Awesome to see a father/son team like this. They are the real deal. Hats off from USA. (Ps- I was a little kid in 1978...you had Ken, our hero was a guy named Evel, who's son also took up the family business!)
We liked Evel over here in Oz as well, he took an young Aussie guy Dale Buggins under his wing at one stage, I was lucky enough to see Dale do an awesome jump in New Zealand abt 1977.
I've almost broken my back falling into the water while waterskiing at 30 mph... I cant imagine 230. Best case scenario (perfectly feet first) that is 55,199 pound-force of drag. Worst case (forward bellyflop) that is 769,421 pound-force of drag. That is literally like having a 747 on you. the deceleration is instant, and so is your resulting death.
@@nzsaltflatsracer8054 170mph crash ,you are lucky to survive mate. I did over 150 mph in my old GT falcon and after it I really thought about doing again. Did it in an old Chrysler 360 and no more especially now I'm older makes you realize how much balls you blokes have to keep trying. Hats off to you sir.
Cause of a boat you don't own or have anything to do with ? a boat is what makes you lucky to be Australian ? ....ummm, okay, i don't understand that but you do you, have a great one bud, adios.
The world unlimited Water Speed Record is the officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water-borne vehicle, irrespective of propulsion method.
You can ask the same question about the land-speed record, which was set by a jet-powered vehicle If the wheels aren't driven by the engine, is it actually a car?
@@ccx806 The Outright Land Speed Record, currently stands at 763.035 mph(1227.985 km/h),, but there are hundreds of other records in myriad classes based on factors such as engine type and capacity, weight or body shape. and of course wheel driven or not wheel driven, .....it has wheels and "carries'" a driver therefore it is a "car'...do your research
I believe the engine is a Rolls Royce Orpheus 803. It's good for about 5,000 lbs of thrust, which would equate to about 9,000 hp (there is no exact equivalent for jet engines to horsepower). There is no afterburner but it doesn't need one. Ken Warby used a Westinghouse J-34 which was even less powerful but outright power is less important than keeping the boat on the water. Craig Arfons was using a General Electric J-79 with and afterburner , which was much more powerful but also unsuccessful, Arfons losing his life in the crash.
only a aussie would put a turbofan engine on a boat so lets put 8 turbo fans on a boat lads and show them how its done lmao oh wait the russian already beat us to it damn now if we could go same speed at 500 meters below water that would be nice
I was there that day. Thank you for not putting in goofy music and just giving us the raw sound.
Awesome to see a father/son team like this. They are the real deal. Hats off from USA. (Ps- I was a little kid in 1978...you had Ken, our hero was a guy named Evel, who's son also took up the family business!)
We liked Evel over here in Oz as well, he took an young Aussie guy Dale Buggins under his wing at one stage, I was lucky enough to see Dale do an awesome jump in New Zealand abt 1977.
I dont think most people can even fathom how dangerous water speed records are
That's for sure! I gave up boats after a 170mph crash & have gone in pursuit of 500 with a piston engine car.
@@nzsaltflatsracer8054 yeah, i dont blame you lol
I've almost broken my back falling into the water while waterskiing at 30 mph... I cant imagine 230. Best case scenario (perfectly feet first) that is 55,199 pound-force of drag. Worst case (forward bellyflop) that is 769,421 pound-force of drag. That is literally like having a 747 on you. the deceleration is instant, and so is your resulting death.
@@nzsaltflatsracer8054 170mph crash ,you are lucky to survive mate. I did over 150 mph in my old GT falcon and after it I really thought about doing again. Did it in an old Chrysler 360 and no more especially now I'm older makes you realize how much balls you blokes have to keep trying. Hats off to you sir.
@@petergoodwin2465 Bonneville Speed Week starts tomorrow & I'll be 71 by the time it's finished. Don't grow up mate, it's a trap!
Warby's 317 from 1978 seems to be a wall. Anyone that tries to break it seems to end up in the drink or worse, dead.
Two subsequent attempts at the record in 1980 and 1989 killed the drivers
That's the only Boat
I'd like to see break the record.
Go for it guys, move the mark way past anything the Drag boats can do.
Please.
Thank your.
It’s like the space shuttle on the water!
I noticed at probably at 200 mph it was tail down and rooster tail look good. You guys have got it. I’m lucky to be Australian
Cause of a boat you don't own or have anything to do with ? a boat is what makes you lucky to be Australian ? ....ummm, okay, i don't understand that but you do you, have a great one bud, adios.
TheDisabledGamer because it’s his home country? get outta here hater😂
@@babuski3447 I'm not a hater, it's just doesn't make sense to me is all.
@@babuski3447 That's Karen's brother.....
@@TheDisabledGamersChannel doesn't make sense? lol when your country people do/create good things like this , they like to be proud
The driver’s balls are dragging behind the boat,slowing it down,to the speed of sound.😂
Thank you very much for your observations I will try and pass this along to the team !!!!!!
Thanks
does the boat use water for ballast
Looks good!
Wow, it looks very stable.....
Go for the record
Wow2 cukup laju
Don't really care what others say ..
I am Extremely Prould to be an Australian...Well done guys
Mmmeehhhhh
Excellent !
Does it have a tow rope for skiing
Ha,ha, would need bigger balls than the driver .
😮😮😮
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Only to think they slapped this baby together in their own backyard😱
I need a faster boat.
When you need two more these engines :D
its amazing a boat going that fast can stay on the water
Just using this for point A to B in an open ocean would be hell of a fun
it would stuff the bow in 2 seconds with any kind of swell lol
@@ct1762Also, oceans are salt water, turbines & salt don't mix👍✌️
Yg pertama spirit 1 kurang laju sorri sya mahu tengok sprit 2 apa kelabihan nya sama ke tdk ada beza la
Iceberg! Fucking thing will cut the iceberg in half😅
jeez, sounds like a plane.
Basically is
Its is you bell. Thats a jet engine in there
@@LathamCap aero plane definition doesn’t agree
So, it's jet propulsion? If there isn't a propeller in impeller, is it actually a boat?
This explains all en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_speed_record
The world unlimited Water Speed Record is the officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water-borne vehicle, irrespective of propulsion method.
You can ask the same question about the land-speed record, which was set by a jet-powered vehicle
If the wheels aren't driven by the engine, is it actually a car?
@@ccx806 The Outright Land Speed Record, currently stands at 763.035 mph(1227.985 km/h),, but there are hundreds of other records in myriad classes based on factors such as engine type and capacity, weight or body shape. and of course wheel driven or not wheel driven, .....it has wheels and "carries'" a driver therefore it is a "car'...do your research
What is the power of this engine? And what is the fuel consumption? It has 1 engine or 2?
1 engine. Google can answer your other questions
I believe the engine is a Rolls Royce Orpheus 803. It's good for about 5,000 lbs of thrust, which would equate to about 9,000 hp (there is no exact equivalent for jet engines to horsepower). There is no afterburner but it doesn't need one. Ken Warby used a Westinghouse J-34 which was even less powerful but outright power is less important than keeping the boat on the water. Craig Arfons was using a General Electric J-79 with and afterburner , which was much more powerful but also unsuccessful, Arfons losing his life in the crash.
That's a RR 803 engine which develops 4.8 hp at full rpm. Its using liquid paraffin.
@@thethirdman225 I believe Lee Taylor's Discovery II used a rocket engine
@@ccx806 Could be. But from my perspective, outright power is less important than maintaining control. That and a good measure of luck!
Low water level
only a aussie would put a turbofan engine on a boat so lets put 8 turbo fans on a boat lads and show them how its done lmao
oh wait the russian already beat us to it damn
now if we could go same speed at 500 meters below water that would be nice
As Dave Warby's father Ken proved you only need one engine...what is this boat you mention ?
@@MusicPaulAlessi I think he's talking about the Caspian Sea Monster, a ground-effect vehicle developed by the Soviet Union in the 60s-70s
@@ccx806 It's not exactly a boat since it hasn't the water drag as it flies a few meters above the water
For drugs
Slow boat
What does that mean mate last one did 511 kph.
Shreck M he was joking no hate btw
Yup that’s pretty fast