World’s fastest vehicles

Fastest aircraft The North American X-15 holds the world record for the fastest manned flight. It flew at a super-speedy 4,520mph in October 1967. Fastest car The jet-powered Thrust SSC holds the land speed record for the quickest car in the world. In 1997, British Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green reached speeds of 763mph in Black Rock Desert, in the US. Fastest boat The Spirit of Australia was built by Ken Warby in his back garden and broke the water speed record in 1978. It raced across the water at a speed of 317mph.…

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