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Some Kit Hydrofoils
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Re: Some Kit Hydrofoils
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2023, 09:01:38 am »
I’d really like to see the tug going on it’s Hydrofoils  {-) {-) %% %%
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Re: Some Kit Hydrofoils
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2023, 01:46:29 pm »
I'd love to see a model of a Boeing Jetfoil too.


I travelled one one from London to Ostend and back in the late 70s or early 80s and it was MIND bending!
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Re: Some Kit Hydrofoils
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2023, 03:37:21 pm »
One of our club members had one that looked like the boxed model. If I remember correctly, they weren't very stable and never stayed on the foils for long.
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Re: Some Kit Hydrofoils
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2023, 05:12:23 pm »
Quote from: KitS on October 07, 2023, 01:46:29 pm
I'd love to see a model of a Boeing Jetfoil too.


I travelled one one from London to Ostend and back in the late 70s or early 80s and it was MIND bending!

 
 
Yoichi Takahashi is a hydrofoil master modeler.  8)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8jfORrmQ_s
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Re: Some Kit Hydrofoils
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2023, 06:41:11 pm »
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Re: Some Kit Hydrofoils
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2023, 02:40:34 pm »
And the Kometas, flying Dolphins, in Greece.


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Re: Some Kit Hydrofoils
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2023, 05:00:11 pm »
Quote from: Circlip on October 08, 2023, 02:40:34 pm
And the Kometas, flying Dolphins, in Greece.


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KlemenP did a nice build of a Kometa on RCgroups.  8)

 https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3371621-Russian-Kometa-type-hydrofoil-ex-Krila-Pirana%28Yugoslavia%29
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Re: Some Kit Hydrofoils
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2023, 02:21:43 am »
We had jet-engine powered Italian built set of 8 Hydrofoil craftin Sydney Harbour [1965 to 1985], all similar to the vessels displayed in this thread


They were used in general Harbour runs, however naturally not suitable for the Circular-Quay to Manley voyage across the Heads


Due to high fuel costs, they were progressively replaced by Jetcats with MTU V16 diesels


Question.......how did the Hydrofiles go astern?...propeller via a crash gearbox?, or separate jet-wash reverser?


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Re: Some Kit Hydrofoils
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2023, 03:56:38 am »
Quote from: derekwarner on October 09, 2023, 02:21:43 am
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Question.......how did the Hydrofiles go astern?...propeller via a crash gearbox?, or separate jet-wash reverser?


Derek

 Thrust reverse buckets on the Jetfoils. Reverse on propeller driven ferries.
In military foils, there were often small auxiliary jet pumps for maneuvering.
The Italian Sparviero had a small auxiliary propeller.
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Re: Some Kit Hydrofoils
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2023, 04:26:35 am »
Thanks Umi....

I chose conventional Ferries, and did not ride on a Hydrofoil craft, or during my work time at Garden Island, Navy Work Boats to cruise the Harbour  ;)  .....
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