• 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    USS Pegasus (PHM-1) (category Pegasus-class hydrofoils)
    USS Pegasus (PHM-1) was the lead ship of her class of hydrofoils operated by the United States Navy. Pegasus-class vessels were designed for high speed...
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  • to an audience Foil (fluid mechanics) Airfoil, a foil operating in air Hydrofoil, a foil operating in water Parafoil, a non-rigid airfoil, inflated during...
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    vehicle Human-electric Twike Plug-in Human-powered transport Helicopter Hydrofoil Land vehicle Bicycle Cycle rickshaw Kick scooter Quadracycle Tricycle...
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    USS High Point (category Boeing hydrofoils)
    High Point was the first of a series of hydrofoil craft designed to evaluate the performance of hydrofoils for the U.S. Navy. The design of High Point...
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  • USS Pegasus (PHM-1) was the lead Pegasus-class hydrofoils, operated by the U.S. Navy 1974–1993. Pegasus-class hydrofoil, a series of U.S. Navy patrol boats HMS Pegasus...
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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 Hercules (PHM-2) (category Pegasus-class hydrofoils)
    USS Hercules (PHM-2) was a United States Navy hydrofoil patrol vessel operated from 1982 to 1993. Pegasus class vessels were designed for high speed and...
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