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==Data and information on the record attempts== * It took Thrust2 about 59 seconds to accelerate from standstill to {{convert|650|mph|2}}: in about 9 seconds, to {{convert|200|mph|2}}, after about 20 seconds {{convert|400|mph|2}}, and 40 seconds to reach {{convert|600|mph|2}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://landspeedrecord.org/thrust-2-richard-noble/|title=Thrust 2 - Richard Noble • Land Speed Record}}</ref> * The rubber tires visible in some pictures and film recordings were only put on to protect the highly sensitive aluminum disc wheels from damage during towing. * At around {{cvt|300|mph}} the tail fins began to stabilize the vehicle, which was previously difficult to control (“all over the place”), so that it could run smoothly in a straight line. * At a speed of about {{cvt|600|mph}}, a shock wave began to build up in front of the vehicle, which appeared as “fog” around the car and was later described by Noble as “something really worth seeing”. * The total fuel consumption for each record run was approximately {{convert|60|impgal|abbr=on}} per minute. * After the overrun cut-off when crossing the finish line, Thrust2 still had to coast down to a speed of {{convert|375|mph|2}} before the three braking parachutes, each {{cvt|2.30|m|order=flip}} in diameter, could be used. * The screens decelerate the vehicle to about {{cvt|130|mph}} before deploying the {{convert|15|inch|cm|adj=on}} rotors at about {{cvt|100|mph}}.{{clarify|date=February 2021}}
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