Видео

Need a jet rated pilots license to drive it

I live in Tampa , FL . One day I was out with my camera burning film for a photography class . I had gone to a place call Davis Island . I was there trying to find interesting objects along the shoreline . Much to my surprise a boat with an unusual sound went by . It had docked at the nearby boat ramp . It was about a 22 foot low profile catamaran speed boat with a small turbine engine . Even more surprising was the gentleman behind the wheel . It was Bernie Little ! Famed owner of the Miss Budweiser hydroplane out of Lakeland , Florida . He had a crew of his boat mechanics (2)and his helicopter pilot . He was out in the bay doing a test run, and I happened to catch them coming back in . I ran back to my car and followed them to the small airfield that was nearby . The mechanics had the boat on a trailer and I must have worn a ring around it, checking it out . After a few pics and a couple of polite words to Mr. Little , he and his pilot flew back to Lakeland . This was back in the late 70's early 80s . Turbine engines were gaining popularity back then . A little fun fact about the Tampa area . Up until about 1973 . The hydroplane boat races would race on the bay by Courtney Campbell Causeway . On the southeast side of the Causeway was a small cove . They would use a crane and put in and haul the boats out of the water . After racing here , they would go down to Miami . Unfortunately Tampa was cut from the list of races , as were others . Time marches on .

Whatever happened to “PREDATOR”? An awesome turbine cat.

And the CO2 this releases is re-absorbed how?

Where are the rod holders?

Houston We have liftoff

Вещь

About the coolest boat I've ever seen. Honestly I did not think 200 mph on water was possible

Cool looking boat there now yall

Runs on Jet-A I assume?

The music is lame. I wanna hear engine

Might as well throw in a canard for a good measure. Might be possible to balance the thing on the props alone.

Music by sonic Boom track-Starspacedrive. Engines and fast spinny things produced by Willy Wonkers factory down in port of Miami!

☠️☠️☠️

Too fast for trolling. 😂

If you ever wonder what billionaires do for a hobby...you're looking at it.

Awesome boat,turbines put out some hi rpm,pretty reliable, only drawback they use an ungodly amount of fuel,that u have to haul

Does it have reverse?

How many gallons to the mile? GPM rather than MPG. On large ships it's measured feet per gallon!

My grandfather used to race speed boats on the Ohio River way back when. I know he's looking down at this with a big grin on his face wishing he could take the wheel.

Cool racing boat: check! Awesome settings: check! Camera man: "we will just use John from next door.... 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

Does it provide a microscope for late night activity

Two helicopter engines and a microphone ,.....

Ski boat😂

Millions of dollars to buy. Thousands to operate. A lot of money to stroke your ego. I can go 200 mph for $15k.

Those huge American turbines is just simply too cool to compare with regular propellers

All good until you get that dump of water in the air intake.

It's for the whole family honey, we can take the kids tubing.

Only 400 gallons an hour.... !!

That's baby stuff. Spirit of Qatar was making 7,000 HP

I use to work on df Young super boat 175 mph

😮 and it looks good !👍

Neighbors I watch the video fast boats at night time couple of pairs now here's the cool part drug runners the Navy's have a video blasting these bolts about the water

Hello there? Are you at the tip of the volcano and how does it work with the wind?

That's insane.:()

You could get a few lobster pots on the deck.

that a lot of whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

That’s a cool toy!’

Super Boat

I play it over n over every week❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

My God ❤❤❤❤❤that is fast ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤waaaao i damn love it❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Dios mio😮😮😮😮😮❤❤❤❤eso es rapido😮😮😮😮❤❤❤❤

Perfect for grouper fish fishing 🎣

Miami vice 😊

Somebody has lots of money out there to spend ! It ain’t me ! 😂

Nice toy, sounds like jet cool; but like more the row combustion engine sound

Crap video

That's how you get from Mexico with a stimulus package into the U.S.

This would be a great tubing boat.

Smiles per gallon