Approach developed by B.GRIMSTON to provide economical propulsion for fast launches of normal planing type or fitted with one or more hydrofoils; hulls would be of two-way tension design and propulsion would be by water ejected through swiveling orifice of standard fire pump, driven by either gasoline engine or gas turbine; arrangement diagrams.
"Jet-lift" propulsion for passenger launches
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 92 , n 1
1958
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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