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Spirit of Australia
''Spirit of Australia'' is a wooden speed boat built in a Sydney backyard, by Ken Warby, that broke and set the world water speed record on 8 October 1978.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spirit of Australia )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spirit of Australia - Ken Warby )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The world's fastest boat...Spirit of Australia )〕
== The Record and Boat ==
On 8 October 1978, Ken Warby drove the ''Spirit of Australia'' on the Tumut River near the Blowering Dam in Australia to a speed of 317.596 mph (511.11 km/h).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Union of International Motorboating Record )〕 It was powered by a Westinghouse J34 jet engine. The engine was developed by the Westinghouse Electric Company in the late 1940s and was used for jet fighters and other aircraft. The ''Spirit of Australia'' is displayed permanently at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales.
Starting in the early 1990s, Warby built a second jet boat, ''Aussie Spirit'' powered with a fresh Westinghouse J34, but he never made a record attempt with it.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://warbymotorsport.com/Aussie_Spirit.php )〕 Warby and his son Dave are working on a new boat ''Spirit of Australia II'' with plans for an attempt at the water speed record. This time they acquired two Rolls-Royce Orpheus 803 jet engines which are both lighter and more powerful.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://warbymotorsport.com/Spirit_of_Australia_II.php )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://warbymotorsport.com/The_Challenge.html )〕
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