SHIP Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: shipbuilding; hover craft and hydrofoil craft; ships with water-gas jet propulsion plant. SUBSTANCE: ship includes weatherworks 1 with engines 5 which are provided with fuel tanks, starting device, combustion chambers 5 and compressors 6 for forming air cushion under bottom of hull 1 and upper surfaces of fore and aft hydrofoils. Each hydrofoil is provided with water-gas jet propulsion delivery straight-way duct inside it which is formed by pipe 30 brought in communication with pipe 31 of water scoop. Duct formed by pipe 30 is brought in communication with respective engine 5 by means of spherical starting chamber 22. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 5 cl, 9 dwg