''Decavitator'' is a human-powered hydrofoil equipped with pedals and an

air propeller An aircraft propeller, also called an airscrew,Beaumont, R.A.; ''Aeronautical Engineering'', Odhams, 1942, Chapter 13, "Airscrews". converts rotary motion from an engine or other power source into a swirling slipstream which pushes the propeller ...

that was built by the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern t ...

. It holds the human-powered speed record on water. The vehicle was displayed hanging in the entry lobby of the

Museum of Science, Boston The Museum of Science (MoS) is a science museum and indoor zoo in Boston, Massachusetts, located in Science Park, a plot of land spanning the Charles River. Along with over 700 interactive exhibits, the museum features a number of live presentat ...

until 2015. It is currently in storage at MIT. On 27 October 1991, Mark Drela set the world-record speed with ''Decavitator'' of over a 100-meter race course on the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts. In the spring of 1993 the ''Decavitator'' team was awarded the DuPont prize for the team with the fastest speed on record as of 31 December 1992.

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