Editing ThrustSSC (section)

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{{Infobox automobile
| image = Thrust SSC at Coventry Transport Museum.jpg
| caption = Thrust SSC at the [[Coventry Transport Museum]], where it is part of the permanent collection.
| name = Thrust SSC
| manufacturer = SSC Programme Limited
| aka = 
| production = 
| assembly = 
| predecessor = [[Thrust2]]
| successor = [[Bloodhound LSR]]
| class = [[Land speed record|Land Speed Record vehicle]]
| body_style = 
| layout = 
| platform = 
| engine = two [[Rolls-Royce Spey]] turbofan:-<br /> Rolls-Royce Spey 202
| transmission = 
| wheelbase = 
| length = {{convert|16.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|3.7|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| height = 
| weight = 10.6 tonnes
| related = 
| designer = [[Richard Noble]], Glynne Bowsher, [[Ron Ayers]], Jeremy Bliss and Reece Liebenberg
| sp = UK
}}

[[File:thrustssc.team.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|The team with ThrustSSC]]
[[File:Thrust SSC Wide shot.jpg|alt=|thumb|ThrustSSC on display in the [[Coventry Transport Museum]]'s Landspeed Gallery]]
[[File:Side view of Thrust SSC.jpg|alt=|thumb|Side view of Thrust SSC showing its branding and marks at [[Coventry Transport Museum]]]]
[[File:Jets off the ThrustSSC supersonic car - geograph.org.uk - 1431049.jpg|thumb|right|One of the Rolls-Royce engines in the [[Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum]]]]

'''ThrustSSC''', '''Thrust SSC''' or '''Thrust SuperSonic Car''' is a British [[jet car]] developed by [[Richard Noble]], Glynne Bowsher, [[Ron Ayers]], and Jeremy Bliss.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.thrustssc.com/thrustssc/Team/team.html|title=ThrustSSC team|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427140909/http://www.thrustssc.com/thrustssc/Team/team.html|archive-date=27 April 2018}}</ref> Thrust SSC holds the world [[land speed record]], set on 15 October 1997, and piloted by [[Andy Green (RAF officer)|Andy Green]], when it achieved a speed of {{convert|1228|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} and it became the first and only land vehicle to officially break the [[sound barrier]].

Alongside [[Thrust2]], Thrust SSC was displayed in the "Spirit of Speed Gallery" of the [[Coventry Transport Museum]] in Coventry, England. As part of the Museum's redevelopment project both cars were relocated by specialist haulier to the new Biffa Award Land Speed Record Gallery which opened in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last=Michelle |first=Walker |title=Thrust SSC takes to the road |url=https://www.collett.co.uk/thrust-2-and-scc/ |access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref>

The car is {{convert|16.50|m|ft|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|3.7|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide and has a curb weight of 10.6 tons. It had a reported thrust of 223&nbsp;kN (approximately 50,000 pounds force) at some operating conditions. [[Jet engine]]s are not designed to operate at peak airspeed while still in [[ground effect (aerodynamics)|ground effect]]; a proper estimate would need to take this into account.