Hydrofoil craft

Details Hydrofoil craft Hydrofoil craft

1995-06-07

1997-08-05

Swinehart, Edwin L.

Ships

Hull or hull adjunct employing fluid dynamic forces to...

Having hydrofoil

B63B 130

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056531893

ABSTRACT:
A high-speed hydrofoil craft has a hull supported by a foil. When the foil is submerged, the upper surface of the foil may be ventilated by atmospheric air to form an air-filled cavity, in which case the foil performs similarly to a planing foil.

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