Bluebird gets jet engine ahead of return to water
Donald Campbell's Bluebird has had a new jet engine installed as part of efforts to run the record-breaking craft in the Lake District next year.The hydroplane was transported from Coniston's Ruskin ...
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The water speed record
Campbell was the holder of 13 world speed records set in the 1920s and 1930s, both on land and water. His son, Donald Campbell, who took over the testing of Blue Bird K4 after his father died in ...
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The quest to set a 450mph speed record could pioneer frictionless travel on water
Donald Campbell had built Bluebird K7 and set seven separate WSRs before that fatal day in January 1967 on Coniston Water, where he attempted to push the record farther but at more than 318mph hit ...
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Bluebird K7 back on display in Coniston as vessel gets closer to return to water
It was announced on Sunday, March 23 that Bluebird was back in its previous spot at the museum so that visitors could see the slice of history once more. Read more: Lake District: Bluebird K7 ...