What in the world is this????

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  1. rasorinc
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  2. Canracer
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    Low tide?
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    Looks like a twin torpedo powered foiler.
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  3. sharpii2
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    I think its called a SWATH, which stands for Small Water plane Area Twin Hull.

    The original idea was to make a vessel which would roll the least in a seaway. The secret is to have most of its displacement in underwater pods, with long, narrow top sides connecting them to a bridge deck and superstructure.

    This way, there is minimal above the water buoyancy for the waves to act on, so the vessel has a greater tendency to stay level.

    The danger with such a concept is what would likely happen if one of these pod hulls gets holed. Since there is little reserve buoyancy, compared to even conventional catamarans, such a vessel could capsize or sink with a suddenness, in such an emergency.

    This particular version has a what is in effect a boat for a bridge deck, to prevent this.
     
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    "Other-People's-Money-Expensive"

    ... that's what kind of hull it has. ;)
     
  5. PAUL XAVIER
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    @sharpii2 But SWATH's so called "twin hulls" do not project outwards from their main body to this extend.
    And as they call it as a aircraft +boat vessel these pods would be also helping to provide the lift.
     
  6. Rurudyne
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    I think it may be possible, judging by the was those junctures to the hull look linked hinges, this thing may have a variable footprint: tall or stealthy. Either that or because of the format it needs a suspension (talk about unsprung weight!).
     
  7. alan craig
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    I would think it needs some kind of active roll stability to stop it from falling over. Hydrovanes when moving, reduced displacement when static, maybe.
     
  8. d1970
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    Waves hitting the (flat?) bottom should prove interesting.
     
  9. portacruise
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    I think this is an adaptation of the concept discussed in the HPB/PPB sometime ago. It has been used in super fast torpedoes (50mph?) from what I understand. Basically water resistance is eliminated because the submerged pontoons travel in an air bubble or bubbles?

    http://defensetech.org/2009/11/17/super-cavitation-and-the-truth/

    Hitting even small objects on the water at speed might be trouble.

    PC
     
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  10. BMcF
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    Good eye. The struts are rotated to nearly a vertical position as/during/after the craft takes off and achieves an operational speed. The height of the "pod" bottom is significantly increased while underway.

    The vessel is "fly by wire" with pitch and roll attitude, and steering all actively managed (stabilized) by an integrated flight control system.

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  11. Ad Hoc
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    All depends what regulations and "mitigation" has been employed.

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    Boats like that need an inflatable pontoon equivalent of an air bag.
     
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