HYDROFOIL SHIP Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: shipbuilding; design of hydrofoil ships. SUBSTANCE: hydrofoil ship has hull and hydrofoil system which has at least one hydrofoil and one detachable sectional profiled strut for connection of hydrofoil with ship's hull. Interconnection of strut parts and connection of strut to ship's hull is effected by means of mechanical fastenings. Each joint unit has two points of contact: one point is point of direct contact of parts in area of mechanical fastening and other point of contact at clearance between surfaces being connected; clearance is filled with viscoelastic material at coefficient of mechanical losses η no less than 1.0; viscoelastic material is adhesively bonded with these surfaces. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 2 dwg