On 27 October 1991, Mark Drela set the world-record speed with Decavitator of 18.5 knots (21.3 mph; 34.3 km/h) over a 100-meter race course on the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts. In the spring of 1993 the Decavitator team was awarded the DuPont prize for the team with the fastest speed on record as of 31 December 1992.
decavitator, human, powered, hydrofoil, equipped, with, pedals, propeller, that, built, massachusetts, institute, technology, holds, human, powered, speed, record, water, vehicle, displayed, hanging, entry, lobby, museum, science, boston, until, 2015, currentl. Decavitator is a human powered hydrofoil equipped with pedals and an air propeller that was built by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology It holds the human powered speed record on water 1 The vehicle was displayed hanging in the entry lobby of the Museum of Science Boston until 2015 It is currently in storage at MIT DecavitatorOn 27 October 1991 Mark Drela set the world record speed with Decavitator of 18 5 knots 21 3 mph 34 3 km h over a 100 meter race course on the Charles River in Boston Massachusetts In the spring of 1993 the Decavitator team was awarded the DuPont prize for the team with the fastest speed on record as of 31 December 1992 See also EditHuman powered hydrofoil Human powered watercraft Hydrocycle List of world records in rowing Pedalo Speed with Guy MartinReferences Edit Decavitator Human Powered Hydrofoil Massachusetts Institute of Technology Retrieved 2011 07 22 This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Decavitator amp oldid 1075436232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
