Division:
Unlimited Hydroplane (U-6)
Designer-Builder:
Dale Van Weiringen, Rick Bowles, Mike Hanson, Larry Hanson, Madison
crew
Length:
30 ft.
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Width:
14' 5"
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Weight:
6775 pounds
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Gearbox:
50% reduction |
Fuel:
60 gallons / Jet A |
Propeller:
13-8-MO Stainless / 3 Blade - 26" Pitch - 16" Diameter (pitch will
vary)
Construction Material:
Composite materials (Honeycomb aluminum, Fiberglass, carbon fiber )
Engine:
The Lycoming T-55 L-7 engine
is a shaft turbine, rated at 2,650 horsepower at the output shaft. This
engine was used in the Vietnam era by the twin engine Chinook Helicopter.
| Manufacturer: Avco
Lycoming |
Output
Shaft: 15,300 RPM |
Compressor
Ratio: 7:1 |
| Weight: 600
pounds |
Oil
Capacity: 5 gallons |
Cockpit design:
The Madison Racing hydroplane utilizes a canopy from an F-16 jet fighter to
protect the driver. The canopy is attached to a roll cage, which is bolted
to a normal core cockpit. The
driver sits in a form fitted seat utilizing a five-point
harness to hold him in the seat. He also is supplied with compressed
air and oxygen mask to facilitate breathing should the cockpit fill with
water.
Miss Madison Racing
Hulls
(1961 - present)
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U-6
Miss Madison (1st)
1961 - 1963
(Former U-79 Nitrogen)
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U-6 Miss
Madison (2nd) **
1963 - 1971
(Former U-79-2 Nitrogen
Too)
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U-6
Miss Madison (3rd)
1972 - 1977 |
U-6
Miss Madison (4th) ***
1978 - 1988
(Former U-25 & U-1 Pay 'n Pak
& U-76 Atlas Van Lines)
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U-6 Miss
Madison (5th)
1988 |
U-6 Miss
Madison (6th) *
1988
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U-6
Miss Madison/Oh Boy! Oberto
(7th)
2007
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* When
the new Miss Madison crashed at San Diego in 1988, the Miss Madison
team
leased the U-3 Risley's hull from owners Ed Cooper, Sr., and Ed
Cooper, Jr., for the final race of the year in Las Vegas. The U-3
was officially the U-6 Miss Madison at this one event.
Miss Madison Power
Plants
Allison V-12:
1961 - 1990
Lycoming Turbine: 1991
- present
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