Andy Green

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Wing Commander Andy Green MBE (born 1962), a British RAF pilot, is the current holder of the land speed record and the first person to break the sound barrier on land. On September 25, 1997 in ThrustSSC he beat the previous record in Black Rock Desert, USA, reaching a speed of 714.144 mph (1149.30 km/h). On October 15, he reached 763.035 mph (1227.99 km/h), the first supersonic record (Mach 1.016).

Andy Green's next challenge is the driving of the JCB [Dieselmax] car, attempting to take the Diesel Land Speed Record over 300 mph.

 



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