<P> On October 15 , 1997 , in a vehicle designed and built by a team led by Richard Noble , Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green became the first person to break the sound barrier in a land vehicle in compliance with Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile rules . The vehicle , called the ThrustSSC ( `` Super Sonic Car '' ) , captured the record 50 years and one day after Yeager 's first supersonic flight . </P>
<P> On October 15 , 1997 , in a vehicle designed and built by a team led by Richard Noble , Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green became the first person to break the sound barrier in a land vehicle in compliance with Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile rules . The vehicle , called the ThrustSSC ( `` Super Sonic Car '' ) , captured the record 50 years and one day after Yeager 's first supersonic flight . </P>
who is the person credited with breaking the sound barrier on land
who is the person credited with breaking the sound barrier on land
Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green
Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green