Hydrofoil

When the Italian inventor Enrico Forlanini built the first full-size hydrofoil boat in 1906, he allowed the boats to make a huge leap forward for up to speeds of 60 km / h. His regular boat with heightened "wings", reached speeds of 68 km / h using a 60 hp engine Seemingly modest figures, but it is worth recalling that the maximum speed of vessels of that time was in the region of 40-50 km / h.




Here it is, the first boat hydrofoil with Enrico Forlanini "at the helm." But unfortunately, forgotten technology and 60 years of the last century. The rate of speed, but the technology was too expensive, and to move at low speeds Enrico not found a solution. His boat at speeds below 20 km / h is managed with great difficulty and at great vibrate strongly.
Below hydrofoil from the Alexander Graham Bell, called HD-4, which reached a speed of 114 km / h even in 1919.





Further, "White Hawk", an ultra-high-speed hydrofoil boat with a jet engine in the 4000 hp She developed and Frank Stella Henning-Lee in the early 1950s.



Next on the list is a test sample of the US Navy boats Carl XCH-4 "duck". Further tests did not get



"Lantern» (HC-4), a prototype military boat hydrofoil. The yard was in 1953, the boat was doing 18 knots (33 km / h), like a little, but it was the first boat to the electric motor.



KC-B, an experimental boat Canadian Navy could gain up to 96 km / h.





Interesting concept. Ocean liner atomic hydrofoil 320 passengers.



The well-known "Rocket", a Soviet passenger ship on the wings of the aircraft to 60 passengers. Series produced from 1957 to 1976. A total of 389 units were built. Cruising speed "Missiles" 60 km / h. Cruising 500 kilometers.



Hungarian advertisement "Missiles". Yes, once we made the ships and their wish to buy.



Meteor. Was in production from 1960 to 1994. Holds 112 people and a top speed of 112 km / h.



Marine version of "Meteor»



"The Seagull". River bus, which is produced in the USSR only in 1962. The maximum speed of 100 km / h



Burevesnik. Masterpieces of Soviet production. On the sides it has two upgraded engine from the aircraft IL-18, with total capacity of 2700 hp Cruising speed ship 95 km / h. Max has not been tested, as they say testers "150". Puffin produced from 1964 to 1979.



Soviet attacks on the boat air wings. In service since 1972.



USS Plainview (project AGEH-1), was built in a single copy in 1969 and was commissioned for scrap in 1978.



Boeing 929 Jetfoil, released in 1974, could carry up to 400 passengers.



"Sea Shadow" (Project IX-529) - an experimental stealth ship built at the Lockheed for the US Navy in 1985.



Soviet ship hydrofoil "Sunrise". Popular model. Until now used in many countries. At least 1 copy have 20 countries.



The yacht is based on the "Meteor" was built in 2006 specifically for Alexander Khloponin, Russian businessman and governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.



FSWH37 - yacht hydrofoils. Italian built.



Again Russia. The latest masterpiece of our builders of ships with hydrofoils. Pleasure boat with a transparent bottom.



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