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EDGE SCAN ARM HD ASSISTS IN WORLD WATER SPEED RECORD CHALLENGE 44 www.manchester-metrology.co.uk The World Water Speed Record is the pinnacle of sporting achievement on water, a compelling contest by man and machine, played out on a backcloth of wind and wave, distance and time. With the objective of bringing the Water Speed Record back to the UK, author Nigel Macknight established the ambitious Quicksilver project. Now, after much development work, experimentation and in-depth trials, an extremely efficient boat design has emerged. With the help of the Edge ScanArm HD, data has been gathered relating to all of the Quicksilver boat’s external surfaces. The rapid capture of precise data will help to speed up the penultimate stage of the project ensuring all panels comply to their conformity specification as it is vital that Quicksilver exhibits outstanding aerodynamic and hydrodynamic characteristics. The Edge ScanArm HD combines the flexibility and the functionalities of a Edge measuring Arm with the high-definition Laser Line Probe HD creating a powerful contact/non-contact portable measurement system ideal for challenging application requirements, such as In-Process Inspection and Automotive. Modern-day challengers of the water speed record have a clear benchmark against which to measure their skill and ingenuity. The current record of 317.6mph was set by Australian Ken Warby in Spirit of Australia on the 8th of October 1978, at Blowering Dam Reservoir in New South Wales. Although this impressive mark has been challenged on several occasions, the record has been resolute for more than 36 years. Edge Scan Arm HD in action.