World's fastest airboat????
03-24-2004, 10:37 PM
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RE: World's fastest airboat????
LOL ... ok , ok ....
Seriously ... I thought it was th Japanese with the "funky" looking boat and doing somewhere close to 90'ish ? MODEL BOATS is the place where I thought it was written up .
Seriously ... I thought it was th Japanese with the "funky" looking boat and doing somewhere close to 90'ish ? MODEL BOATS is the place where I thought it was written up .
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RE: World's fastest airboat????
Here is what they say for the airboat -->B-Hydro air boat 194km/h
Here is the link
http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/snoopy/Snoopy_Boat_Team.htm
Here is the link
http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/snoopy/Snoopy_Boat_Team.htm
03-25-2004, 12:23 PM
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RE: World's fastest airboat????
I was looking through that page and the fastest posted speed for an air prop driven boat was 205.128km/h set in 1999. The link to that page is [link=http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/snoopy/Snoopy_Boat_Team.htm]here[/link].
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RE: World's fastest airboat????
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I was looking through that page and the fastest posted speed for an air prop driven boat was 205.128km/h set in 1999. The link to that page is [link=http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/snoopy/Snoopy_Boat_Team.htm]here[/link].
I was looking through that page and the fastest posted speed for an air prop driven boat was 205.128km/h set in 1999. The link to that page is [link=http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/snoopy/Snoopy_Boat_Team.htm]here[/link].
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RE: World's fastest airboat????
before i got my boat it went 567 mph or 913 km/h
but it was on a jumbo jet fasted i have had it is around 80 or 90mph when it is the back of my car lol
When i get it going right i try my gps on it see how fast it go,s think it only do around 25 to 30mph but in a wee duck pond that is fast lol
but it was on a jumbo jet fasted i have had it is around 80 or 90mph when it is the back of my car lol
When i get it going right i try my gps on it see how fast it go,s think it only do around 25 to 30mph but in a wee duck pond that is fast lol
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RE: World's fastest airboat????
If I remember right, back in the early 90's there was an article in RC Boat Modeler (I think) that showed a Japanese outrigger style hull and claimed it went well over 100 MPH. I ever heard of it again, but I did take the photo and used it to calculate scale and made my own. Mine was constructed of pink foam, skinned with 1/16th ply, and it HAD TO HAVE an elevator (like a plane) tocontrol the angle of attack at high speeds.
This was before GPS, and since it was all foam/wood it never tracked on radar. It had a YS .45 with rear exhaust/pipe. The whole thing weighed only 3lbs without fueL.
After many attempts to go super fast, and find the "sweet spot" in the elevator, it finally destroyed itself. But I will say, I have never seen an airboat going as fast!
In 1987 I did built a semi-flat (very little V) boat, put a K&B .61 on it and BEAT my 18' Skiff with 65 HP Evenrude!!! Ran circles (literally!) around myself as I had a friend drive the skiff as I ran my airboat around it.
Size: 31" length 16" beam
1/16" Aircraft ply skinned. I just finished one for old time sake, this week. It will get the radio gear installed this weekend, then off we go for the maiden voyage!
This was before GPS, and since it was all foam/wood it never tracked on radar. It had a YS .45 with rear exhaust/pipe. The whole thing weighed only 3lbs without fueL.
After many attempts to go super fast, and find the "sweet spot" in the elevator, it finally destroyed itself. But I will say, I have never seen an airboat going as fast!
In 1987 I did built a semi-flat (very little V) boat, put a K&B .61 on it and BEAT my 18' Skiff with 65 HP Evenrude!!! Ran circles (literally!) around myself as I had a friend drive the skiff as I ran my airboat around it.
Size: 31" length 16" beam
1/16" Aircraft ply skinned. I just finished one for old time sake, this week. It will get the radio gear installed this weekend, then off we go for the maiden voyage!
