DocumentCode
59880
Title
The need [Transport Powerboating]
Author
Davies, Sean
Volume
8
Issue
6
fYear
2013
fDate
Jul-13
Firstpage
28
Lastpage
33
Abstract
When you are racing a Formula One powerboat you don´t have that security. It´s a six-metre catamaran that runs on a cushion of air. To control the boat the driver has buttons on the steering wheel and the floor. These control hydraulic rams that move the outboard engine at the back of the boat in and out as well as up and down. The more you move the engine out the more air is trapped inside the tunnel and the faster you accelerate.
Keywords
boats; engines; steering systems; Formula One powerboat; catamaran; engine; hydraulic rams; steering wheel;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering & Technology
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1750-9637
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/et.2013.0600
Filename
6570432
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