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12-05-2021, 11:43 PM #1
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The Turbinia, an 1897 Hotrod!
34.5 knots, 104' length and 9' wide. THREE steam turbine engines AND drives...
A bit of history... And there are more videos out there on this early hotrod! I wish there was an actual video of the boat running... but in 1897, do the math...
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12-06-2021, 08:54 AM #2
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Turbinia still exists and is in a museum in Newcastle in the U.K. Check out the drive arrangement; three shafts, NINE props!
Cheers,
Mugs
(Racing on the pavement these days...)
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12-06-2021, 06:41 PM #3
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I heard it has three per shaft, but that visual helps. Thanks! That is crazy, spinners and all. Cool that it is in a museum!
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12-07-2021, 05:06 PM #4
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Paul, that's pretty awesome. I was actually planning on writing an article about this boat. It's definitely the first real 'speedboat'. I especially like the caterpillar propeller arrangement and I wonder how efficient it actually is.
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