Shock limited hydrofoil system

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2007-04-03

2007-04-03

Swinehart, Ed (Department: 3617)

Ships

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

Having hydrofoil

Reexamination Certificate

active

10770079

ABSTRACT:
A hydrofoil craft includes a hull having a longitudinal axis, a pylon secured to and extending beneath the hull and a lifting foil secured to the pylon. The lifting foil has an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface of the lifting foil is substantially planar and the lower surface of the lifting foil is not coplanar with the upper lifting surface. The lifting foil has a fore portion and an aft portion that are traversed by a longitudinal axis and wherein the longitudinal axis is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hull and the thickness of the foil is greater at the aft portion than at the fore portion.

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