Ships – Hull or hull adjunct employing fluid dynamic forces to... – Having hydrofoil
Patent
1998-10-14
2000-08-01
Morano, S. Joseph
Ships
Hull or hull adjunct employing fluid dynamic forces to...
Having hydrofoil
114274, 114283, B63B 124
Patent
active
060950765
ABSTRACT:
A hydrofoil marine vehicle having separate forward and rearward hydrofoil wings connected by a center beam. The generally V-shaped hydrofoil wings are affixed to the center beam at either end by means of flexibly mounted struts. The center beam supports a passenger cabin or pod which may also include a gyroscopic element. In one embodiment of the marine vehicle, the pod, which is hydraulically suspended above the center beam, houses a gyroscope which is approximately 4-10 feet in diameter and weighs about 100-500 pounds. The gyroscope acts as a pod stabilizer and energy absorbing mechanism. Static flotation for the marine vehicle is provided by the passenger pod. At slow forward speeds, the hydrofoils are submerged and the upper curved surfaces of the hydrofoils generate the lift required to bring the hydrofoils to the surface of the water. The gyroscope mitigates the pounding effect on the pod which occurs when the hydrofoils skip across the surface of the water at higher speeds and helps stabilize the side-to-side movement of the pod when the craft encounters wave or swell activity.
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Morano S. Joseph
Olson Lars A.
Petit Michael G.
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