Richard Noble
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Richard James Anthony Noble, OBE is a Scottish entrepreneur who was holder of the land speed record between 1983 and 1997. He was also the project director of ThrustSSC, the vehicle which holds the cu
Richard Noble (left)
ARV Super2 with Hewland AE75 engine
Thrust2
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Thrust2 is a British jet car, which held the world land speed record from 4 October 1983 to 25 September 1997.
Richard Noble
…aircraft. The Super2 was fitted with a new British engine, the Hewland AE75. Only around 40 ARVs were made before the Isle of Wight factory closed. Thrust2, the record-breaking car driven by Noble, travelled at 633.468 mph (1019 km/h) in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, US. The accomplishment won Noble the…
Thrust2 on display in the Coventry Transport Museum
Thrust2 chassis without the cladding at the Bournemouth Air Show in 1980