PHENOMENON (so sad)
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From: toledo ohio
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very sad hope someone picks up the project
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From: Crane Hill, AL
This may be a stupid question and I'm certainly not able to purchase the boat but from the looks of it, it is a complete boat. What is left to "finish" her.... I have seen the boat a few times but never running, what is the deal?
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hey mike how is it ? that looks like an elevator wing out front. prob. adjustable or fixed. Geico had one I believe a while back that was fixed. the PHENOMENON boat was on display in Key West 3-4 years ago. man o man what a piece of technology.
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From: St. Amant, La.
I would like to see this thing in action.
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The wing in the front is adjustable and is computer controlled. The theory (and a sound one IMO) is the wing could be used to control the attitude, it could maximize speed and also possibly keep it from flipping over... all based on sensors and possibly a gyro or two.
I haven't been following their progress in the last couple years (if there was any), but last I knew the engineering and tuning of the wing was what was being worked on before family funds dried up.
It will take some real engineers (electrical and aerospace?) to complete this, this is not something a couple of resin slingers will have much luck tackling IMO. If and when it is properly tuned, this thing has the potential to run close to 300 mph.
I personally would get some universities involved with it. This would be a fantastic project for some engineering grad students... they would have the brains and the technical resources (through the university) to pull something like this off.
Lets hope a few guys with big money, brains, and a nut-sack the size of the boat itself can bring this to fruition. It would be a great honor to the late Al Copeland as well.
I haven't been following their progress in the last couple years (if there was any), but last I knew the engineering and tuning of the wing was what was being worked on before family funds dried up.
It will take some real engineers (electrical and aerospace?) to complete this, this is not something a couple of resin slingers will have much luck tackling IMO. If and when it is properly tuned, this thing has the potential to run close to 300 mph.
I personally would get some universities involved with it. This would be a fantastic project for some engineering grad students... they would have the brains and the technical resources (through the university) to pull something like this off.
Lets hope a few guys with big money, brains, and a nut-sack the size of the boat itself can bring this to fruition. It would be a great honor to the late Al Copeland as well.
Last edited by SS930; 01-16-2014 at 12:06 PM.



