Will 23000 lbs of thrust be enough???
Thread: World Water Speed Record
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02-29-2012 10:21 PMSome where in Kenya a village is missing an Idiot!
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03-01-2012 01:37 AM
depends on whether its a light or heavy layup and of course how big the beak is
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03-01-2012 08:07 AM
It should be.....who's crazy enough to try?
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03-01-2012 08:20 AMHis name is Daniel Dehaemers, he is from Belguim, I will be adding photos of his boat, which he has built he is very meticulous about layup and schedules.
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03-01-2012 09:01 AMDidn't Warby's only (only?) have 3000 lbs of thrust????? A J34?
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03-01-2012 12:13 PM
Not propellor driven
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03-01-2012 05:50 PMThe guy must be crazy.......
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03-01-2012 06:11 PMThe mold for the Dartagan SP600
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03-01-2012 07:33 PM
there are cheaper ways to commit suicide, and they don't take as much work.
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03-01-2012 08:45 PMWarby set the current record in 1978. 317.6 mph.
There's only been two official attempts to break it since.
Lee Taylor tried to get the record back in 1980. Taylor built a rocket-powered boat, Discovery II, 40-foot long reverse three-point design. Doing a test run, at 270 mph, Discovery II hit a swell and the front of the boat collapsed causing the boat to crash. It took three days to recover Lee's body in the cockpit.
Then, in 1989, Craig Arfons, nephew of Art Arfons, tried for the record in his Rain X Challenger, but he was killed when the boat flipped at 301.875 mph.
Not a record I'd have the balls to try for......Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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03-01-2012 08:49 PMDiscovery II's rocket engine had 8,000 lbs of thrust by the way...
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03-01-2012 08:54 PMArfons boat was running 3300 lbs of thrust, 4000 in afterburner......
It was supposedly clocked at around 375 by APBA, some have said as high as 440 peak.......Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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03-01-2012 08:58 PMGetting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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03-01-2012 09:27 PMTesting the lamination schedule, 23 tons PSI
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03-01-2012 09:30 PMhere is the bottom of the Cockpit, 15 layers of Carbonfiber and 1 layer of Hybride Carbon Kevlar
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03-01-2012 10:05 PMPete a good guy for this fellow to speak with is Harry Schoel down in Ft. Lauderdale. I know he and Brownie have been working with steam engines recently, But both of those guy have forgotten more than most of us could ever hope to learn about what really works.
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03-01-2012 10:10 PMI think Daniel has been around since Noah as well! or at least as long as Ratickle!
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03-02-2012 08:45 AM
no such thing as protection at those sort of speeds. no matter what youre strapped into- barrel roll at 300 plus you might not even scratch the saftey capsule but youll find a flawless corpse inside. warby only lived cuz he didnt crash. other guys- not so much.