Hydrofoil device stabilized by a tail unit, and marine craft equipped with this device
US4579076A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 1984 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B1/285
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Hydrofoil device supported by a strut (1) and including a moving assembly articulated along an axis (2) and including a main carrier plane (3) and a tail unit (4) connected by a fuselage (5); the tail unit being offset in the vertical plane with respect to the main carrier plane. The tail unit provides a natural stability to the assembly and particularly allows to stabilize the main carrier plane at an immersion depth determined by the offsetting (6). The hydrofoil is applicable to all fast nautical crafts.
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