Comments on: Sound Barrier broken on Land

By: XMIR10B

XMIR10B — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:55:28 +0000

It is offical in …
It is offical in Guiness. Green > Breedlove

By: asailrgrl

asailrgrl — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:55:28 +0000

must suck to drive …
must suck to drive this car in heavy traffic

By: Whuntmore

Whuntmore — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:55:28 +0000

Yes, I did read …
Yes, I did read about the return trip within an hour. That was posted on their site.

Nowhere on my text in the video does it say that either this was an official record, or that this was the only one.

It clearly states that (to go with this recording on oct 13) that this was achieved, not official.

Near the end of the video, I do state the date when the land speed record was officially set.

Anything that CNN states wrong, is clearly out of my hands.

By: dcwhitworth

dcwhitworth — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:55:28 +0000

Great video, a few …
Great video, a few minor quibbles though -
1. Richard Noble believes they actually broke the sound barrier for the first time on the 7th October.
2. No record was set on the 13th because they failed to make a return run with an hour, the second run is mandatory for LSR setting, not a ‘backup’
3. USAC did not ‘grant the record’, they only timed the runs. The FIA is the body that ratifies the records.

By: Whuntmore

Whuntmore — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:55:28 +0000

Just a clip I found …
Just a clip I found on an older VCR tape. I put together some info, pics and the footage Oct. 13, 1997 when the sound barrier was broken on land.