Wave-Skimming Speedboat: High-Performance Ship

Author: Yang Songlin
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: How do winged ground effect craft or air-cushion vehicles fly close to the water surface (or other surfaces)? Why do air-cushion vehicles hover on the water surface? Why does the hull of a hydrofoil boat lift off the water surface during wingborne? Can a hull without hydrofoils never lift off the water surface? What are the differences between small waterline surface craft and conventional ships? How are high-performance ships classified? What are the current status and development trends? What are the prospects for military applications? Etc. These are the questions that ship enthusiasts are very eager to understand and master, and this is precisely the main motivation and purpose for writing this book. The primary readers of this book are ship enthusiasts and students from universities and colleges.