Oooo Barracuda! - Yanko Design

Hey you lot! I bet you like going really fast on water huh? Check out the KTM Barracuda – developed for excursion races. It's the equivalent to the RC8 and the X-Bow on h2o. The combination of forepart wing flaps and the vector thrust from the propeller allows for enormous agility and maneuverability. Unlike conventional speedboats, the Barracuda keeps water-contact at all times. The cocky-stabilizing design doesn't crave special training and has a depression learning curve to use.

Every bit the boat speeds up, the hydrofoils lift the main body out of the h2o, eliminating a large corporeality of drag. With this elevator, the boat reaches higher speeds while reducing fuel consumption.

The Barracuda'south subconscious frame allows the conventional supercharged combustion engine to switch to alternative engine at any point. All components are mounted to a frame underneath the hull, similar to the construction of a race bike. Foam-filled floaters surround the interior components to assist preclude sinking in case of accidents.

With the Barracuda's modular architecture, the wings and the propulsion concatenation tin be hands dismounted by unlocking a few bolts and retainers. At merely 2.4 meters wide, the Barracuda is like shooting fish in a barrel to service, transport and maintain. The Barracuda: a hydrofoil boat that's simply Set up TO RACE.

Designer: Christoph Albiez & Thomas Perz