12. Bloodhound SSC
The Bloodhound SSC project was a fantastic achievement. Richard Noble’s team managed to do something most of us thought was impossible. That is to break the sound barrier on land with a vehicle traveling speeds close to 800 mph.
Of course, if you want to go that fast, you need a vehicle with a jet engine. The Bloodhound SSC is basically a fighter jet without wings. In 1997, the team managed to break the sound barrier on a test track in the Nevada desert. This made Andy Green, the pilot, the first man in history to do so.
Since then, the team has been preparing to attack the 1,000-mph barrier also on land with an improved vehicle. You know the top speed already but what about the acceleration? The acceleration from 0 to 60 mph takes around a second, but that is an estimate.