] Researchers at Holloman AFB have broken their own two ] decades old land speed record for rail vehicles. The ] rocket powered sled covered the 3 mile track in roughly 6 ] seconds. Preliminary numbers put the sled's speed at mach ] 8.6 or about 6,400 mph - it covered the last 1.8 miles in ] just 1.3 seconds. The previous record of 6,122 mph was ] set on Oct. 5, 1982. Other accounts are at the Alamogordo ] Daily News, the Denver Post, and CNN where can I get one??? Land Speed Record Broken: 0-6,400 in Six Seconds |