Sentence examples for absolute speed record from inspiring English sources

Beginning in 1959 it set 15 world records for in-flight performance, including an absolute speed record, and an absolute altitude record.

"We are circling the planet earth and going to break the absolute speed record--it is a major news event.

The Hunter also set numerous aviation records, including absolute speed records.

Steve Fossett, the millionaire businessman and adventurer perhaps best known for circumnavigating the world nonstop in a hot air balloon, was preparing to break the absolute land speed record -- 763 miles per hour -- when he died.

The team behind the project believes this trio of power units could secure the absolute land speed record for Britain for many years to come.

The absolute Finnhorse speed record is 19.4aly, held by the stallion Sipori.

In 1937 he built a massive new car, Thunderbolt, powered by two R engines to attempt the absolute land speed record.

The car last ran in 1997 in an attempt to break the then-absolute land speed record of 633 miles per hour.

Generally, according to panelists, the flexible sidewalls of pneumatic tires were preferred over the solid disc wheels used on the Thrust SSC land jet that set the absolute land-speed record of 763 m.p.h in 1997.

The real question is not absolute speed but appropriate speed.

speed record held by Mr. Kittinger.