How to build a 1,000mph car (by the scientists behind it)
Friday, July 22, 2016 - 05:51
in Earth & Climate
It was a staggering feat, a car that went faster than the speed of sound. On October 15 1997, Andy Green travelled across the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, in the Thrust SSC at 763.035 mph, or Mach 1.02. Two decades on, that record remains unchallenged. Until now.