The Supersonic car Bloodhound SSC speeds off on the runway during a test session at Newquay Airport, Cornwall, Britain 26 October 2017. Driven by world landspeed record holder and fighter pilot Andy Green, the Bloodhound SSC reaches 200mph in five seconds during the testing. Designed by 87-year old aerodynamisist Ron Ayers in collaboration with Richard Noble of Thrust 2 fame, the Bloodhound is predicted to reach 1000mph in landspeed record attempt, on the Hanskeen Pan desert in South Africa.

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Testing the Supersonic car Bloodhound SSC at Newquay Airport in Cornwall, United Kingdom - 26 Oct 2017

The Supersonic car Bloodhound SSC taxies on the runway during a test session at Newquay Airport, Cornwall, Britain 26 October 2017. Driven by world landspeed record holder and fighter pilot Andy Green, the Bloodhound SSC reaches 200mph in five seconds during the testing. Designed by 87-year old aerodynamisist Ron Ayers in collaboration with Richard Noble of Thrust 2 fame, the Bloodhound is predicted to reach 1000mph in landspeed record attempt, on the Hanskeen Pan desert in South Africa.

The Supersonic car Bloodhound SSC taxis on the runway during a test session at Newquay Airport, Cornwall, Britain 26 October 2017. Driven by world landspeed record holder and fighter pilot Andy Green, the Bloodhound SSC reaches 200mph in five seconds during the testing. Designed by 87-year old aerodynamisist Ron Ayers in collaboration with Richard Noble of Thrust 2 fame, the Bloodhound is predicted to reach 1000mph in landspeed record attempt, on the Hanskeen Pan desert in South Africa.

Richard Noble Director of the Bloodhound Project Stands Next to the Bloodhound Ssc Car Which was Unveiled During a Press Preview in Central London Britain 24 September 2015 the Uk Led Bloodhound Project Will Attempt to Break the Land Speed Record in South Africa in 2016 by Going Over 1600km/h in a Specially Design Supersonic Car United Kingdom London

Britain Technology - Sep 2015

Project director Richard Noble poses for a photograph as he stands next to the British backed Bloodhound SSC streamliner car, designed to reach speeds of 1000 miles per hour (1609 kilometers per hour), as it is displayed to the media prior to being show to members of the public, London, . The project aims to make high speed runs in South Africa in 2016, with a view to breaking the 1000 miles per hour (1609 kilometers per hour) in 2017. The car will use a Rolls-Royce EJ200 fighter jet engine and a Nammo rocket to achieve the required velocity

Britain Bloodhound Car, London, United Kingdom

Richard Noble, Head of the Department of Art at Goldsmiths

YBA's donate artwork in aid of new gallery at Goldsmiths, London, Britain - 16 Jan 2015

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The REME Team with  Defence Minister Philip Dunne, Driver Wing Commander Andy Green and Bloodhound Director Richard Noble

Army engineers looking to speed into the record books, Britain - 01 Oct 2012

Andy Green, driver of Bloodhound SSC, and Richard Noble

Bloodhound SSC project, aiming to beat the World Land Speed Record, Bristol, Britain - 24 Nov 2009

Project Leader Richard Noble Poses with the Model of the Model of a Car Named 'Bloodhound' That Will Attempt to Break the Current Land Speed Record and Reach 1000mph the Car Will Be Powered by a Typhoon-eurofighter Jet Engine and Will Make the Record Attempt in 2011 the Presentation Was Held in London's Science Museum 23rd October 2008

Britain Richard Noble - Oct 2008

Richard Noble Designer of the Bloodhound Ssc with His Model of the Rocket Car at the Science Museum in London Britain 23 October 2008 a British Supercar Designed to Break the World Land Speed Record Has Been Unveiled and if It Succeeds the Driver Briton Andy Green Will Be the First to Drive Through the 1000 Mph Barrier the New Car Called the Bloodhound Ssc Will Be 42 Ft Long 9 Ft High and Will Weigh 6 4 Tonnes and Boasts a Top Speed of 1 050 Mph It is Currently Being Designed by the Richard Noble and Will Be Driven by Andy Green a Royal Air Force Pilot the Pair Currently Hold the World Land Speed Title For Their Record Breaking Car Thrustssc Which Holds the Record Travelling at 766 Mph

Britain Technology Rocket Car Speed Record - Oct 2008

Andy Green with His Model of the Bloodhound Ssc at the Science Museum in London Britain 23 October 2008 a British Supercar Designed to Break the World Land Speed Record Has Been Unveiled and if It Succeeds the Driver Andy Green Will Be the First to Drive Through the 1000 Mph Barrier the New Car Called the Bloodhound Ssc Will Be 42 Ft Long 9 Ft High and Will Weigh 6 4 Tonnes and Boasts a Top Speed of 1 050 Mph It is Currently Being Designed by the Richard Noble and Will Be Driven by Andy Green a Royal Air Force Pilot the Pair Currently Hold the World Land Speed Title For Their Record Breaking Car Thrustssc Which Holds the Record Travelling at 766 Mph

School Children Look Over a Model of the Bloodhound Ssc at the Science Museum in London Britain 23 October 2008 a British Supercar Designed to Break the World Land Speed Record Has Been Unveiled and if It Succeeds the Driver Andy Green Will Be the First to Drive Through the 1000 Mph Barrier the New Car Called the Bloodhound Ssc Will Be 42 Ft Long 9 Ft High and Will Weigh 6 4 Tonnes and Boasts a Top Speed of 1 050 Mph It is Currently Being Designed by the Richard Noble and Will Be Driven by Andy Green a Royal Air Force Pilot the Pair Currently Hold the World Land Speed Title For Their Record Breaking Car Thrustssc Which Holds the Record Travelling at 766 Mph

Officials have confirmed that the British JCB Dieselmax driven by Wing Commander Andy Green has broken the land speed record for diesel powered vehicles, averaging a speed of 328.767 miles per hour. Richard Noble, former outright land speed record holder

JCB Dieselmax breaks the land speed record for diesel powered vehicles, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, America - 22 Aug 2006

Andy Green, Land Speed record holder, Richard Noble, ex-Land Speed record holder and Ron Ayres who masterminded the aerodynamics of Thrust 2, ThrustSSC and JCB Dieselmax. The car broke the SCTA (Southern California Timing Association) record for diesel cars with a second run which exceeded 350 MPH at one point. The record over two measured mile runs now stands at 317.021mph. The run wasn't without drama, the first braking parachute broke off the car as soon as it was deployed, the second was also damaged, but was able to bring the car to a stop some 1 1/2 miles off the end of the track. The car is now being rebuilt with the bigger 750 Hp engines and should be ready Monday for a challenge on the FIA land speed record for Diesel cars, it is hoped it will achieve a 350 MPH average over 2 runs in opposite directions within one hour. The car is patently capable of more than this but that's the speed rating of the tyres.

JCB Dieselmax breaks SCTA diesel car speed record, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, America - 19 Aug 2006

World Land Speed Record team with Thrust SSC. Black Rock Desert, Nevada, America - 1997. Meredith-Hardy's reputation as a pilot led to him playing a key role in the land speed record attempt by British entrepreneur Richard Noble and driver Andy Green, with their Thrust SSC super-car. The only suitable location in the world to make the attempt with the monster of a machine was the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, which has 20 miles of completely flat and open land. Meredith-Hardy's job was to patrol the 60 mile perimeter to ensure the ground was clear. "The last thing they wanted was some American in a motor-home tootling across the desert and the Thrust comes along at 700 miles an hour," he laughs. The pilot's role gave him a unique viewpoint on the jaw-dropping spectacle - the Thrust SSC broke through the sound barrier, reaching a speed of 761mph, or one mile every four seconds - a new world record. Recalling the experience, he says: "We got the sonic boom in the microlight, the car would come tearing past and when it had just passed you'd get BOOM BOOM! By capturing the momentous occasion on camera, Meredith-Hardy came away with the only aerial photographs of the shockwave created by the sonic boom. He explains: "The ground was incredibly dusty from all the cars driving over it and breaking the crust, and we had a terrific gale the day before, spreading the dust all over the desert, so what the shock wave was doing was picking up all this dust, which was being lit up by the low sun, and that's what you see in the photos." So what has been the highlight of his career? "Well it's obviously nice to win the world championships and things," he modestly replies. "When I was world champion, at the same time I was British and European champion, and the World Cup winner at the same time which was quite good. There was Africa and Everest, and then there was the Thrust SSC, that was an extraordinary thing to have done."

RICHARD MEREDITH HARDY, MICROLIGHT PILOT EXTRAORDINAIRE

Jer01 - 20010916 - Rota Andalucia Spain : Spanish Prince Felipe (r) is Flanked by Us Navy Major Richard Noble (l) As Both Salute the American Flag During a Commemoration Ceremony For Those who Died in the Terrorist Attacks in New York and Washington Last Tuesday Sunday 16 September 2001 at the Navy Base of Rota Cadiz Used by Both American and Spanish Forces Epa Photo Efe/jaro Munoz/jm/ep/mda Spain Rota

Spain-us-prince Felipe - Sep 2001

CROWN PRINCE FELIPE Spain's Crown Prince Felipe, right and U.S. naval commander Richard Noble salute beneath an American flag at the joint Spanish/U.S. Rota naval base, southern Spain, . A military cememony was held in honor of the victims of the recent terrorist attacks on the United States

SPAIN US ATTACKS REAX, ROTA, Spain

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WPC LIZ BARRETT WITH RICHARD NOBLE AND HIS RECORD BREAKING SUPERSONIC CAR THRUST SSC  IN COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, BRITAIN - 1998

NOBLE Richard Noble, right, his wife Sally, center, and daughter Genevieve, left, react as word comes over the CB radio from the offical timer that their Thrust SSC car has set a new land speed record, to be confirmed, of 714 miles per hour on the Black Rock Desert, about 125 miles north of Reno, Nev

LAND SPEED, GERLACH, USA

SSC Richard Noble, of Great Britain, looks over his Thrust SSC after it made it's first two runs on the Black Rock Desert in Gerlach, Nev., . On the first run the jet-powered car hit 140 mph before having battery problems on its second and final run of the day

SPEED RECORD, GERLACH, USA

SPIRIT OF AMERICA Craig Breedlove's Spirit of America crew members work on his 47-foot long rocket-powered car at Breedlove's garage and headquarters in Rio Vista, Calif., . The $3 million car, which is powered by a modified F-4 Phantom jet engine, will begin time trials in the Black Rock Desert near Reno, Nev. Sixty-year-old Breedlove has set Sept. 6 for an attempt to set the world land speed record. Running at the same time will be Britain's Richard Noble, who holds the current land speed record

ROCKET MAN, RIO VISTA, USA

CRAIG BREEDLOVE Craig Breedlove, 60, climbs out of the cockpit of his $3 million rocket-powered car as his border collie Muffin watches in the garage and headquarters of Spirit of America in Rio Vista, Calif., . Breedlove's attempt to set the world land speed record begins Sept. 6 on the Black Rock Desert near Reno, Nev. Britain's Richard Noble, the current record holder, will be running on the desert at the same time and hopes to better his mark of 633.468 mph

CRAIG BREEDLOVE Land speed record setter Craig Breedlove, 60, sits in the confining cockpit of his $3 million rocket-powered car at his Spirit of America headquarters in Rio Vista, Calif., . Breedlove is taking his car to the Black Rock Desert near Reno, Nev., and will begin time trials Sept. 6 in his attempt to set the world land speed record. Breedlove was the first to surpass 400 mph, 500 mph and 600 mph. Britain's Richard Noble will be running his rocket-powered car in the desert at the same time

THRUST SSC BREAKS LANDSPEED RECORD AND THE SOUND BARRIER, BLACK ROCK DESERT, NEVADA, AMERICA - 1997 Meredith-Hardy's reputation as a pilot led to him playing a key role in the land speed record attempt by British entrepreneur Richard Noble and driver Andy Green, with their Thrust SSC super-car. The only suitable location in the world to make the attempt with the monster of a machine was the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, which has 20 miles of completely flat and open land. Meredith-Hardy's job was to patrol the 60 mile perimeter to ensure the ground was clear. "The last thing they wanted was some American in a motor-home tootling across the desert and the Thrust comes along at 700 miles an hour," he laughs. The pilot's role gave him a unique viewpoint on the jaw-dropping spectacle - the Thrust SSC broke through the sound barrier, reaching a speed of 761mph, or one mile every four seconds - a new world record. Recalling the experience, he says: "We got the sonic boom in the microlight, the car would come tearing past and when it had just passed you'd get BOOM BOOM! By capturing the momentous occasion on camera, Meredith-Hardy came away with the only aerial photographs of the shockwave created by the sonic boom. He explains: "The ground was incredibly dusty from all the cars driving over it and breaking the crust, and we had a terrific gale the day before, spreading the dust all over the desert, so what the shock wave was doing was picking up all this dust, which was being lit up by the low sun, and that's what you see in the photos." So what has been the highlight of his career? "Well it's obviously nice to win the world championships and things," he modestly replies. "When I was world champion, at the same time I was British and European champion, and the World Cup winner at the same time which was quite good. There was Africa and Everest, and then there

THRUST SSC BREAKS LANDSPEED RECORD AND THE SOUND BARRIER, BLACK ROCK DESERT, NEVADA, AMERICA - 1997. Meredith-Hardy's reputation as a pilot led to him playing a key role in the land speed record attempt by British entrepreneur Richard Noble and driver Andy Green, with their Thrust SSC super-car. The only suitable location in the world to make the attempt with the monster of a machine was the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, which has 20 miles of completely flat and open land. Meredith-Hardy's job was to patrol the 60 mile perimeter to ensure the ground was clear. "The last thing they wanted was some American in a motor-home tootling across the desert and the Thrust comes along at 700 miles an hour," he laughs. The pilot's role gave him a unique viewpoint on the jaw-dropping spectacle - the Thrust SSC broke through the sound barrier, reaching a speed of 761mph, or one mile every four seconds - a new world record. Recalling the experience, he says: "We got the sonic boom in the microlight, the car would come tearing past and when it had just passed you'd get BOOM BOOM! By capturing the momentous occasion on camera, Meredith-Hardy came away with the only aerial photographs of the shockwave created by the sonic boom. He explains: "The ground was incredibly dusty from all the cars driving over it and breaking the crust, and we had a terrific gale the day before, spreading the dust all over the desert, so what the shock wave was doing was picking up all this dust, which was being lit up by the low sun, and that's what you see in the photos." So what has been the highlight of his career? "Well it's obviously nice to win the world championships and things," he modestly replies. "When I was world champion, at the same time I was British and European champion, and the World Cup winner at the same time which was quite good. There was Africa and Everest, and then ther

Thrust SSC land speed record and sound barrier attempt

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