The establishment of speed records in water, land and air has always attracted the attention of firms involved in the production of appropriate equipment, as well as various enthusiasts. By virtue of physical laws, the highest speed was developed in the air. There are several aircraft that have crossed the bar at several thousand km / h. If the surface is the earth, then serial supercars easily overcome the mark of 400 km / h. But on the water surface due to strong resistance, only a few managed to cross this border. In this article, these high-speed motor boats will be presented to you.
"Blue bird"
Donald Campbell is the first person to overcome the mark of 400 km / h in the water. He devoted almost his entire life to setting high-speed records on land and water. In 1956, Donald dispersed the Blue Bird jet ship to 461 km / h. At that time, even high-speed aluminum boats could not reach this limit. The record itself was fixed in average speed over a certain section, which the ship sailed back and forth. Therefore, the official figure was 363 km / h. After that, Campbell exceeded his own record three more times. The last speed of 418 km / h is still not beaten by anyone. Unfortunately, Donald died while trying to set a new record for the Blue Bird. The record holder sank along with the wreckage of the boat.
"Difficult child"
This is the fastest boat in the Top Phil class. It can accelerate to 422 km / h. The “Difficult child” manages to achieve such speed due to the fact that the owner Eddie Knox installed a 6000 L Hemi V8 engine on it. with. The ship is very similar to a dragster of the same class.
"Phenomenon"
This boat was created in order to break the records set by other high-speed motor boats. During the development period, the Phenomenon could accelerate to 354 km / h. This was a significant result, but engineers continued to improve it. As a result, they managed to reach the mark of 402 km / h.
Who is the creator of this boat? This is Al Copeland, a restaurateur, millionaire and main inspirer of a shipbuilding project for setting a world record. Unfortunately, Al did not live up to the launch date of the boat.
It all started with the fact that Copeland was constantly thinking about building a high-speed vessel and calling it the “Phenomenon”. Thoughts on this topic he originated in the 80-90s. At that time, Al led the Popice Offshore racing team and was listed as a pilot. Then Copeland began the development of parts for the construction of a high-speed vessel.
By the way, prototypes of turbines were also invented by Al. Thanks to them, the speedboat Phenomenon could “shoot” like a bullet. In his imagination, Copeland already saw how perfect and original the hull would be. But the millionaire will realize all his ideas only after many years. And it so happened that Al could not appreciate his creation. He died of cancer when the ship was in the process of being built. But the idea of the restaurateur did not die with him. The whole thing was taken up by his son - Al Copland Jr.
He kept track of the entire boat making process. Engineers working at the U.S. Navy recreated and developed four turbines that were unique in boat building.
Note some of the features and characteristics of the ship "Phenomenon". The creators of the Bugatti Veyron were very proud of the release of the power plant with a capacity of 1001 liters. with. This is undeniable compared to the Rolls-Royce Trent 900. However, taking into account that the “Phenomen” vessel has 12, 000 liters. with., and in the most powerful and largest aircraft "A380" about 63, 000 liters. With., it turns out just a fantastic result.
The high-speed boat "Phenomenon" is painted yellow and reaches a length of 11 meters. The ship has two liquid-cooled propulsion systems. There are six motors on each side of the boat. The engine is powered by lithium-ion batteries. The available chargers allow you to fully charge them in about 7 hours.
