World's fastest airboat????
 

Has it been done???, is there a current speed record for the fastest rc airboat??? What's the record if so??

RE: World's fastest airboat????
 

I think TERBObob holds the world record at 97.6. I wish I could have seen that.:D:D:D:D:D

RE: World's fastest airboat????
 

Terbo, see what you done started...LOL:D

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 .

RE: World's fastest airboat????
 

Try to find the site for us.

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

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].

RE: World's fastest airboat????
 

Just barely faster than the current R/C water-prop-driven boat record - set by an electric boat BTW.

RE: World's fastest airboat????
 

So............who wants to go to a SAW and show them that airboats are not to be laughed at and be taken seriously instead?

RE: World's fastest airboat????
 

Have anyone here the plans of B-Hydro air boat 194km/h?:eek:

RE: World's fastest airboat????
 

The comment says the F class "can be" air propped, but does not say it has to be?? Does anyone no if the record was set by an airprop? Video of it somewhere?

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

RE: World's fastest airboat????
 

you guys need to see what a dumas swamp buggy can do with a thunder tiger pro 90 on it with a14x6 prop and only weighs 8pounds

RE: World's fastest airboat????
 

So show us.

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!