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Andy Green Sets Hydrogen-Powered Car Speed Record

British driver Andy Green, the only person to break the sound barrier in a car, set a world speed record in a hydrogen-powered vehicle, reaching 406.320 mph (653.908 km/h). The car was powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines. Green, 64, is a retired Royal Air Force pilot.

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Andy Green, a 64-year-old retired Royal Air Force pilot from Britain, was already the only person to break the sound barrier on land. “The ground comes at you very, very quickly,” he said.

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British driver who broke sound barrier in a car sets new recordSky News – Front Page
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British driver who broke sound barrier in a car sets new record

A British driver, who remains the only person to break the sound barrier in a car, has set another world record, this time in a hydrogen-powered vehicle.

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Driver Sets Record for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle at More Than 406 M.P.H.NYTimes – US
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Driver Sets Record for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle at More Than 406 M.P.H.

Andy Green, a 64-year-old retired Royal Air Force pilot from Britain, was already the only person to break the sound barrier on land. “The ground comes at you very, very quickly,” he said.

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British driver who broke sound barrier sets new speed recordBBC News – Science & Environment
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British driver who broke sound barrier sets new speed record

Andy Green set the fastest time ever recorded in a hydrogen-powered car, reaching 406mph (654km/h).

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Driver who broke sound barrier sets new speed record in hydrogen-powered car

British driver Andy Green reached 406.320 mph in car powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines The only person to break the sound barrier in a car earned another world record on Tuesday in a show of force for hydrogen power. British driver Andy Green reached 406.320mph (653.908km/h) in a car powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines with a combined 1,600 horsepower, setting the record for that ve…

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