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The Tellier brothers, French aviation pioneers, made major steps towards modern airboats with their 1907 speedboat La Rapière II (Rapier II). La Rapière II was an 8-metre (26 ft) long mahogany speedboat powered by a partially above water aircraft propeller hooked up to a 20 hp 4 cylinder Panhard-Levassor engine.
A motorboat with an outboard motor. A motorboat, speedboat or powerboat is a boat that is exclusively powered by an engine.. Some motorboats are fitted with inboard engines, others have an outboard motor installed on the rear, containing the internal combustion engine, the gearbox and the propeller in one portable unit.
The oldest recovered boats in the Philippines are the 9 to 11 balangay found in Butuan dated to 320 CE, all specimens of whom were typical lashed-lug Austronesian boats. The technique remained common in Philippine (and Southeast Asian) boats right up to the 19th century, when modern boats started to be built with metal nails.
Foreign artists such as the Bee Gees, Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago influenced the musical style of VST & Company, at a time when disco music dominated the airwaves during the mid-to-late 1970s. The band became a regular performer on the noontime show Eat Bulaga!, hosted by the Sotto brothers (Tito, Vic) and Joey de Leon. The band's legacy is ...
Learn how fast sound waves travel through different media, such as air, water, and solids, and how temperature, frequency, and pressure affect the speed of sound. Explore the history of measuring the speed of sound and the basic concepts of sound transmission.
Learn about the ships, aircraft, weapons and other equipment used by the Philippine Navy, the branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that specializes in naval warfare. See the details of each item, such as origin, performance, armament and features.
A hydroplane is a fast motorboat that uses planing forces to lift the hull out of the water. Learn about the design, engines, and records of hydroplanes, from the early days of glued timber and plywood to the modern turboshaft and jet engines.
The jury in the trial of a speedboat skipper accused of manslaughter has been shown video footage of the moment his boat crashed into a buoy killing a 15-year-old girl.