Recent content by Copeland's Phenomenon

We have been out of touch, but have not quit the project. We still remain focused on the goal of the speed record and are currently working in that direction. Scott had to have surgery on his arm for a detached bicep and this slowed down the project a litttle bit. We are awaiting new thrust...

On our way down to Sarasota, fL, hoping for good weather.

Our thoughts & prayers go out to the family.

I posted a few pics of our test in our Phenomenon project thread, my wife took them so they are what they are.... I will hopefully get better pictures this week when we test.

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Wednesday 1/13/10 was the first time the boat hit the water heres a few shots...

We will be there in July for the kilo run. We began testing the boat this week and will continue to test next week. We will be heading to Miami for the boat show in February, stop by and see us outside the Convention center at spot# 3360

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As of today we have 4 installed gearboxes with drives and crashboxes. I will start final installation of all 4 motors in the morning and hopefully starting on Thursday. Here are a few pictures of our progress. We have set up a tentative date of January 23rd to break the 220 mph record, and...

We have been busy this past week at the shop, here are a few pictures of the first gearbox and engine in the boat and the dash. I will post more this week as we progress. Scott

Here is a picture from 4 months ago when we were mocking up rollbars for the cockpit. Scott

The boat holds 2,000 gallons, but capable of holding fuel bladders for endurance runs.

When the boat was originally designed with 2 engines the top speed was 240mph. Then midway through Al Sr. decided that he wanted 4 engines which would push the boat over 300mph, but our windtunnel data shows it is only stable up to 280mph.

I would like to give an introduction into the Phenomenon and my role. I have been with Copeland's Motorsports for 18 years and this is my 6th turbine boat project for them. I started this project with Al Copeland Sr in 1998 and am currently finishing it with his family. The boat is a 56ft...