World Water Speed Record

[Dr. X]

British Pathe newsreel of the White Hawk jet hydrofoil boat being tested. 'WHITE HAWK' SPEED TRIALS - British Pathé

 

[Dr. X]

British Pathe newsreel showing details of the White Hawk jet hydrofoil boat. Selected Originals - MEN ON THE MOVE - NEW WATER SPEED BID aka WHITE HAWK JET SPEED BOAT - British Pathé

 

[Dr. X]

British Pathe newsreel from 1958 showing drag chute test with Bluebird. DONALD CAMPBELL MAKES PARACHUTE BREAKING TEST - British Pathé

 

[Dr. X]

Color documentary from 1955 of Donald Campbell's record attempt on Lake Mead. Donald Campbell World Water Speed Record 16 Nov 1955 - YouTube

 

[Dr. X]

Map of Lake Jackson, Sebring, Florida where Craig Arfons made his WSR attempt. The last run initiated inside the small cove at the north end, proceeding southeast along the longest possible straight.

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[Dr. X]

Les Staudacher jet hydroplanes -- Tempo Alcoa and Miss Stars and Stripes

 

[Dr. X]

More of Miss Stars and Stripes

 

[Bobcat]

Who was killed on Loch Ness back in the 70's?

 

[Dr. X]

Who was killed on Loch Ness back in the 70's?

John Cobb was killed on Loch Ness in 1952.

Link to British Pathe newsreel - http://www.britishpathe.com/video/john-cobb-dies

 

[Hellbent]

Great posts Doc...I'm getting an education. I came across Campbell's last run....

[video=youtube;4xemKc2In5Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=4xemKc2In5Y&feature=endscreen[/video]

 

[Dr. X]

Doug Ford, formerly the aerodynamicist for the Miss Budweiser team, told me Bluebird although though not an air trap boat was getting aerodynamic lift even at lower speeds. This aerodynamic lift reduced hydrodynamic drag and helped Bluebird go faster.

 

[Dr. X]

Came across an RC modeler who is working on a model of Cobb's boat.

 

[Dr. X]

Drawing showing interior details of Cobb's boat. The rudder was in the middle of the boat at the bottom of the forward planing shoe.

 

[Hellbent]

It actually was a step bottom, wasn't it? Looks like there is a considerable step right in front of the rudder at the rear of the forward planing surface.

 

[Bobcat]

It was just a few years ago that they found Campbell's Body.


Actually 2000/2001

http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG...*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Campbell

 

[Dr. X]

It actually was a step bottom, wasn't it? Looks like there is a considerable step right in front of the rudder at the rear of the forward planing surface.

Correct. Crusader was a step bottom.

 

[Hellbent]

Cool song written in memory of Campbell including some great footage from a '88 BBC production starring Anthony Hopkins:

Now I need to find that movie.....I never heard of it. He did a great job in World's Fastest Indian.

 

[Hellbent]

A great documentary of the recovery and reconstruction of K7:

 

[Hellbent]

Here's the Bluebird Project site: Bluebird Project

Sure would be cool to get in touch with Ted Walsh.....

 

[Hellbent]

Video of the trials on Coniston of a Bluebird replica boat, the K777...this is NOT the reconstructed K7: