Thrust2
| Thrust2 | |
|---|---|
Thrust2 on display in the Coventry Transport Museum | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | SSC Programme Limited |
| Designer | John Ackroyd |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Land Speed Record vehicle |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Rolls-Royce Avon |
| Dimensions | |
| Curb weight | 10.6 tonnes |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Blue Flame |
| Successor | ThrustSSC |
Thrust2 is a British jet car, which held the world land speed record from 4 October 1983 to 25 September 1997.
The Thrust2 is powered by a single Rolls-Royce Avon jet engine sourced from an English Electric Lightning, and has a configuration somewhat resembling that of the mid-1960s-era J79 turbojet-powered land speed record cars of Art Arfons, collectively known as the "Green Monster" cars.
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