Thrust SSC - Run Details
Thrust SSC - Run: 23
(Subsonic)
Thrust SSC
Twin Rolls-Royce Spey powered jet-car
| Power | 110000 hp (82027 kW) |
| Thrust | 50000 lbs (22680 kg) |
| Fuel Consumption | 4 Imperial gallons per second
4.8 US gallons per second
18.18 litres per second |
| 0 to 60 mph | 2.5 seconds |
| 0 to 100 mph | 4 seconds |
| 0 to 600 mph | 16 seconds |
DRA, Farnborough, England
| Surface Type | Tarmac |
| Course Orientation | 250 |
| Length | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
Run: 23
(Subsonic)
At 14:45:00 on 24/04/97 Local Time (13:45:00 on 24/04/97 GMT)
| Peak Speed | 160 mph (257.488 km/h) |
| Distance Covered | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Direction | 250 degrees (magnetic) |
| Wind | 15 mph (24.1 km/h) |
| Peak Acceleration | 1.5 g |
| Peak Deceleration | 0.3 g |
| First Parachute Deployed after | 0.3 miles (0.48 km) |
Notes
| Driver | Demonstration run for Press Day. Good 'burner light with the stiff headwind. |
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