19 Jul 18:49
Displacement hydrofoils
From: <hpv-boats@...>
Subject: Displacement hydrofoils
Newsgroups: gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.boats
Date: 2008-07-19 16:50:49 GMT
Subject: Displacement hydrofoils
Newsgroups: gmane.culture.transportation.humanpowered.boats
Date: 2008-07-19 16:50:49 GMT
Most hydrofoil designs have relatively thin bladed foils for "flying" mode and auxiliary floats for "floating" mode. Does anyone know of any designs that have fatter foils that make flying more of a cross between the two modes? If so, how is the overall performance? Could this be an option for a long distance hydrofoil design that wouldn't require superhuman strength and endurance? Michael Lampi
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