Unlimited Hydroplanes

[Wyatt earp]

Miss Madison having a bad day...

 

[gipper]

She had a lot of good days too.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Not an unlimited..

 

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[westwall]

A friend of mine was the pilot of the Hawaii Kai. Almost got killed on the Honolulu Mile while attempting a world water speed record.

 

[Wyatt earp]

A friend of mine was the pilot of the Hawaii Kai. Almost got killed on the Honolulu Mile while attempting a world water speed record.

I forgot how old you are, that was in the early 60s? Before that New Zealander

 

[westwall]

I forgot how old you are, that was in the early 60s? Before that New Zealander

Yup. His name was Ken St. Oeger. He was a P38 pilot during the war.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Not unlimited but cool

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[Wyatt earp]

Not an unlimited but again cool

 

[Wyatt earp]

Stock home, opc

 

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[toobfreak]

A friend of mine was the pilot of the Hawaii Kai. Almost got killed on the Honolulu Mile while attempting a world water speed record.

Seems to me West that with today's technology, using scanning lasers plus computer control of the throttle and foils that it should be possible now to built a jet boat almost incapable of flying up into the air and crashing hard!

 

[westwall]

Seems to me West that with today's technology, using scanning lasers plus computer control of the throttle and foils that it should be possible now to built a jet boat almost incapable of flying up into the air and crashing hard!

It's actually quite difficult. The water/air interface is extremely complex, trimming the boat is extraordinarily difficult, and that is where you get your speed.

I think the computers could be used as a safety so the boat doesn't fly away, but I think they won't have the feel that the best pilots develop.

 

[toobfreak]

It's actually quite difficult. The water/air interface is extremely complex, trimming the boat is extraordinarily difficult, and that is where you get your speed.

I think the computers could be used as a safety so the boat doesn't fly away, but I think they won't have the feel that the best pilots develop.

Well, I wouldn't let the computer take over unless the driver lets go of the wheel or some other vector to signal to the computer he's lost control. Then the computer can measure the position and trajectory of the boat in relation to the water, the air, speed and water characteristics 1000 times a second, and institute emergency corrections to do the best possible to bring the boat back under the best control possible making it least likely to have a fatal direct impact head on with the water to land more safely as the driver himself is too disorientated and too little time to do it himself.

I'm certain it can be done.

 

[westwall]

Well, I wouldn't let the computer take over unless the driver lets go of the wheel or some other vector to signal to the computer he's lost control. Then the computer can measure the position and trajectory of the boat in relation to the water, the air, speed and water characteristics 1000 times a second, and institute emergency corrections to do the best possible to bring the boat back under the best control possible making it least likely to have a fatal direct impact head on with the water to land more safely as the driver himself is too disorientated and too little time to do it himself.

I'm certain it can be done.

That's kind of what I said.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Yup. His name was Ken St. Oeger. He was a P38 pilot during the war.

I have been trying to find a picture but no luck

 

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[westwall]

I have been trying to find a picture but no luck

I saw an RC model of the boat on ebay a few years back but no one has posted pics of the boat online that I know of.

 

[Wyatt earp]

I saw an RC model of the boat on ebay a few years back but no one has posted pics of the boat online that I know of.

For some reason it's rare