Here is an update on water-riding cars: Today (5 Nov 05) I saw the BBC segment referred to in my last post. The Icelandic water-riding "cars"...
Yes, Yipster, I am seem to be having more luck in tracking down these water-riding cars this time around. Here is another link to a similar...
Last word but one should be "sliding". Sorry.
Just an addition to the collective wisdom about the use of high-speed wheels to create lift and thrust in boats. This link is from an...
I have just run a crude test of a high-speed wheel by attaching a plastic "all terrain" wheel from a model truck to a Dremel motor tool. It works...
Wow, Gary! A snowmobile running on water. That is amazing. It also proves a point: you can get both lift and propulsion from a track at least. I...
Here are some poor sketches but they give the general idea. I will try a JPEG file. Will Jones
Steve, You were correct! There is a secondary effect due to back pressure. Here is the full explanation:...
Steve, Re your explanation on water jets, I can't find any support for it. Obviously, there must be some reason the big cats discharge the water...
Gonzo That is a whale of a story! How did the competitor get his hands on the corset, I wonder. Actually rhe provisional patent has only been...
Here is another wheeled boat. It was designed by James Dyson the British tycoon who invented the bagless vacuum cleaner. I may just write to him...
Ultra-slim hulls I don't want to deflect this thread! I just wnt to say that I am drooling over these beautifully rendered hulls and see them as...
Tom, The way to tell people about your idea without losing your rights to the intellectual property is to get a US "Provisional Patent". This can...
Hmmm! maybe you are right, Tom. The shape of the cups would be critical. I looked up the US Patent Office records and came up with this design....
