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Raketa (Russian: Раке́та, lit. 'Rocket') was the first type of hydrofoil boats commercially produced in the Soviet Union.First planned in the late 1940s as "project 340" by chief designer Rostislav Alexeyev, the vessels were manufactured from 1957 until the early 1970s.
A jetboat is a boat propelled by a jet of water ejected from the back of the craft. Unlike a powerboat or motorboat that uses an external propeller in the water below or behind the boat, a jetboat draws the water from under the boat through an intake and into a pump-jet inside the boat, before expelling it through a nozzle at the stern.
It was too little and too late. The Thompson creditors in 1966 forced the sale of the company and Saul Padek got control of all the stock for less than $4,000 cash layout. The Thompson family was out of the boat business at Peshtigo. Under Padek's ownership Thompson Bros. Boat Mfg. Co. declared chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 1966. Padek ...
Three Canadair CL-215 amphibious flying boats. The following is a list of seaplanes, which includes floatplanes and flying boats.A seaplane is any airplane that has the capability of landing and taking off from water, while an amphibian is a seaplane which can also operate from land.
Crusader was a jet-powered speed boat piloted by John Cobb. The combination of an aerodynamically stable hull form and turbojet propulsion was proposed by Reid Railton, Cobb's adviser. A rocket-powered scale model was tested at Haslar. The full size design was by Peter du Cane and built by Vospers of Portsmouth.
There are five categories of Sea-Doo models: Recreation, Tow Sports, Touring, Sport Fishing, and Performance. [14]The Sea-Doo jet-powered sport boats included a four-seater Sportster 150 with 155 hp or 215 hp, a four-seater Speedster 150 with 255 hp, and a seven-seater Speedster 200 with 310 hp, and a Speedster 230 with space for up to twelve people.
Pages in category "Jet seaplanes and flying boats" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Following rival record breaker John Cobb's death in his jet boat Crusader, which broke up at over 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) during a record attempt in September 1952, Campbell began development of his own advanced all-metal jet-powered Bluebird K7 hydroplane to challenge the record, by then held by the American prop rider hydroplane Slo-Mo ...