The story of Crusader, the jet hydroplane designed by legendary engineer Reid Railton in which John Cobb attempted to break the World Water Speed Record on Loch Ness in 1952.
Richard Noble’s ThrustWSH Project referenced towards the end of the video is also on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@ThrustWSH
FURTHER READING
I buy a lot of books! Here are a selection of books that have inspired me or have been useful in my research.
Disclaimer: I get a commission every time you purchase a product through my affiliate links below.
These two books have been a fantastic resource in researching this video, and both are forensic in their detail. If you want to know more detail about Crusader than I can fit into a 15 minute video, these are highly recommended::
Crusader: John Cobb’s ill-fated quest for speed on water by Steve Holter
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Railton: Man Of Speed by Karl Ludvigsen
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ALSO ON MY BOOKSHELF::
Thrust: The Remarkable Story of One Man’s Quest for Speed by Richard Noble
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Goldenrod: The Resurrection of America’s Speed King by John Baechtel
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Speed Duel by Samuel Hawley
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The History Of Speed by Martin Roach
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Donald Campbell: The Man Behind The Mask by David Tremayne
https://amzn.to/43YqkQ2
Bluebird and the Dead Lake: The Classic Account of how Donald Campbell broke the World Land Speed Record by John Pearson
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Leap into Legend: Donald Campbell and the Complete Story of the World Speed Records by Steve Holter
https://amzn.to/42VsDBS
Bluebird CN7: The Inside Story of Donald Campbell’s Last Land Speed Record Car by Donald Stevens
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Parry Thomas: The First Driver to be Killed in Pursuit of the Land Speed Record by Hugh Tours
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Quest For Speed: The Epic Saga of Record-Breaking On Land by Barry John
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The Fast Set: Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Record by Charles Jennings
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Man Against the Salt by Harvey Shapiro
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Ultimate Speed: The Fast Life and Extreme Cars of Racing Legend Craig Breedlove by Samuel Hawley
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Infinity Over Zero: Meditations on Maximum Velocity by Cole Coonce
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Speedquest: Inside the Blue Flame by Richard Keller
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Great video, as always. Love your narration and your care for detail. Keep up the amazing work!
Quality as always
Flying or driving with a scarf and some goggle is the coolest way to use a vehicule
Another great video and beautifully presented with a voice that you can understand every word spoken, rare nowadays, a really nice respectful touch was the silence a while before the crash, your clear easy to listen voice makes it a pleasure to watch,.
Any idea what the campbell seagrave pre war lznd speed record documentary is called? Can't seem to find it anywhere online anymore🤔
Fascinating story and great video. Thank you!
'Until next time..' what? What should we do until next time? 😉
Great video as usual! with explanation on engineering.
Thanks
Greetings from France
Great research and presentation as we have come to expect on this channel.
Yooooo new Scarf and Goggles!
Excellent, as always.👍
Always an enjoyable and informative experience. I always look forward to every episode. As someone who followed the Breedlove Arfons duels I love your work.
2:36
George Wood…
Brother of Gar!
He set the
First Official
World Water Speed Record
but it is his brother
who is most remembered…
Ok. The opening 40 seconds of this looked to clean. FAKE retro B&W be damned!
Thanks for your excellent videos.
So happy this got made! Well done and great to see new content! 🚤
This is a top quality channel.
Well done very interesting thanks for posting
I watched this happen on wide world of sports
I think that the front planing step collapsed, I've spent some time around a Vampire jet from this era and, while very well designed, the materials were just sh*t. Good video
Great vid , this was going on before I was even thought of , an its Awesome ..but for My view the Craft was to short , you have to much coming out the back end causing it to start Porpoising as the Jet is so powerfull its going Up an down with the Waves like a Firehose going up an down , it has no Stability as its carrier has no Length to hold it down and Power it in a straight backward Thrust . ..Thats my 50 pence worth anyway..Hope your doing a follow on Vid.
As a Youtube film maker myself l can only echo the comments made already about your excellent narration and the quality of the videos you produce. It's a balancing act presenting a video, l tend to go on the light entertainment side of things at times, depending on the subject matter, but always keeping it respectful. Very well done on this particular video, l'm a Donald Campbell man myself. Gary
Your videos don’t come out very often but they are definitely worth the wait.
Speed has been my dream for my entire life. This year (unfortunately) I had to skip Bonneville. My car is almost complete. I told my new boss that next year, missing Bonneville wasn’t an option! I really hope I can accomplish something that would be worth mentioning on your channel. Keep up the good work!!!!!