FARO Edge ScanArm HD was used to scan the driver’s cockpit, as it has an accuracy specification of ±25µm SHIPBUILDING / CAD-BASED INSPECTION In the wake of British hero Donald Campbell establishing an Outright World Water Speed Record in his jet hydroplane Bluebird K7 of 202.32 mph / 325.60 km/h, back in 1955, the decades that followed witnessed a succession of international teams achieving ever quicker times and subsequently gaining the coveted accolade of the fastest boat in the world upon water. The current record of 317.18 mph / 510.45 km/h was set by Australian Ken Warby in Spirit of Australia in1978. The four decades since then represent by far the longest period that the re- cord has remained unsurpassed. With the ulti- mate intention of bettering this impressive mark, ‘Longbo

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