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In a world exclusive interview with previously unseen footage - it’s an honour to bring to you the story of the man who broke the sound barrier in a car: Wing Commander (ret’d) Andy Green.
771 miles per at ground level must feel like the world is being devoured. Andy Green breaks it down in such a way that you feel like you’re there in the cockpit. He details the engineering feat that was so complex that the speed they achieved back in 1997 has never been challenged since.
Under the leadership of the visionary Richard Noble, the Thrust SSC project attracted some of the finest scientists in the world. Andy Green was at the epicentre of this outlandish venture - a former RAF Pilot with a renegade streak that he conceals well.. but you can tell it’s there.
A thinking hero with a 1st Class Degree in Mathematics and enough understanding to put his faith in the hands of extreme aerodynamics, yet acutely aware of the immediate danger that ultra high speeds entail. As he says - at Mach 1 there’s no point ejecting because you’re unlikely to survive.
In my smaller world I’ve driven cars up to 250mph and it felt fairly fast. I consider anything above 300+ mph to be a deadly game of poker, where any component failure can turn the physics, and your world, upside down within the blink of an eye. Let’s consider then what it feels like to drive at over 700+ mph - not just once - not twice - but repeatedly over a period of weeks.
I’ve admired Andy Green for decades. The onboard view of his steering corrections as he wrestled control of this jet-powered bronco at Supersonic speeds is simply terrifying - if you want to know how he summoned the bravery required to step into the cockpit of the world’s fastest ever car, how he overcame the impossibility of steering it on the salt flats of Nevada, and how he managed to stay alive… then buckle up and press play!
Huge thanks to Andy Green OBE for taking the time to speak to me and to Richard Noble for kindly permitting us to show the Thrust SSC in action! Thanks also to Bloodhound LSR team for access to their archive.
Thank you to the staff of Coventry Transport Museum for giving us access to the "Car" and for those wanting to visit, go here: www.transport-...
Thank you to Incogni for sponsoring this film :)
More to follow... stay tuned.
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