This plane is truly remarkable in that despite the age of the 747 platform, the 747-8i is the fastest large commercial jet in the world, with the capacity to carry nearly 500 people at speeds of over 1130km/h. In fact, these planes are so impressive that two are currently being modifie...
In November 1966, drag racer and world land speed record holder Art Arfons crashed his jet-powered Green Monster automobile at a ferocious speed of 610 mph at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Astonishingly, not only did Afrons survive, but he came out with just minor burns and bruises. Consid...
The SSC Tuatara is an upcoming high-performance sports car to be manufactured by SSC North America. Influenced by fighter jet performance and aerodynamics, the presence of the Tuatara inspires a sense of both intensity and simplistic design. The car is named afterreptilesendemic to New Zealand, k...
An interview with David Shulman, holder of the Guinness World Record for the Fastest Remote Controlled Jet-Powered Model Aircraft, is presented. When asked about how he set up the record setting flight, he explains that ...
Thrust SSC was piloted by Andy Green (UK), a wing commander in the RAF. The project director was Richard Noble (UK), who in 1983 had set the previous land-speed record of 1,020.406 km/h (634.051 mph) on board Thrust 2. The car is powered by two Roll...
The ten fastest cars by top speeds Again, none of these cars and motorcycles are HSW-upgraded, jet-powered or unavailable for normal races. For the complete list that includes those additional cars, see Adam's website. Western Reever (162.99 mph) [Class: Motorcycles] Maibatsu Manchez Scout...
The Turbine Superbike Y2K, produced between 2000 and 2005, is a wheel-driven motorcycle powered by aRolls-Royce 250-C18 turboshaft enginethat runs on diesel fuel. When riding this bike at its top speed of 227 miles per hour, riders experience a sensation like piloting a fighter jet. ...
The fastest speed reached in a body-controlled jet-engine-powered suit is 85.06 mph (136.891 km/h) by Richard Browning (UK) of Gravity Industries at Brighton Beach in East Sussex, UK, on 14 November 2019. The attempt was staged as part of the 2019 Guinness World Records Day...
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See jet's white-knuckle landing attempt 01:03 Dashcam captures plane's emergency landing 00:56 Watch female pilots mark historic flight 00:58 Warner Robins, Georgia CNN — Al Joersz and George Morgan remember the day they joined the ranks of the fastest men alive. In 1976 they smas...