aeroplanes. Boats that use hydrofoil technology are also simply termed hydrofoils. As a hydrofoil craft gains speed, the hydrofoils lift the boat's hull out...
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A sailing hydrofoil, hydrofoil sailboat, or hydrosail is a sailboat with wing-like foils mounted under the hull. As the craft increases its speed the hydrofoils...
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Foilboard (redirect from Hydrofoil board)
known as a hydrofoil board or foil surfboard, is a type of board used in water sports; it is distinct from surfboards in that it has a hydrofoil rather than...
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and built several hydrofoil craft for both military and civilian use. Boeing 929 - A passenger-carrying water jet-propelled hydrofoil. USS High Point (PCH-1)...
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Raketa (Russian: Раке́та, lit. 'Rocket') was the first type of hydrofoil boats commercially produced in the Soviet Union. First planned in the late 1940s...
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as "Design 352", "Design 03521" and Eurofoil, is a type of passenger hydrofoil boat built in the Soviet Union and later in Ukraine. It is intended for...
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hydrofoils were a series of fast attack patrol boats employed by the United States Navy. They were in service from 1977 until 1993. These hydrofoils carried...
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Boeing 929 Jetfoil (category Boeing hydrofoils)
passenger-carrying, waterjet-propelled hydrofoil by the Boeing Company. Boeing adapted many systems used in jet airplanes for hydrofoils. Robert Bateman led development...
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TurboJET (redirect from Far East Hydrofoil)
China Travel International Investment Hong Kong in July 1999. It operates hydrofoil and high-speed ferry services between Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen, and...
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The sit-down hydrofoil, first developed in the late 1980s, is a variation on water skiing, a popular water sport. When towed at speed, by a powerful boat...
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A human-powered hydrofoil is a small hydrofoil watercraft propelled entirely by the muscle power of its operator(s). Hydrofoils are the fastest water-based...
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Alekseyev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau (Russian: Конструкторское бюро Алексеева) is a company based in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. It was named after...
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Children's literature portal The Hydrofoil Mystery was written in 1999 by Canadian author Eric Walters. It is about a teenage boy named Billy McCracken...
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The Sin Hung-class hydrofoil torpedo boat is a hydrofoil torpedo boat (PTH) in service with the Korean People's Navy. The class is based on the same hull...
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sail-powered craft on water, ice, or land Sit-down hydrofoiling is riding on the water with a hydrofoil attached to a ski. Skimboarding is a sport where...
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The Sydney hydrofoils were a series of hydrofoils operated by Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company and its successors on the ferry service from Circular...
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Westermoen Hydrofoil was a shipyard located in Mandal, Norway, which has specialized in high speed craft, and pioneered many designs. The yard was established...
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Rostislav Alexeyev (category Alekseyev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau)
for his pioneering work on hydrofoil ships and ground-effect vehicles. Alexeyev was an accomplished designer of hydrofoil ships, such as the Raketa, and...
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bicycle-like watercraft with pontoons or a hydrofoil for buoyancy, and pedals for propulsion Human-powered hydrofoil, a hydrofoil that can use pedals and various...
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surface of the water, a few, such as human-powered hydrofoils and human-powered submarines, use hydrofoils, either alone or in addition to buoyancy. Oars...
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manufacturing advanced electric boats and maritime systems, including hydrofoil and hull design, foil control systems, and autonomous navigation. Navier...
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Westermoen Båtbyggeri og Mek Verksted (redirect from Westermoen Hydrofoil A/S)
A/S Westermoen Båtbyggeri og Mek Verksted was a shipyard located in Mandal, Norway. Under the leadership of Toralf Westermoen in the 1950s, the yard has...
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Russia Voskhod motorcycle, a brand of motorcycle Voskhod (hydrofoil), a class of hydrofoil boat built in Ukraine Voskhod (magazine), a periodical published...
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List of surface water sports (section Hydrofoiling)
Canoeing Kayaking Sweep rowing Sculling Dragon boat racing Yacht racing Hydrofoil sailing. This recent development in the high-speed sailing arena has evolved...
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USS Tucumcari (category Boeing hydrofoils)
The USS Tucumcari (PGH-2) was a Boeing-built hydrofoil. Named after Tucumcari, New Mexico, it was the basis for the technology used in the subsequent...
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The Experimental Craft Hydrofoil No. 4 (XCH-4) was a high speed hydrofoil of the United States Navy. In 1947 the Bureau of Ships in association with the...
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Matka-class missile boat - hydrofoil missile boat Sarancha-class missile boat - hydrofoil missile boat Project 1239 hydrofoil missile boat Stockholm class...
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USS Aries (PHM-5) (category Pegasus-class hydrofoils)
USS Aries (PHM-5) is the fifth ship of her class of hydrofoils operated by the United States Navy. Pegasus class vessels were designed for high speed and...
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De Havilland Canada (section Hydrofoil)
Conair) for forest firefighting duties. HMCS Bras d'Or (FHE 400) was a hydrofoil built from 1960 to 1967 for the Royal Canadian Navy. It served from 1968...
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USS Plainview (category Hydrofoils of the United States)
largest hydrofoil. Named after the cities of Plainview, New York and Plainview, Texas, she was also the United States Navy's first hydrofoil research...
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