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Bluebird K7, in its most successful guise, on display at the Goodwood Motor Racing circuit in July 1960. Bluebird K7 is a jet engined hydroplane in which Britain's Donald Campbell set seven world water speed records between 1955 and 1967. K7 was the first successful jet-powered hydroplane, and was considered revolutionary when launched in ...
Problems with Bluebird ' s fuel system meant that the engine could not reach full speed, and so would not develop maximum power. Eventually, by the end of December, after further modifications to her fuel system, and the replacement of a fuel pump, the fuel starvation problem was fixed, and Campbell awaited better weather to mount an attempt.
Campbell used the Bluebird K7 to set seven world water speed records between 1955 and 1964 before he was killed in a crash attempting to beat his own times in 1967.
Orpheus engines, numbers 709 (destroyed by FOD in testing) and 711 (running) powered the Bluebird K7 hydroplane in which Donald Campbell was killed whilst attempting the water speed record on Lake Coniston in 1967. [13] A dragster powered by an Orpheus, the "Vampire", is the current holder of the British land speed record.
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The name Blue Bird was originally inspired by the play of that name by Maurice Maeterlinck, [1] and the vehicles were painted a shade of azure blue.. Malcolm Campbell had a succession of Darracq racing cars in the 1920s, which in the fashion of the day he had named 'Flapper I' , 'Flapper II' and 'Flapper III' .
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Bluebird K7: Donald Campbell: Coniston Water: 14 May 1959 248.62 mph (400.12 km/h) Bluebird K7: Donald Campbell: Coniston Water: 10 November 1958 239.07 mph (384.75 km/h) Bluebird K7: Donald Campbell: Coniston Water: 7 November 1957 225.63 mph (363.12 km/h) Bluebird K7: Donald Campbell: Coniston Water: 19 September 1956 216.20 mph (347.94 km/h ...