Speed Record
Holloman is home to the world's longest and fastest high speed test track with 50,788 feet (15.40 km). The 846th Test Squadron set the world land speed record for a railed vehicle with a run of 6,453 mph (2885 m/s or 10430 km/h), or Mach 8.5 on 30 April 2003.
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