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Fastest hydroplane boat in the world. The official world water speed record is 27597 knots 51109 kmh or 31758 mph by Ken Warby in the unlimited-class jet-powered hydroplane Spirit of Australia on Blowering Dam Lake New South Wales Australia on 8 October 1978. CANADA - JUNE 16. HCMS Bras DOr 400 72MPH Its dubbed as the fastest warship of its time.
Making a very fast boat is arguably even harder than ma. Subscribe httpgooglWPKt5wHow many of you could say for sure which is the worlds fastest boat. However it is estimated that Warby reached an estimated 300 knots 555 kmh or 34486 mph unofficially at the same location on 20 November 1977.
Blazing at speeds of up to 280 kilometres an hour 175 mph. Warbys home-made wooden hydroplane reached speeds of 46444 kmh breaking the previous ten-year-old record of 45898 kmh held by American Lee Taylor. Bluebird K7 max speed 276 MPH.
CNETs Molly Wood meets Alain Thebau. Hier seht ihr die schnellste Gerade wo je gefahren wurde. Many were fueled with pure methanol and had 1000 propellers.
On 20 November 1977 Ken Warby set the world water speed record piloting his wooden jet-powered boat Spirit of Australia into the history books. This boat is an experimental one a Canadian hydrofoil that claims to be the fastest warship ever built. Its called LHydroptere and the French concept sailboat -- with its marine style wings -- basically flies on the water.
The boats looked awesome. Funded and overseen by Italian Industrialist Achille Castoldi the Arno XI Hydroplane was fitted with a marinised version of the engine from Ferraris Type 375 Grand Prix car and in 1953 this 12-cylinder 4500cc V12 unit with twin superchargers and an output in excess of 600hp powered the Arno XI to 1502mph on Lake Iseo setting a world record for an 800kg boat that remains intact. The ideas behind it are taken from Alexander Graham Bell.