The U.S. Navy is building a high speed hydrofoil craft of about 15 tons weight to test new hydrofoil systems at speeds up to 100 knots. This paper discusses the intended use of the craft and describes its hydrodynamics, propulsion, structure, control, and test instrumentation.


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    Title :

    The Navy High Speed Hydrofoil Test Vehicle


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers ; 1906



    Publication date :

    1962-01-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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