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Uncrewed torpedo speed claims range from 60 knots (110 km/h; 69 mph) for the British Spearfish torpedo [64] to 200 knots (370 km/h; 230 mph) for the Russian VA-111 Shkval. [ 65 ] ^ a b Ground effect vehicles (a.k.a. "Wing-In-Ground effect vehicles") are classified as maritime vessels, rather than aircraft, by the International Maritime ...
First flown on 2 November 1977, [1] the cruise speed of the aircraft was increased to 230 mph (200 kn; 370 km/h). The engine mounted on the nose could be shut off, decreasing the speed to 180 mph (160 kn; 290 km/h) and increasing the range of the aircraft. It was used by Polair and Maritime Patrol and Rescue.
Quickest 0 to 161 km/h (0 to 100 mph) with 1 foot rollout – 3.21 seconds – Rimac Nevera [54] Quickest 0 to 200 km/h (0 to 124 mph) with 1 foot rollout – 4.42 seconds – Rimac Nevera [54] Quickest 0 to 300 km/h (0 to 186 mph) with 1 foot rollout – 9.22 seconds – Rimac Nevera [54]
In 1983 Richard Noble had broken the world land speed record with his earlier car Thrust2, which reached a speed of 1,019 km/h (633 mph). The date of Andy Green's record came exactly a half century and one day after Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in Earth's atmosphere, with the Bell X-1 research rocket plane on 14 October 1947.
Driver Vehicle Power Speed Comments Over 1 km Over 1 mile (mph) (km/h) (mph) (km/h) August 5, 1963: Bonneville Salt Flats, United States: Craig Breedlove: Spirit of America: Turbojet: 407.447: 655.722 [11] [41] Initially considered unofficial since the vehicle had 3 wheels. Later ratified by FIM. October 2, 1964: Bonneville Salt Flats, United ...
[4] [1] Each of the sections can rotate up to 90 degrees allowing the machine to drive sideways for efficiency when picking up beams. [6] The vehicle can maintain a top speed of 8 km/h (5 mph) unloaded, and 5 km/h (3 mph) carrying a bridge segment. [7] Each vehicle's operational life is capable of building up to 730 spans before retiring. [6]
The quickest cars we've tested have flirted with a sub-two-second 60-mph run for almost a decade, and the 1092-hp electric Taycan breaks through in 1.9 seconds. Porsche Taycan Turbo GT: The First ...
Richard James Anthony Noble, OBE (born 6 March 1946) 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 current land speed record, set at Black Rock Desert, Nevada in 1997.