ThrustSSC
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ThrustSSC, Thrust SSC or Thrust SuperSonic Car is a British jet car developed by Richard Noble, Glynne Bowsher, Ron Ayers, and Jeremy Bliss. Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record, set on 15 Oct
Thrust SSC at the Coventry Transport Museum, where it is part of the permanent collection.
The team with ThrustSSC
ThrustSSC on display in the Coventry Transport Museum's Landspeed Gallery
Side view of Thrust SSC showing its branding and marks at Coventry Transport Museum
Rolls-Royce Spey
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The Rolls-Royce Spey is a low-bypass turbofan engine originally designed and manufactured by Rolls-Royce that has been in widespread service since its introduction in 1964. A co-development version of
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…driven by Royal Air Force fighter pilot Wing Commander Andy Green in the Black Rock Desert in the US state of Nevada. It was powered by two afterburning Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines, as used in the British version of the F-4 Phantom II jet fighter. The twin engines developed a net thrust of 223 kN (50,000 lbf) at…
An RB.168 Mk 202 Spey as fitted to the F-4K Phantom
Afterburner section of an RB.168
Rolls-Royce Spey RB.163 Mk.505-5 for the Trident in RAF Museum Cosford
Rolls-Royce Spey Mk 202 at the RAF Museum in London