Alexander Graham Bell's HD-4 Hydrofoil
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Alexander Graham Bell's HD-4 Hydrofoil

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Hydrofoil Plan

In 1918, Alexander Graham Bell and his team built the sixty-foot long HD-4. It ran two 350-horsepower Liberty engines and began to rise off the water at 15 mph and rose off completely at 30 mph. Its top speed of 70.86 mph was a world record that held for more than a decade.

Scale model: 1/2" = 1 foot. Finished length 30". For display only. You are buying the full-size rolled plan only.

Model Length: 30"
Class: Display Model
Building Skill: building experience required
item MB02, price: $19.95
Alexander Graham Bell's HD-4 Hydrofoil Alexander Graham Bell's HD-4 Hydrofoil

 

08/04/18 11:08 PM (EDT)