<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
Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green