hydroplane
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Donald Campbell died aged 45 when the hydroplane flipped into the air and disintegrated as he attempted a water speed record.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Smith eventually walked away and handed the hydroplane to the Ruskin Museum.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
When Villwock, 70, drives the boat, he will become the oldest driver in unlimited hydroplane history.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
The hydroplane was lifted from the lake in 2001 and restored by Tyneside engineer Bill Smith.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024
It wouldn’t hydroplane unless it was going one hundred miles an hour.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Two- and four-cylinder hydroplanes, averaging 8 feet in length and weighing 400 pounds including the driver and engine, sped along the river reaching speeds approaching 60 mph.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
Some participants drove runabouts that slice through the water, while others used hydroplanes, which glide over it.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
As I took off my racing gear and hydrated, I spotted some modern hydroplanes running practice laps in the distance, preparing for the races later that day.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
Stocklin didn’t want to kick the bucket without fulfilling his dream of racing hydroplanes.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
See our conquest of the air—dirigibles, aeroplanes, hydroplanes and the like.
From Quit Your Worrying! by George Wharton James
A flood watch was in effect when the game kicked off on a sodden field drenched with so much standing water, players hydroplaned after well-struck passes that stopped suddenly in the puddles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
In Fairfield, Calif., northeast of San Francisco, a 19-year-old woman died after the car she was driving hydroplaned and crashed into a utility pole, the police said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
The Fairfield Police Department said in a statement that the woman apparently hit a patch of standing water and hydroplaned, crashing into a nearby utility pole.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023
The next batter, Andrew Vaughan, hit a groundball that hydroplaned to third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who misplayed it.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
The young man told Vernon that his car had hydroplaned.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
The agency also says Tesla made safety updates after the recall fix was sent out, including an attempt to reduce crashes caused by hydroplaning and to reduce collisions in high speed turn lanes.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
In Garfield County, Okla., severe weather destroyed some barns, felled trees and sent cars hydroplaning into ditches, but no one was injured, said Mike Honigsberg, the emergency management director for the county.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2024
A second storm-related death occurred when a teen driver’s car crashed after hydroplaning in the Solano County city of Fairfield, the Fairfield Police Department said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
The speaker is also rated for IP55 dust and water resistance, so it can handle hydroplaning drifts.
From The Verge ● Apr. 14, 2022
As to substance, she truly believed that the accident had been caused by the weather, hydroplaning.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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