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Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

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Topic: Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
Posted By: richie741
Subject: Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
Date Posted: 11 Oct 04 at 1:11pm

 

http://www.i14.ch/foils/album01 - http://www.i14.ch/foils/album01

 




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Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 11 Oct 04 at 5:09pm
wow!! that's awesome!!!!!!! how does it lift up? (sorry dumb blonde here!)

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Posted By: Harry44981!
Date Posted: 11 Oct 04 at 6:29pm
roll on the complicated physics explinations:....

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Posted By: Barty
Date Posted: 11 Oct 04 at 7:55pm

Samq link mentioned in Fastest dinghy thread



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Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 12 Oct 04 at 6:30pm
it uses hydrofoils they create lift when going fast through water and lift the boat up out of the water then reduce wetted surface area and a increase in speed!!!


Posted By: Brian
Date Posted: 21 Oct 04 at 8:06pm

yup. good explanation hurri. leave all the complicated quantum physics multiplied by the bilateral chocolate frog....

the only thing i would add is it uses they same principle as an aeroplane wing to create lift. ie a curved surface makes the water go faster over one side or sumtin therefore creating lift and loads of potted petunias.



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Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 09 Dec 04 at 10:15pm
same as a moth hydrofoil system, the rudder foil controls the boats angle of pitch and governs the lift

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Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 11 Dec 04 at 10:44am
looks good but i know the guys and they foiled just twice. the first time with the help of a motorboat and the second time nobody saw him during the europeans. 



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