go much faster

[@karthikkrishna5870]

No helicopters goes that fast

[@kolavalentina]

Congratulations on your 26th Anniversary - 1997 - 2023! Way to Go Andy, Richard & Team!

[@KW-jq5je]

"Hello Alignment shop?. My car is pulling left at 600 miles an hour. Got time for an alignment?"

[@elijahsmith5570]

Forget 4-minute mile, he did a 4-second mile!

[@reptiledisfunction9232]

This is a certified hood classic comment

[@azkymohamed123]

@@reptiledisfunction9232 what

[@ChemSanthoshKumaar]

Don't rockets do 6 mile a second?

[@ChemSanthoshKumaar]

@Bercilak de hautdesert small country??

[@q12aw50]

Closer to 5 seconds

[@billhong4216]

It's now 2021, I still remember that memorable day. Looking at the clip showing the amount of drift and the struggle Andy had to put up with the steering handle, it is actually shocking. Sir Andy was actually taking a great risk.

[@shockbro54]

Pretty much. You start sliding/rolling at 700+ mph, you're not coming out alive.

[@comradecameron3726]

@@shockbro54 you do that at 70+ and you are almost certainly ded anyway.

[@steveetienne]

Steve Austin did.

[@phildavenport4150]

@@steveetienne "I'm breaking up, I'm breaking up..."

[@foxman105]

I remember how they had to repair the cars between each attempts because the bodywork was near tearing off in a documentary about this run. This takes some serious courage. Most I went was 180 and my car started throwing off lights because I was in the final gear, and the oiling couldn't take it. (private decommissioned runway.) It was so much concentration even at that speed and micro corrections.

[@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888]

Except that never happened.

[@foxman105]

@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 I remember a Discovery documentary where they were riveting panels back together after an attempt run. And you CAN'T gaslight me on this. It was what sparked my inspiration into car racing. They said that original rivets sometimes failed and they had to rejoin parts of the original bodywork.

[@GTOAviator]

That's not a car, it's a plane without wings.

[@mckafi6686]

So chicken of the planes

[@davehoward22]

lot more complicated,you couldnt just cut the wings off a plane and go that speed

[@SkypeDzns]

Rip stealed

[@wa3978]

So basically a rocket LOL

[@davidmaclane5487]

@@wa3978 actually not a rocket though, which would be even faster....but I wonder how much further wheel technology beyond 700 mph can go?

[@TheServantOfTheOne]

"Car"

[@vivs005]

Which it is.

[@rah1752]

Amox you must be fun at parties

[@ross9263]

profile pic and name match perfectly to the comment

[@ollijokinen1571]

Rocket Man It is a goddamn car.

[@joenobody571]

So I guess sticking feathers up your ass does make you a chicken

[@tknwxyzal]

Flame stickers on the side of cars make them go faster

[@brandonnguyen5605]

i can confirm

[@Dan23_7]

Conner McGregor 15 hp per sticker... FACT

[@showproja]

We call those kind of add-ons "Tennessee GoFasters" in KY. Of course, we also call a 8' piece of garden hose a "Hoosier Gas Card."

[@Jhapzzzz]

don’t forget the mesh rims

[@BM-ww1pz]

Proven fact

[@michaelemory552]

The first thing downloaded to my first computer was footage of that run - download time measured in hours. The view was from the tail forward so I could look both over canopy and into engines. The compression of airflow defined and swept back with a howl as things went transonic. When engines shut down the shockwave appeared to quickly shove the car back. Alarms were heard. The one comment by Wing Commander Green (I love writing that) following his wrestling match to stay on course was something like, “Whew, that was a bit of a thing.” So dry, the British. Well done.

[@TheFactMan1]

I like when they call a jet with no wings a “car”.

[@rulingmoss5599]

You're an NPC.

[@VD-cl7if]

Yea, I feel like it doesn’t count unless the wheels rotating is what gives it its speed

[@Appletank8]

It’s not exactly a plane either, since a plane needs to be intended to fly. I don’t think there’s any other term besides land vehicle that applies.

[@Appletank8]

Note that shaft drive speed records are another category

[@Not_what_it_used_to_be]

Dirt boat

[@cripsyoperator3301]

Dude has big balls for doing that. Definitely different doing 700+ on the ground than 700+ in the air

[@Calxero]

air is much smoother

[@mayankexodus]

SSC driver should just be given honorary podium in all F1 races henceforth.

[@vanessaharms6375]

Imagine your Uber pulls up in this

[@gefloigle]

Officer: “Are you aware that you were going well over 45 MPH?!” Driver: “Yes, but I wasn’t planning on being out that long.”

[@donnalouise8268]

excellent

[@johnsellers9623]

I just can’t believe how his brain must be feeling, taking your eyes off the windshield from where you are going, too down at the gauges while muscling the steering wheel and foot manipulating the gas,while going speeds of 750+. It’s like driving a regular car at 120 mph and how much you are paying attention, times I don’t know how much more. Balls of steel, knowing that at any moment one thing goes wrong, it’s over. That’s a huge amount of faith in that vehicle and in yourself. Makes my head crazy to think about that. ✌️👍🇺🇸

[@kriztoppa]

Can’t have “feelings” at 700mph just logic and practicality.

[@larrydouglas6365]

The car and driver were British too by the way

[@fishfire_2999]

In 20yrs it will have cigarettes lighter ,charger ,ac,blutooth and a cup holder

[@anonymebande8561]

It will even be street legal

[@e46squad84]

LLIP DER it has been 20 years

[@fishfire_2999]

@@e46squad84 Not sure how to respond ,guess your kinda right lol,like the public moon missions that were supposed to start in 10yrs 10yrs ago ,dam I just signed on to the net 5min ago and already I'm off track ,maybe I go fishing instead lol.

[@raynic1173]

Don't forget the 'child seat', rear facing of course.

[@katrinapaton5283]

Its taken 22 years to get from Thrust to Bloodhound, and Bloodhound has yet to exceed Thrust's record.

[@peanuts2105]

You can see why Andy is the pilot of such a machine. Clear, calm and concise. A true Englishman and a gent. Go Bloodhound!

[@WombatLoveAffair]

Well said

[@RB747domme]

And RAF fast jet pilot.

[@kdrgaming3344]

It's actually quite incredible the way he describes it. I was not left wanting after hearing his story.

[@jimhabsfan]

@T's & P's: Agreed. Well spoken and very informative, without being egotistical.

[@redblade43]

T's... You are not called a pilot when driving a vehicle on land.

[@Brad772006]

Is there a prank video of driving this through McDonald's drive thru?

[@emmasaviation2968]

I need to see that

[@ChiefMason]

I work at McDonald’s lol

[@roobydoowho4280]

@@ChiefMason Sorry for your loss 😂

[@ChiefMason]

Roobydoo who? My last day is Friday so it’s coolio... I can use the extra time to upload more often 😂

[@roobydoowho4280]

@@ChiefMason A job is a job. As long as it pays the bills. Good luck

[@johnbridges5461]

I know Andy and he is a very calm, focused, ambitious and capable man. So pleased for him and the team.

[@holysmokes4493]

The man barely moves from his spot for the whole video. Enormous, heavy balls 100% confirmed 👌

[@tomstech4390]

They refer to them as "mass dampers" but yes.

[@TucsonDude]

Man, what's the deal on balls like in videos like this? I try to keep my mind off other men's balls.

[@sommerrachelle8369]

Hol up

[@poopsickle2411]

Legends say there was a hidden compartment underneath his seat for his balls

[@robertg.durant8489]

And you cant stop thinking about them bouncing back and forth on your chin

[@erojerisiz1571]

1. It's a wingless jet, not a car. 2. No aux. 3. No cupholders. But most importantly: 4. *No chrome bumpers.*

[@rickchyczewski576]

it is a wingless jet but if it moves on 4 wheels its a car. If it moves on 2 its a bike. I have no clue how many wheels it has.

[@TeeTee-05]

@@rickchyczewski576 it has 4

[@tyler7992]

No stickers

[@vi_xctor]

Got a point the wheels are too small also the controls and steering wheel looks like a plane controler oh and jet engines control panels nose looks like a jet and also in between the jet engines is a delta wing (Used on the tail of a plane and jet)

[@47421sawyer]

Bullshit

[@mikejohnson5900]

I understand he had to have his driving suit specially tailored to have room for enormous balls. And good God, the steering inputs were insane. It looked as if he were steering to the locks at times.

[@DeathBringer769]

He basically said he was drifting nearly out of control, so yea, he was trying to correct like crazy.

[@PassiveIZ]

Looks like he's steering alot but on this car the wheels basically dont turn because then a touch of the steering wheel at high speeds would cause instant death. Idk how much but my guess is that the wheels maybe turn about .5 to 1° at max

[@TheCoomer]

0:51 Thank you for the perfect explanation of 'Reheat' I never understood why people call or afterburners. Now I can easily explain why Reheat is the only logical explanation

[@heathenofsandiego7510]

But no cup holder.... thumb down!

[@abm8017]

S.D. Heathen autosteer.com/overtrade

[@satvikprajapati9285]

He is very important to me and my mom and dad are you going to do it for me too baby 👧 and I have a good day at work and I have to go to the gym and then I will be there for you to be a good day at work and I have to go to the gym and then I will be there for you to be a good day at work and I have to go to

[@exoplane9012]

Mukesh Kumar Prajapati what happend

[@Parsaz0]

Mukesh Kumar Prajapati Did you just press the middle button 80 times by accident?

[@juzo8519]

@grassroots are you ok buddy?Calm down there old timer WW2 is over

[@joeanderson444]

Crazy seeing 90 degree steering at those speeds, but I' sure the turn sensitivity is as minimal as possible. This is where you want a ton of understeer!

[@hjmobercgaming1209]

Tiny bit of oversteer and your rolling around doing flips while going supersonic

[@warrick7689]

@@hjmobercgaming1209 and whats left of you is scattered over 14 miles indistinguishable from dust.

[@Ben-xr4hy]

Ngl if you drift wouldnt you slow down like reallly fast

[@warrick7689]

@@Ben-xr4hy no, at those speeds youd roll

[@JReaLBiz86]

I grew up around racing, and so I love speed, and I love watching people control speed with skill. This guy is insane. I knew going supersonic in a land vehicle would create some handling anomalies, but I don't even think I'm crazy enough to steer a car on the throttle at 650 mph with the steering wheel at 90 degree lock to keep the thing straight because it's hardly on the ground. I mean, sheesh... And "Put the best part of a tonne of fuel in" has got to be the best phrase I've heard in a long, long time.

[@davidpvt6817]

Absolutely Brilliant and Beautiful at the same time!! Just listening to the logistics involved filled me with absolute respect for the sheer madness and bravery displayed. Heroes indeed!

[@chunlichun]

My dad helped design the wheels for thrust ssc. Proud moment. Remember him taking me to go see it when they bought it into dunlop aviation

[@shaikhaayan7680]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@joshschaffart760]

werent the wheels like solid steel

[@noahtroxtel3643]

That’s cool to be a part of this history making car though

[@Cacowninja]

What's your Dad's name?

[@chunlichun]

@@Cacowninja Dil

[@johnygrasa]

A ton of fuel in a run. Sounds about the same as my old 440 pick-em-up.

[@ol_smokey9370]

Same in my V10 F250, single digit fuel economy!

[@chillchopapa3275]

Me: so what’s the fastest you’ve ever been in a car Him: 700mph Me: oh shit

[@trapsie1927]

Can you convert 700mph to kmh? cuz im not a guy who uses burger per donut

[@earomc]

Trapsie 1126,54 km/h

[@0ne-Two]

1,235 km/h; 1,125 ft/s; 767 mph; 667 kn

[@felzzer3943]

Trapsie Just look it up on google.

[@unknownnxgga4108]

Trapsie donuts per burger? Lmao we use buns

[@rayatkinson6543]

This time machine is an older model, but a well designed one. You can t even tell when it leaps or returns. Special relativity at it's best, I'd say.

[@ToxicAsian]

Dudes will still say their Civic is faster

[@OmarDelawar]

Gordon Tan so true

[@axelcaballero9779]

When that VTEC kicks in, their civic will leave *everything* behind

[@kennethmeyers365]

When that vtec kicks in they going to see everything from behind! Lmao civics slo

[@neverluckym8728]

My fucking prius is faster than your "car"

[@AudiophileTubes]

Civic = pimped up car for pimply teens

[@tiiimmmey]

When she’s home alone

[@tulskiy5653]

Babe: Come over Me: Can't, my speed is limited by the sound barrier Babe: My parents aren't home

[@coolyswager6435]

Loquendo Retrasado are you sick?

[@kaqish1449]

@@adc420able do u always act like an asshole

[@cheetobag2355]

@@adc420able bad day?

[@alvisthepro]

@@coolyswager6435 nah

[@elredster2]

Fascinating interview, it really is like flying an aeroplane at a height of 6 inches. Love the bit where he's got full right lock on the steering at about halfway through the run but the voice is totally calm on the radio. It's great to know this and the current project are British and is being used to motivate youngsters into STEM careers. Can't wait to see how Bloodhound gets on.

[@barryoverton7511]

Don't confuse 90 degrees of steering wheel angle with 90 degrees of road wheel angle. All the same, that is full steering input for the car.

[@catkeys6911]

Officer to dispatch: "I have a guy speeding way the hell past the speed limit." Dispatch: "Are you in pursuit?" Officer: "Pursuit? I can't even SEE him anymore!"

[@AMS-KungPao]

You might not be able to see him, but you'll hear him in a few seconds lol

[@notyourmom850]

"The rest of the bolts have just arrived, obviously." Niiiiiice.

[@deltavee2]

Royal Air Force pilots - cool as cucumbers in one of the best Air Forces in the world.

[@samwilliam2143]

@@deltavee2 nothing in front of 🇺🇸 us air force

[@deltavee2]

@@samwilliam2143 Old trope. One-on-one I'll take the RAF or the RCAF. Cheers from E. Ontario

[@pauljr.harrington1905]

20 Years Ago = Makes the McLaren F1 seem like a snail Today = Makes the Bugatti Chiron seem like a snail.

[@IntrepidRacer13]

I mean Thrust SSC would still make the Chiron seem like a snail.

[@RogerBarraud]

Henry Ford, 1905: Makes a snail seem like a snail. QED.

[@JohnSmith-il8pc]

Yeah but chiron is my favorite car

[@theviniso]

In 20 years= will make future fastest car look like a snail

[@abdirahimali9296]

Lightning mcqueen will eventually beat this car

[@jameshulme2366]

This guy has a computer for a brain. Respect

[@DelinquentDJ]

2:40 ok going 500mph and turning the wheel THAT MUCH sounds horrifying

[@TopherParkerCars]

DelinquentDJ he was doing over 700, between 700 and 730 actually

[@OwO-or4ox]

"when she said I am home alone"

[@Lycanhastar3015]

EvilAvi some day some time some people some legends write this type of legendry comments

[@thenonfurry]

r/wooooooosh

[@thenonfurry]

EvilAvi I was being funny

[@budgie508]

@EvilAvi when you have no girlfiend

[@Lollie22]

@@thenonfurry you weren't funny tho soo

[@mysterytrain3]

Almost exactly 50 years to the day that Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1.

[@poruatokin]

In a plane that was only possible due to the British designs they stole.

[@jtfoog5220]

@@poruatokin If the brits could have done it, they should have.

[@poruatokin]

@@jtfoog5220 Politics & the "wonderful loyal, supportive and friendly Yanks". The British government cancelled the Miles M.52, made a trade with the Yanks who then proceeded to shaft their biggest ally. Typical American "co-operation" a clip from Wikipedia; The British Air Ministry signed an agreement with the United States to exchange all its high-speed research, data and designs and Bell Aircraft company was given access to the drawings and research on the M.52, but the U.S. reneged on the agreement and no data was forthcoming in return. Bell's supersonic design was still using a conventional tail and they were battling the problem of control. Chuck Yeager in front of the Bell X-1, the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight. They utilized the information to initiate work on the Bell X-1. The final version of the Bell X-1 was very similar in design to the original Miles M.52 version.

[@jtfoog5220]

I know the history. My point was more light hearted, but in the end it still stands - the Americans got it done.

[@poruatokin]

@@jtfoog5220 I suppose so, but that's only true if you consider that, "stabbing you best friend in the back and stealing his possessions" is a valid method of "getting it done" A bit like Edison and Jobs then.

[@danielgrabowski9385]

i dont think people understand the skill this man has to handle this monstrosity

[@russpaxman3660]

What a fantastic achievement by a very brave man, giving his experience in a matter of fact, nuts and bolts way, with no frills.

[@xmo552]

I've known about this machine for a long time. What amazes me is the engineering and science that goes on into making this happen. It's not just about who has the most courage, most power, and simply "sending it". Little things like how do you keep the wheel bearings from melting? Tires are probably solid and not rubber based. What does suspension do at those speeds? I'm sure your whole paradigm about many aspects are repurposed. I think this would be way easier if it had some form of wings; even baby flaps or flippers would help. But this does without, done the hard way. What stood out to me the most is that he was still relying on manual steering input at such speeds. That's amazing. That's amazing and THAT should shush all the naysayers about this not being a car.

[@orthodoxconquer]

Guy: *pulls up in lambo* Me with my thrust ssc: *hold my beer*

[@arneshpal7702]

@@mohomonkey9906 XD

[@supermasterfighter]

Drinking and driving ehh?

[@dunfries_aax]

In car crushers 2 obyusly

[@hairyputter5363]

Well you don't have a girl by your side.

[@AppleLauda_destroyer99942]

@minh thinh Thrust SSC: OH S&#€!!!!!

[@dynamic4820]

bruh there is no way this insanely fast car was able to surpass the speed of sound and yall didn't think to record it driving from a distance. Such an amazing achievement and you only got a pov of the dials/steering wheel, and the back wheel smh

[@peterherrington3300]

"Full lock at 700 mph driving on the throttle" With a very highly trained , extremely courageous British pilot/driver pushing the boundaries of what's physically possible. Fair play to all involved and good luck taking it to the next level with bloodhound

[@sasproductions701]

bloodhound just got 500 something mph, i just seen a video and laughed at it. i live in coventry the place that once use to be the heart of engineering in the UK. not anymore after world war 2.

[@poruatokin]

@@sasproductions701 Watch this through to the end, it will surprise you and maybe lift your spirits. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn_bpmlmpcx3lac

[@xmo552]

The Brits have all our Bonneville records 😢

[@zhongxina2614]

My professor said that it would be impossible to accelerate with a car on the grond faster then the speed of sound until I showed him this video

[@acoolcat4269]

Lol, this isn't even the fastest. The fastest car would be Elon Musk's tesla car orbiting the sun.

[@heliogenesi]

@@acoolcat4269 not exactly on the ground though is it

[@acoolcat4269]

Yeah but technically it is still the fastest car in our solar system.

[@BratislavMetulskie]

@@acoolcat4269 CGI Fake it is.

[@benchgoblin]

@@BratislavMetulskie nice flat earth videos bro. Go on an intercontinental flight and you’ll see the curvature. You think the airplane windows are cgi too?

[@lmtdgvrnmnt3918]

Amazing him walking us through the amount of work it is to run it. Everything calculated all the way through. Absolutely amazing.

[@colinmiller5502]

That's an RAF pilot for you,they are the best.

[@markkaminski2416]

Roger that!!

[@drewfeld8483]

I was always very impressed by this. I am also a bit surprised that this record hasn't been broken since 1997.

[@JONISTI1]

While on active duty USAF RED HORSE team ... we deployed to Jordan in 97 to mill and re pave Jordanian military flightline. The SSC team arrived for desert testing... fabulous people with Richard Noble... As we finished up our paving we offered up some of our excess morale supplies to the team ... they graciously offered up fan membership ... great memories for both teams... Thank you Team SSC ...

[@imamhossain4923]

Ajrt6🎉and 🎉34🎉

[@pancakes6119]

Where can I buy this since I'm always late for work lol

[@9narrly]

...

[@ericojeda4282]

Pancakes611 this car is impossible to drive on a road lol you would crash into 20 cars in half a second and kill everyone lol imagine that

[@JYMAHJAMES]

E O It was a joke lol

[@WombatLoveAffair]

Or you could just you know....Leave earlier?

[@Plamkton]

RWDS that make to much sense.

[@guzmanjohnraphaele.4548]

1 small bump can make this "car" into a spaceship

[@oswurth8774]

The Thrust SCC is essentially a 10 ton two-lane wide fighter jet shaped bus that can only store fuel and this guys huge balls

[@Bulletguy07]

Andy Green is the right guy for this job and easy to see he's a military pilot......talks like one and reacts like one. No messing about, no small talk and no pretentious boasts.

[@Splitscreen83]

If he'd added some 'high 5's' and 'Yee Ha's'! I'm sure he'd have gone faster though 😉

[@aserta]

Happy Birthday to the Thrust SSC team! Man that was such a trip down memory lane. :)

[@SuperBowser87]

aserta go back to 1979 when the Budweiser rocket car broke the record that does not get recognized 1979. That a true memory lane.

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

Tom Wilcox - Read the Wikipedia page on it, it's easy to see why it was never recognized.

[@SuperBowser87]

idontcare80 yeah wiki is 100 percent reliable. Edwards Air Force base times it. They know a thing or two about that.

[@0101-s7v]

idontcare80 -- Did they measure temp and humidity and fill out all the proper forms? No. Did they go faster than sound at sea level that day? Yeah.

[@gravydavy4188]

@@SuperBowser87 I once did 290mph on my bicycle, a Raleigh chopper, a lovely red one, I think it was about 1974. Anyway I would love you to believe it but I can't offer you any proof. Please believe me! My mate Wayne saw it, tough guy he was, I once saw him battle three trolls and forced them back under a bridge but of course I have no proof of that either. You will believe me? Won't you?

[@aesthetic_rex]

Nice to see Dr. Nefario's inventions finally getting a spotlight.

[@dansadz9886]

I’ve seen this car in person many times, and it’s bloody massive

[@binay413963]

....GTA

[@squidwardo7074]

Its a bit bigger than an F16 I believe

[@hannibal8637]

All these years, and I never knew he had to do the same run twice in a row within one hour for the record... amazing.

[@chrisbyrne3937]

Still blows my mind. What a triumph of engineering this thing is. 😃

[@glyphiclive15]

and driving.

[@DietDrCalp]

Two jet engines three wheels that simple

[@binay413963]

A plane without wings

[@binay413963]

A plane without wings

[@binay413963]

A plane without wings

[@knokbak]

watched the whole thing to not even see it drive.. the only reason i clicked on this video

[@rogersowerbutts2261]

opposite lock and feathering the throttle at 600mph to get it all under control - then back on it to straighten it all up and off up to supersonic... all said so calmly!! absolutely mind blowing.

[@Username-lw1ei]

A kid just said that his Ferrari would smoke my car so I pulled this out and I haven’t heard from him after the drag race

[@joseyanez8231]

Well yeah, you’d probably end up on a different continent.

[@kabeam5643]

@@joseyanez8231 if it was in a straight like bitch it could probably go from washington to florida in an hour

[@baseball7596]

When you tell grandma you’re hungry

[@jamesyager6426]

I am pretty sure that the "Blue Flame" did the sound barrier first back in the 60's /70's

[@sgkingly8392]

Peak speed of Blue Flame was 650 ish mph so about Mach 0.85 and average was lower. The car never had the burn time to go any faster and they ended up lighting the rockets in 2 batches to keep the average speed up. Also the Goodyear tyre company limited top speed to 700mph (Mach 0.9 ish)

[@sailorman8668]

Fact-checking your comment before posting it would have been the way to go, right James?

[@sgkingly8392]

@@sailorman8668 I think they might have confused Blue Flame with the Budweiser Rocket which may or may not have broken the sound barrier in the late 70s but the timing was questionable and no sonic boom was heard and they also made no attempt at the land speed record

[@donatehilltop]

This man witnessed his consciousness operate at supersonic speed and has never lost a second of processing power, i have never seen someone speak so coherently and so fast at the same time with no stutter

[@SIXITHS]

He is also a former fast jet test pilot.

[@langdalepaul]

Most RAF fast jet pilots talk like this.

[@mwhitelaw8569]

20,000 pound car!?!? I'd bet 15000 pounds of that is motor Damn son

[@FrowningIke]

....or even more likely, fuel.

[@davehoward22]

220.000 pounds

[@merangoo8372]

@@davehoward22 10 tonnes is 20,000 lb

[@davehoward22]

@@merangoo8372 my mistake👍

[@merangoo8372]

@@davehoward22 no problem 👌

[@joec6108]

That’s like saying a 747 is a car because it has landing gear

[@icouldbewrongbutimnot8252]

Can a 747 travel across the ground at that speed?

[@epicjason9]

@@icouldbewrongbutimnot8252 maybe without wings

[@collinnmckinleywarden1845]

@@epicjason9 bruuuuuuhhh No wings=no engines=no thurst

[@adrianwelgemoed9562]

@@epicjason9 woosh

[@jorge8596]

@@epicjason9 this is 300km/h faster than the top speed of a 747 flying 10km high, and the 747 (and literally every other plane) is that fast because the air density is about a 3rd of the density at sea level, meaning that the 747 has much less air resistance than it would at sea level. Also, the 747, like all modern commercial jetliners uses high-bypass turbofans, a type of engine that, while extremely efficient and powerful at medium speeds, is incapable of reaching supersonic speeds, for that you need a low-bypass turbofan or a turbojet, preferably with afterburner (reheat), very few aircraft are capable of going supersonic without afterburner (supercruising), examples are the F-22, the Eurofighter Typhoon and Concorde. And btw, fighter jets going balls to the wall at low altitudes don't go much faster than this, only 200-400 km/h more.

[@trblemkr1d106]

Without a doubt this man has fighter pilots cool and calm and not to mention a ton of skill . The car and I do mean pilot are a matched pair...incredible . PK

[@ArcturanMegadonkey]

20 years ago today you put the 'great' back into 'great Britain' when you officially were first to break the sound barrier on land. I have waited 20 years to see it happen again, God speed with Bloodhound. make us proud once again Andy Green. (Met Andy at RAF Waddington airshow a year or so after this and stood next to Thrust SSC, gorgeous machine and a thoroughly nice bloke)

[@Burning_Babylon]

BUDWEISER CAR DID IT 10 YEARS BEFORE THRUST, AMERICA BITCH

[@Burning_Babylon]

SORRY THRUST WASNT FIRST kzbin.info/www/bejne/joSwiWmIesmZoJI AMERICA BITCH

[@ArcturanMegadonkey]

Yeah but unofficially, UK biach LOL

[@Burning_Babylon]

in all honesty. we love the uk, we want you all to fight back against the invasion, good luck from America

[@ArcturanMegadonkey]

thanks

[@Hollowsmith]

Me Talking To Ladies: "I once reached 110mph in my dad's Corvette in highschool." Andy Green To Ladies: "I'm the only human being in history to drive through the speed of sound." Me: "Hey girls get back here! Hey! I also lift weights!"

[@hairyputter5363]

Don't worry they'll come back to you after they realize that it's a jet engine disguised as a car

[@damiengates7581]

Rich guy: I got money Girls: can I be your dog?

[@sakshamsood7480]

Eh? Anyone who has travelled in a supersonic jet/rocket has travelled through the speed of sound, not a big deal

[@metalswifty23]

@@sakshamsood7480 They did specify DRIVE. Many pilots have flown through the sound barrier (as have many passengers), but he’s the only person (so far) to have driven through the sound barrier. There’s a distinct difference.