Summary of facts and figures accumulated over period of 12 yr from operation of some 79 vessels designed by Supramar, using Schertel-Sachsenberg foil system; brief descriptions are given of number of long cruises of those vessels in open sea; few incidents involving collisions of hydrofoil vessels with various objects are also included; additional points are mentioned with respect to problems of maintenance and where corrosion and erosion due to cavitation have brought about necessary modifications in design; data pertain to military, commercial, and private craft.
Hydrofoil operations and development experience 1952-64
Hovering Craft Hydrofoil
Hovering Craft and Hydrofoil ; 4 , n 9 ; p 14-22
1965
9 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Hydrofoil operations and development experience 1952-1964
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|Experience with hydrofoil craft denison
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