RC Powerboat Event | German engineered RC turbine boat

This was the most exhilarating part during our visit at the RC Powerboat Event in the Netherlands. Ray revved up the turbine engines with an ear shattering soundtrack coming out of the turbines. A very fine piece of German engineering indeed!
See also our compilation of the event: • RC Powerboat event Kur...

[@gostdogcrx]

Amazing setup!

[@robertangkah]

great guys greeting from rc powerboat here from Sibu Sarawak Malaysia

[@kiwiboater]

Extremely cool. Wish I could own one but I’ll stick to electric and pretend I’ve got two turbines inside haha

[@RCPlaygroundNetwork]

Yeah, this technology is not cheap and easy.

[@RC-Powerboot-Team-Leipzig]

Powerboat Team Leipzig🤘👌

[@morebrigges]

I’ve never seen such a large RC boat before, mainly because i’m so used to seeing those smaller foot-sized ones.

[@RCPlaygroundNetwork]

This boat carries a lot of machinery, packed to the brim with power. And all the power should propel some mass, or else it will fly through the air most of the time.

[@morebrigges]

@@RCPlaygroundNetwork *Flying boat*
That needs to be a thing so badly.

[@RCPlaygroundNetwork]

@@morebrigges You mean a hovercraft? 😋

[@morebrigges]

@@RCPlaygroundNetwork Hovercrafts float on the surface of water.

[@KalibasauRC_64]

Woow, turbine boat, how much top speed man??

[@RCPlaygroundNetwork]

I would not know. Unfortunately, boats could not go that day, they were both out of order.

[@DDRDK]

Probably because they don't make the SPM5 turbine anymore. I'm not even sure they'll service them. The turbines yes but the gearboxs I doubt they make parts for anymore. Sad because it was the only turbine model made for boats and when I asked them they have no intentions of making them anymore.

[@RC-Powerboot-Team-Leipzig]

The Stihl and the Aquamania HPR 185 travel 130kmh+ and do so safely