Pegasus-class hydrofoil - Wikipedia
The Pegasus-class hydrofoils were a series of fast attack patrol boats employed by the United States Navy. They were in service from 1977 until 1993. These hydrofoils carried the …
HMS Speedy (P296) - Wikipedia
HMS Speedy (P296) was a Boeing Jetfoil, latterly a mine countermeasure vessel, of the Royal Navy, based on the civilian Boeing 929 design.
Boeing 929 Jetfoil - Wikipedia
Boeing launched its first passenger-carrying waterjet-propelled hydrofoil in April 1974. It could carry from 167 to 400 passengers. It was based on technology developed for the U.S. Navy …
IMarEST | Flying in water - when the hydrofoil went to war
The Royal Navy operated a militarised Jetfoil, HMS Speedy, between 1979 and 1986, while Canada built the Bras d'Or as an anti-submarine hydrofoil that served between 1968 and …
RCN Flyers: The Fastest Naval Hydrofoils – The Searchers
Jul 9, 2021 · 52 years after the record smashing flight of HMCS Bras d’Or FHE-400, we explore Canadian milestones in the development of naval hydrofoil technology with great images! …
The Forgotten History of the Hydrofoil - BoatBlurb
Jun 23, 2021 · In the early 1950’s, the DRB combined research with the British Admiralty and the British company Saunders-Roe to produce a small experimental hydrofoil dubbed the R-101 …
THE EVALUATION OF THE HYDROFOIL HMS SPEEDY - TRID
HMS SPEEDY was procured in 1979 to provide the Royal Navy with an opportunity to gain practical experience in the operation and support of a modern hydrofoil, to establish technical …
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Jul 29, 2019 · The Bras d’Or, a hydrofoil sub-chaser, built at a cost of $50,000,000 for the Canadian Navy, is the world’s fastest warship, the Navy claims. The [46 metre] 151-foot …
Vosper Thornycroft - BAE Systems
HMS Tenacity (P276) at sea 1969 before purchase by the Royal Navy in 1972. At Portchester, they also completed the major task of fitting out the Royal Navy's first Boeing-built hydrofoil, …
Whatever Happened to Hydrofoils - Think Defence
Sep 30, 2012 · HMS “Speedy” is a militarised version of the 117-tonne Boeing jetfoil passenger ferry and was ordered by the Ministry of Defence in 1978. The Royal Navy wished to evaluate …
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