The fastest things on Earth...

fastest things

There is something that is part of human nature that makes us want to go fast. Something that even small children feel that makes them want to go faster.faster, faster. Anyway, this is a list of the fastest vehicles on earth, and how fast they can go.

Motorcycles

1. The first motorcycle record was in 1903 by Glen Curtis  64 mph.
2. the first over 200 mph 1956 William Herz  211.4 mph.
3. The current speed record on a motorcycle was set by Chris Carr Sept. 09  367.38 mph.

Cars

1. The first speed record for a car 1898 in France an Electric Jeantaud 39.24 mph.
2. April 1902 French steam driven car 75.06 mph.
3. Nov. 1902 first internal combustion engine in France 76.08 mph.
4. July 1904, first over 100mph. 103.56 mph.
5. first over 200 mph.  Daytona Beach Florida 202.98mph.
6. 1937 first over 300 mph.  Bonneville salt flats.  312.00 mph.  The Thunderbolt.
7. 1963 First over 400 mph.  Spirit of America 408.31 mph.
8. 1964 Spirit of America  544.13 mph.
9. 1965 Spirit of America  600.85 mph.
10. 1997 Black rock desert, first supersonic record, Thrust.  763.05 mph.

Misc.

1. Diesel powered speed record 350.45 mph. 2006.
2. Fastest electric vehicle  312.8 mph.  2004.
3. Fastest steam vehicle.  139.84 mph.  2009.
4. Fastest human powered vehicle.  82.33 mph.  2008.
5. Fastest wind powered vehicle.  126.2 mph.  2009
6. Fastest manned rocket sled. 635 mph. 
7. Fastest unmanned rocket sled.  6,462 mph.  2003.
8. Fastest magnetic levitation train  361mph.  2003
9. Fastest Wheeled train.  357.18 mph.  2007

Watercraft

1. Fastest surface water speed. 317.59 mph.  1978
2. Fastest underwater.  38 mph.
3. Fastest human powered boat.  21.3 mph.
4. Fastest wind powered watercraft.  59.1 mph. 2009.

Fastest Aircraft

1. Unmanned. NASA  X-43A.  7,546 mph.  2004.
2. Manned.  SR-71 Blackbird. 2,194 mph.  1976.
3. Manned rocket powered aircraft.  4,510 mph. 328,000 feet.  1967.
4. Prop driven aircraft.  Tu-114. 1960. 541 mph.
5. Helicopter. Lynx 800.  249 mph.  1986.
6. Human powered aircraft.  19.8 mph.

Spacecraft

1. Manned.  Apollo 10. 1969.  24,790 mph.
2. Unmanned Helios 2 probe. 1970.  157,078 mph.