The Sydney hydrofoils were a series of hydrofoils operated by Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company and its successors on the ferry service from Circular...

efficiency. Wider adoption of hydrofoils is prevented by the increased complexity of building and maintaining them. Hydrofoils are generally prohibitively...

hydrofoils lift the hull up and out of the water, greatly reducing wetted area, resulting in decreased drag and increased speed. A sailing hydrofoil can...

Three JetCats were delivered in 1990/91 to replace the remaining four Sydney hydrofoils on the Manly service. The 268-seat vessels were built by NQEA, Cairns...

1965, a hydrofoil service was introduced roughly halving the travel time of the ferries but with significantly higher fares. The hydrofoils were replaced...

lack of backup vessel. Manly was then kept in reserve for other hydrofoils. The hydrofoils were expensive to operate and prone to mechanical failures. Manly...

post-Bridge decades ferry companies could generally not afford new ferries. Hydrofoils were introduced to the Manly run in the 1960s and 1970s halving travel...

history of Sydney is the story of the peoples of the land that has become modern Sydney. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Sydney region for at...

introduced hydrofoils to the Manly service in the mid-1960s, a pontoon was attached to the eastern side of wharf 2 to allow the hydrofoils to berth without...

the travel time of the ferries but had significantly higher fares. The hydrofoils were replaced in 1990 by Jetcats, however, these proved unreliable and...

12 minute) trip hydrofoil service from 1964 until 1992 and then a 15 minute trip JetCat service which was used to replace the hydrofoils from 1990, but...

the Hydrofoils Part 1 Afloat Magazine June 2007 Tom Mead (1994). Manly Ferries of Sydney Harbour: The Seven Mile Ships. Sydney: Dolphin Books. Sydney Harbour...

with body repairs contracted to the private sector. The remaining four hydrofoils were replaced by three JetCats and the MetroTen ticketing system introduced...

the history of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 50,000–45,000 BP – Near Penrith, a far western suburb of Sydney, numerous Aboriginal stone...

"Britta Steffen Hydrofoils To 52.85 WR 100 Free". SwimNews.com. Retrieved 10 May 2013. Lord, Craig (27 June 2009). "Steffen Hydrofoils Once More: 52.56...

later life, including groundbreaking work in optical telecommunications, hydrofoils, and aeronautics. Bell also had a strong influence on the National Geographic...

Bell and the Hydrofoils". "Hydrofoil". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. "Alexander Graham Bell's Hydrofoil HD4". Garden...

Head, Bellubera and Baragoola, plus hydrofoils Manly, Fairlight and Dee Why. Almost immediately, the hydrofoils were sold to Waltons Finance and leased...

operated on Sydney Harbour between 1896 and 1924 MV Manly (1965), a hydrofoil ferry which operated on Sydney Harbour Manly Hospital, Sydney, Australia...

thermoformed sails, rotating wingmasts, water ballasts, canting keels, and hydrofoils. Previous smaller maxi yachts are still raced with corrected time class...

suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Fairlight is located 13 kilometres (8 miles) north-east of the Sydney central business...

undercarriage built into them. Some experimental flying boats have used skis or hydrofoils to supplement their buoyancy when in motion, however they still rely on...

Company introduced hydrofoils to the Manly service in the mid-1960s, a pontoon was attached to the eastern side to allow the hydrofoils to berth without...

similar function designed with water as the working fluid are called hydrofoils. When oriented at a suitable angle, a solid body moving through a fluid...

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service (Freshwater, Queenscliff, Collaroy and Narrabeen), two hydrofoils (Manly and Sydney) and nine First Fleet catamarans (Sirius, Supply, Alexander,...

terminating at the University of New South Wales acquisition of more hydrofoils for the harbour ferry network establish commuter car parks and bus–rail...

events which are organized around the world. Specialized yachts, such as hydrofoils, hovercraft, or personal watercraft also engage in competitions involving...

(Turbojet also operates a fleet of hydrofoils, mainly Boeing Jetfoil. FoilCat is in fact a hybrid of hydrofoil and catamaran.) Multiple companies, such...

Pioneer, which entered service in June 2023 replacing Pride of Kent. Hydrofoils have the advantage of higher cruising speeds, succeeding hovercraft on...