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.


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    Title :

    "Jet-lift" propulsion for passenger launches


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1958


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English