Boeing Co is building for U S Navy hydrofoil craft to test new systems at speeds up to 100 knots; intended use of craft, its hydrodynamics, propulsion, structure, control, and test instrumentation; catamaran hull is employed; design emphasizes flexibility in foil placement, arrangement, and loadings so that various systems can be tested; propulsion is Pratt and Whitney JT3D-3 turbofan engine, with 18,000 lb sea level static thrust; foil system geometric characteristics, and design weights.
Navy high speed hydrofoil test vehicle
SAE -- Paper
SAE Meeting ; 1962
1962
6 pages
Conference paper
English
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The Navy High Speed Hydrofoil Test Vehicle
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