This might be of interest to the modellers building various Bluebirds, Crusader & other Record Breakers
There is an in depth article by Ernie Lazenby and Eddy Mathews on building a working model Crusader from the now defunct MMI in June 2003 using prop drive and a 900 size rare earth magnet motor . Send me a pm if you are interested.. The article sets some background to John Cobb .
Vol 49 No 582 MB Hydro Topics article by Peter Hill on Crusader from which has a copy of the old plan
Jan 04 MMI Gas Turbines – The Future – again by Ernie L
Aug 04 MMI .The Spirit of Australia by El & EM (which I believe is the current record holder?)
May 97 MMI Second build of a K7 Bluebird by EL & EM
July 94 MB Plan feature on K7 by Andrew Mccoy
Feb 05 MMI EL builds a working version of Speedlines K7
Apr 06 MB review of Speedlines K7 by Dave Abbott
Nov 98 MMI review of Don Walkinshaws Gas Turbine K7
Feb 03 MMI second review of D W's Gas Turbine K7 by Ian Williams
(saw this in action at Beale Park that year – water too short for it to get up to speed – incredible boat)
Oct 95 MMI Ernie L builds a K4 fast electric
Aug 94 MB Alan Miller reviews Touchwood Models K4
Mar 97 MMI Ernie L builds K3
May 03 MB Hydro Topics by Peter Hill has plan of Bluebird II
May 06 MMI Ernie L writes an article on the History of World Water Speed Records
Oct 04 MMI Ernie builds Miss England II – (Henry Seagraves)
Jan 00 MMI Graham Charles with free plans Miss Britain II
Sep 00 MB Model of Miss Britain III restoration in the US by Kevin Desmond
Jul 06 MB An Stradag Electric power by Kevin Desmond
then some on Miss America, Miss Canada III, and 6 articles on Slo Mo Shun
All in my collection .
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