The only man to break the sound barrier on land has done it again, this time with JCB
Dubai: Andy Green, the only person ever to break the sound barrier in a car on land, has set another world record. This time on hydrogen. The 64-year-old retired RAF pilot averaged 406.320mph, or 653.908km/h, across two runs at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on Tuesday. That is the fastest a hydrogen internal combustion car has ever travelled. The previous record, set by a BMW H2R in 2004, was…
Andy Green, the only man to break the sound barrier in a car on land, has set another world record by reaching 406.320mph (653.908km/h) with a hydrogen-powered vehicle, the JCB Hydromax, at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on Tuesday. This surpasses the previous record of 185.5mph set by a BMW H2R in 2004, more than doubling it.
The car, 32 feet long, features twin hydrogen combustion engines generating 1,600bhp. Run one averaged 400.623mph, while run two reached 412.135mph. The official record, overseen by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, will be confirmed after receiving approval from the federation. Green, 64, has now achieved three world records - two in diesel and one in hydrogen power.
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