Wot Rocket to get carbon fibre rods

Aiming to break the 50 knot barrier, Australia’s Wot Rocket team packed up at Kurnell last Friday following their most successful week of testing according to creator and pilot Sean Langman. Another valuable finding came from Friday’s test sail, the crew of Langman and co-pilot Martin Thompson discovering that each time Wot Rocket’s pod went to lift out of the water, the pilot experienced difficulties steering.

The team realised that the rudder’s aluminium control rods were bending so this week those rods are being replaced with carbon fibre rods. The rudder is also being reshaped so it’s better balanced and doesn’t self-centre.