Thrust SSC - Run Details
Thrust SSC - Run: 30
(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 |
Jafr Desert, Jordan
| Surface Type | Mud Playa |
| Course Orientation | 160 |
| Length | 10 miles (16.1 km) |
Run: 30
(Subsonic)
At 09:15:00 on 31/05/97 Local Time (06:15:00 on 31/05/97 GMT)
| Average Speed for measured mile | 360 mph (579.348 km/h) |
| Average Speed for measured kilometre | 360 mph (579.348 km/h) |
| Peak Speed | 410 mph (659.813 km/h) |
| Distance Covered | 5 miles (8 km) |
| Direction | 160 degrees (magnetic) |
| Wind | 5 mph (8 km/h) |
| Peak Acceleration | 1.1 g |
| Peak Deceleration | 0.8 g |
| First Parachute Deployed after | 3 miles (4.83 km) |
Notes
| Driver | First maximum afterburner run this year. Car extremely stable and very fast! Again slight instability in the parachute which will be cured for the next run. |
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