HD-4
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Baddeck, Nova Scotia , in 1919
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| History | |
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| Name | HD-4 |
| Namesake | Hydrodome number 4 |
| Builder | Alexander Graham Bell |
| Launched | 1919 |
| Homeport | Baddeck, Nova Scotia |
HD-4 or Hydrodome number 4 was an early research
Baddeck, Nova Scotia. In 1919, it set a world marine speed record
of 70.86 miles per hour (114.04 km/h).
History
The March 1906 Casey Baldwin, began hydrofoil experiments in the summer of 1908. During Bell's world tour of 1910–1911, Bell and Baldwin met with Forlanini in Italy, where they rode in his hydrofoil boat over Lake Maggiore. Baldwin described it as being as smooth as flying.
On returning to Bell's large laboratory and boatyard at his
First World War, work began again on HD-4. Bell's report to the U.S. Navy permitted him to obtain two 350 brake horsepower (260 kW) Liberty V-12
engines in July 1919.
Bell and associate
Gar Wood in Miss America.[1]
Museum display
A full-scale replica of Bell's HD-4 is viewable at the
Baddeck, Nova Scotia
, Canada.
See also
- Bras d'Or (R-103), a small experimental hydrofoil built for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during the 1950s
- HMCS Bras d'Or (FHE 400), a hydrofoil that served in the Canadian Forces from 1968 to 1971, and the fastest unarmed warship in the world for several years
References
- Citations
- ^ "The Gar Wood Story". H1unlimited.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- Bibliography
- "Alexander Graham Bell and the Hydrofoils".
- "Hydrofoil". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012.
- "Alexander Graham Bell's Hydrofoil HD4". Garden of Praise].
- "Remaining Pieces of Bell's Original HD-4 Hydrofoil".
