Title: Preliminary tank experiments with a hydrofoil on a planing-tail seaplane hull
Abstract: Report describes exploratory testing to determine the feasibility of using a hydrofoil with a type of flying boat afterbody called a planing tail. Several hydrofoil locations were examined, including no hydrofoil, and the effects of resistance characteristics were charted. The researchers concluded that it is possible to add a single hydrofoil to that type of afterbody to provide additional hydrodynamic lift without introducing instability.
Publication Year: 1944
Publication Date: 1944-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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