Supercritical Planing Hulls
Abstract
The intolerable pounding of conventional planing hulls is the chief reason for the development of alternative hydrofoil and SES vehicles, in an attempt to achieve high speeds with motions that are commercially and militarily acceptable. This approach has been to find out why a conventional planing hull pounds, and then to devise new planing hull forms which avoid the problem. Work over the last ten years, including a dozen experimental boats, has resulted in forms which largely meet this objective. Experimental data indicates that the latest hull - the SEA KNIFE - has a better ride than SES or surface-piercing hydrofoils, and for a much lower cost, is not much inferior to the fully- submerged hydrofoil.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA081325
Entities
People
- Peter R. Payne