Specification
Cutaway of Thrust 2.
Car
Type: Long wheel base sports coupe.
Class: Land Speed Record
Seating: Offset, right hand drive — Occasional passenger on left side
Propulsion: Jet thrust
Transmission: None
Dimensions
Length: 27 ft 4 in
Width: 8ft 4 in
Height: body — 4ft 3 in, fins — 7 ft 0 in
Wheelbase: 250 in
Track: front — 79 in, rear — 97 in
Ground clearance: 5 in
Weights
Ready to run: 4 tons
Distribution: 64% front, 36% rear
Engine
Type: Rolls-Royce Avon 302 with reheat
Thrust: 16,800 lb at sea level equivalent to 30,000 hp
Body/chassis
Construction: Square tube space frame with riveted aluminium panels
Suspension
Type: 4 wheels all independant
Front: Double wishbones
Rear: Trailing arms
Springs: Aeon rubber, bump and rebound
Dampers: Spax gas filled — 2 per wheel
Steering
Type: Adwest rack and pinion — manual
Lock: 16° lock to lock
Turning circle: 150 ft
Braking
From 65-0 mph Single 7 ft 6 in diameter drag chute
From 375 mph Triple cluster of 7ft 6in diameter drag chutes
From 100 mph Wheel brakes
Wheel brakes 4 wheel 15 in diameter, solid discs
Front 2 twin pot calipers
Rear 1 twin pot caliper
System Fully powered hydraulic - 9W psi
Wheels
Type: Solid, forged aluminium alloy
Diameter: 30 in outside, no tyres
Front: 6 in spherical tread
Rear: 4 in Vee tread
Fuel
Type: Jet A 1 kerosene
Tanks: Saddle, rubber bag in aluminium case
Capacity: 62 imperial gallons each side
Supply: Fueldraulic system and turbopump
Consumption: 60 gallons per minute (per record run) 10 gallons per mile
Performance
Top speed: 650 mph (Mach .84 at 75° F)
Acceleration:
- — 0-200 in 9 secs
- — 0-400 in 20 secs
- — 0-600 in 40 secs
- — 0-650 in 59 sees (7 miles)
Start to stop: 10½ miles in 110 secs
Track
Type: Dry lake bed
Location: Black Rock Desert, Nevada, U.S.A.
Length: Up to 13 miles
Width: 800 ft — 16 lanes 50 ft wide
Surface: Alkali mud
Altitude: 3900 ft
