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    Controlling pitch and ride height would be very...

    Controlling pitch and ride height would be very tricky, but if the wave could be centered under the boat's c.g. it might be possible for the boat to ride it like a surfboard.
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    Concluding remarks.

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    Potential supersonic jet boat design from 1998

    Design by aeronautical engineer Darrol Stinton for ram-wing jet boat.

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    That's a good question. Might depend on which way...

    That's a good question. Might depend on which way the hatch is hinged. It seems like if the hatch were hinged on the side so that the driver could hold the rope behind the hatch that might work okay.
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    Enclosed Cockpit Safety

    Unlimited hydros and Grand Prix boats have moved to fixed canopies with ingress and egress through a hatch in the top (a concept pioneered on the Crag Arfons water speed record boat). Drag boats have...
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    Donald Campbell's Bluebird

    Donald Campbell's Bluebird boat at various stages in its evolution. The version with the flat-sided canopy and both sponson spars at the same height was the 1955 original.

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    Lee Taylor's Hustler. Rich Hallett hull with J-46...

    Lee Taylor's Hustler. Rich Hallett hull with J-46 jet engine. Hallett described it as a "big banzai."

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    Hopefully, some sort of steel forging would have...

    Hopefully, some sort of steel forging would have worked.
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    In his new book on the water speed record, Doug...

    In his new book on the water speed record, Doug Ford (Lockheed engineer and former aerodynamicist for the Miss Budweiser team) discusses the rocket boat design proposed in 1987 by my late friend...
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    Apparently, it was run but the account I found...

    Apparently, it was run but the account I found doesn't provide any details. International Hydrofoil Society

    "Brennan, Walter X., "The Newest Hydrofoil Boat," Yachting, Jan 1936, pp. 55 & 88....
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    Lee Taylor's rocket boat, despite its flaws, was...

    Lee Taylor's rocket boat, despite its flaws, was the last time anyone has attempted to apply fundamentally new technology to the record.
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    Hydrofoil History

    Great webpage with many fascinating photos going back to 1900.

    Dark Roasted Blend: The History of Hydrofoils
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    Hydrofoil boat built back in the thirties for an...

    Hydrofoil boat built back in the thirties for an attempt on the record.

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    In the June 1985 issue of Popular Mechanics, Lee...

    In the June 1985 issue of Popular Mechanics, Lee Mize discussed plans to go after the record with a rocket drag boat. However, the Popular Mechanics article remains the only thing I've ever seen...
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    Slo-Mo-Shun IV - last prop-driven boat so far to...

    Slo-Mo-Shun IV - last prop-driven boat so far to hold the outright water speed record (in 1950 a mile record of 160.3235 mph and 178.497 mph in 1952)

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    Laura 3 was as fast as the big American...

    Laura 3 was as fast as the big American unlimiteds. Below is a video of Slo-Mo-Shun V blowing over at Seattle.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4uc35RGOuI
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    In 1954, Verga's gorgeous Laura 3 boat blew over...

    In 1954, Verga's gorgeous Laura 3 boat blew over in a fatal crash after clocking 186.6 mph.

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    In 1954, Verga's gorgeous Laura 3 boat blew over...

    In 1954, Verga's gorgeous Laura 3 boat blew over in a fatal crash after clocking 186.6 mph.

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    Mario Verga - 124 mph class record, 1953. Great...

    Mario Verga - 124 mph class record, 1953. Great little boat.


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    Mario Verga - 124 mph class record, 1953. Great...

    Mario Verga - 124 mph class record, 1953. Great little boat.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vsJEt2gUTA&NR=1
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    Lee Taylor's team originally tried to make...

    Lee Taylor's team originally tried to make Hustler, his jet hydroplane, work using only thrust deflectors with no planing shoe, fin, or rudder under the stern. The idea was the elevator (the...
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    How the Lee Taylor rocket boat looked in smooth...

    How the Lee Taylor rocket boat looked in smooth water.

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    This photo gives a good idea of how violently the...

    This photo gives a good idea of how violently the Lee Taylor rocket boat reacted to waves.

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    Dan Ellison drag boat hull. Drag boats these days...

    Dan Ellison drag boat hull. Drag boats these days are twin props, so would this count as a four-pointer or a six-pointer?

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