Boeing Aqua-Jet is intended to test advanced designs of such marine components as hulls and hydrofoils; 100 knot craft, nicknamed " lobster boat" because of its shape, which is in form of 38 ft long claw, weighs 12,000 lb; testing is carried out by holding model between lobster-like pincers and pushing it through water at high speed; instruments make records, photographs are taken and visual observations are made; power is from Allison J-33 jet engine developing 4600 lb of thrust.


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    Titel :

    Boeing develops unusual test craft


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1961


    Format / Umfang :

    2 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


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