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The North American Eagle Project was a jet powered car that was intended to challenge the 763 mph (1,228 km/h) (Mach 1.02) land speed record set by the ThrustSSC in 1997. The venture was a collaboration between Canadian and US engineers, pilots, and mechanics. In 2013, they had hoped to reach 800 mph (1,287 km/h), or Mach 1.058. [1]
Officially supported by Adolf Hitler (a race car fan influenced by Stuck), the project was started in 1937. Automotive designer Dr Ferdinand Porsche first targeted a speed of 550 km/h (342 mph), but after George Eyston's and John Cobb's successful LSR runs of 1938 and 1939 the target speed was raised to 600 km/h (373 mph). By late 1939, when ...
First hybrid car on list. [81] Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+/Centodieci: 2021/2022 1,176 kW (1,578 hp; 1,600 PS) 30 Chiron Super Sport 300+ and 10 Centodieci units produced. Last exclusively fossil fuel car on the list. [12] [13] [14] Rimac Nevera: 2022 1,408 kW (1,888 hp; 1,914 PS) 150 units to be produced. First all-electric car on the list ...
Test runs driven by Green began on 25 October, using only a Rolls-Royce Eurojet EJ200 engine, with an expectation of reaching 400–500 mph (640–800 km/h). [29] The car achieved 501 mph (806 km/h) on 6 November 2019, [30] and a final top speed of 628 mph (1,011 km/h) on 16 November, making it the eighth vehicle to attain a land speed of over ...
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 ...
New records in a Class B AMX (the No. 1 Craig Breedlove car) using the optional 390 cu in (6.4 L) "AMX" V8 (397 cubic inches) with a 3-speed automatic transmission, that included a 75-mile (121 km) distance with a flying start at 174.295 mph (280.501 km/h), as well as a 173.044 mph (278.487 km/h) over a 100-mile (161 km) distance from a ...
The planes endured peak winds of around 265 mph, the second "strongest upper-level wind recorded in local history going back to the mid-20th century," the National Weather Service's Baltimore ...
C Built on a Tiga GC84. Chassis developed by Spice Engineering [3] Lancia: LC1 Coupé 1983 C Cars modified by Sivama Motors to meet Group C regulations LC2: 1983 C, C1 Team LeMans: LM03C 1983 AKA Nissan Fairlady Z Turbo C LM04C 1984 AKA Nissan Skyline Turbo C LM05C 1985 LM06C: 1986 LM07C: 1987 Lola: T610: 1982 C, C1 T616: 1984 C2 T92/10: 1992 ...