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On 27 October 1991, Mark Drela set the world-record speed with Decavitator of 18.5 knots (21.3 mph; 34.3 km/h) over a 100-meter race course on the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts. In the spring of 1993 the Decavitator team was awarded the DuPont prize for the team with the fastest speed on record as of 31 December 1992.
Hydrofoils are the fastest water-based vehicles propelled solely by human power. They can reach speeds of up to 34 km/h (21 mph; 18 kn), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] easily exceeding the world records set by competitive rowing which stand at about 20 km/h (12 mph; 11 kn).
The operation consisted of 29 explosions, of which only two did not produce any nuclear yield.Twenty-one laboratories and government agencies were involved. While most Operation Plumbbob tests contributed to the development of warheads for intercontinental and intermediate range missiles, they also tested air defense and anti-submarine warheads with smaller yields.
Apt ignited the engine and the rocket propelled plane climbed to 44,000 feet, reaching Mach 1 (767 miles per hour). ... (2,094 miles per hour). He was the fastest flying man alive and would hold ...
Nasa is flying the fastest human-made object ever made closer to the Sun than anything has ever been before. The space agency hopes that the Parker Solar Probe can get to the heart of many of the ...
Team USA's Noah Lyles, the defending world champion in the 100 m, won the Olympic gold medal in that race on Sunday night at Stade de France, becoming the first male sprinter from the United ...
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The dodgem achieved a top speed of 107.390 mph (172.827 km/h), with an average speed of 100.336 mph (161.475 km/h) from a run in each direction – making it the world's fastest bumper car, as approved by Guinness World Records. [22] BBC Worldwide asked Furze to complete the project for The Stig to drive.