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'Richard Noble, OBE' (born March 6, 1946, in Edinburgh, Scotland) was a holder of the land speed record between 1983 and 1997, and was the project director of ThrustSSC, the vehicle which currently holds the land speed record, set at Black Rock Desert, Nevada in 1997.
His record breaking car, Thrust2, travelled at 633.468 mph (1019 km/h). Thrust SSC the supersonic car driven by Andy Green broke the record at 763.035 mph (1221 km/h) or Mach 1.02. He was awarded the Segrave Trophy.
In 1984 Noble, a qualified pilot, exploited a production hiatus at Cessna aircraft to create a new all-British light aircraft, the ARV Super2. Only some 35 ARVs were made before the Isle of Wight factory closed; but production has restarted at Opus Aircraft in North Carolina.
He started Farnborough Aircraft in 1998, (www.farnborough-aircraft.com) but after failing to find backing from any major financial institution, sold shares to small investors. A bitter dispute followed, with one investor claiming that Noble had illegally sold shares in the company knowing that it was insolvent. 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.
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His record breaking car, Thrust2, travelled at 633.468 mph (1019 km/h). Thrust SSC the supersonic car driven by Andy Green broke the record at 763.035 mph (1221 km/h) or Mach 1.02. He was awarded the Segrave Trophy.
In 1984 Noble, a qualified pilot, exploited a production hiatus at Cessna aircraft to create a new all-British light aircraft, the ARV Super2. Only some 35 ARVs were made before the Isle of Wight factory closed; but production has restarted at Opus Aircraft in North Carolina.
He started Farnborough Aircraft in 1998, (www.farnborough-aircraft.com) but after failing to find backing from any major financial institution, sold shares to small investors. A bitter dispute followed, with one investor claiming that Noble had illegally sold shares in the company knowing that it was insolvent. 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.
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