Principle of hydrofoils and history of US Navy hydrofoil program; craft design features; foil arrangements may be classified in two ways: whether lifting surface pierces water surface or is submerged at all times and by longitudinal distribution of foil area in canard, tandem, or airplane type; model testing; problems of future development in areas of hydromechanics, machinery and propulsion, structures, and autopilot control.
Hydrofoils at crossroads
Aerospace Eng
Aerospace Engineering ; 20 , n 3
1961
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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