How Fast Can A Car Go?

Hello friends Summarized! Have you ever wondered how fast a car can go? Maybe you often see high-speed racing cars in movies or on circuit tracks. But did you know that there are some cars that can go faster than the speed of sound? Yes that’s correct. There are cars that can go faster than sound. How could that be? Let’s look at the explanation in this article.

What is the speed of sound?

Before we talk about super fast cars, we need to know what the speed of sound is. The speed of sound is the maximum speed that sound waves can reach in air. The speed of sound depends on temperature and air pressure, but in general, the speed of sound in air is about 340 meters per second or 1225 kilometers per hour. So, if there is an object moving faster than that, it will exceed the speed of sound.

What happens if an object exceeds the speed of sound?

If an object is moving faster than the speed of sound, it will create a shock wave which is called a sonic boom . The sonic boom is the loud sound that is heard when the object passes by the observer. A sonic boom occurs because the object pushes the air in front of it so quickly that the air doesn’t have time to flow out of the way of the object. As a result, the air in front of the object accumulates and forms a high pressure wave that spreads in all directions. When these waves reach the observer’s ear, we hear a sonic boom. For example, how does the sonic boom sound? can see the video below.

https://youtu.be/SOJ6yAppmujg

What cars can go faster than the speed of sound?

There are cars specifically designed to try to break land speed records and exceed the speed of sound. One example is the Thrust SSC , a jet car driven by Andy Green in 1997. This car managed to record a land speed record of 1228 kilometers per hour or 1.02 times the speed of sound. This car has two Rolls-Royce Spey jet engines capable of generating power of 110 thousand horses. This car also has special wheels made of aluminum and titanium alloy to withstand high pressure and heat.

Besides the Thrust SSC, there is also the Bloodhound LSR project, a jet car which is still under development and is targeted to reach speeds of 1600 kilometers per hour or 1.4 times the speed of sound. This car also uses the Rolls-Royce EJ200 jet engine which is commonly used on the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter. The car is also equipped with additional rockets to give it an extra boost. The project was led by Richard Noble, who was also the previous land speed record holder before Andy Green.

Conclusion

From this article, we can see that there are cars that can go faster than the speed of sound and create a sonic boom. These cars are designed with advanced technology and have very powerful jet engines. However, these cars are not ordinary cars that we can use to drive on the highway. These cars are only used for research and record purposes. Thus this article about how fast a car can go. Hopefully this article is useful and adds to your insight. If you have questions or comments regarding this article, please write in the comments column below. Thanks for reading and see you in the next article.