- Richard Noble
Richard Noble, OBE (born
March 6 ,1946 inEdinburgh ,Scotland ) was educated atWinchester College .He was a holder of the
land speed record between 1983 and 1997, and was the project director ofThrustSSC , the vehicle which currently holds the land speed record, set atBlack Rock Desert ,Nevada in 1997.His record breaking car,
Thrust2 , travelled at 633.468 mph (1019 km/h). Thrust SSC the supersonic car driven byAndy Green broke the record at 763.035 mph (1221 km/h) or Mach 1.02. He was awarded theSegrave Trophy .In 1984 Noble, a qualified pilot, exploited a production hiatus at
Cessna aircraft to create a new all-British lightaircraft , the ARV Super2. Only some 35 ARVs were made before theIsle of Wight factory closed; but production has restarted atOpus Aircraft inNorth Carolina .He started Farnborough Aircraft in 1998, (http://www.farnborough-aircraft.com) but after failing to find backing from any major financial institution, sold shares to small investors. A bitter dispute followed, and development stopped while new investment was found. The rights to the design were sold and design and production of the aircraft is now expected to be completed in Dubai.
External links
* [http://www.richard-noble.com/ Official Page]
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