SHALLOW-DRAFT HYDROFOIL MOTOR VESSEL FOR PASSENGER SERVICE,

Abstract

Design improvement of a hydrofoil passenger boat are given. The design differences effect the propulsion unit and the rudder. As a result of the design changes, tested under operating conditions, the basic operational technical indices (useful load, speed, steering qualities, power expenditure) of the shallow-draft hydrofoil vessel were brought practically up to the indices of the standard hydrofoil boat. Eliminating the housing over the propeller and the installation of two rudders instead of one removed the tendency for cracks to form in parts of the rudder and propulsion units. The reliability of the shallowdraft hydrofoil boat became better than that of the standard hydrofoil boat, the propeller of which is not protected.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0610939

Entities

People

  • A. Z. Mandel'

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Hydrofoils
  • Passengers
  • Propellers
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Steering

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Systems Analysis and Design