HIGH-CAPACITY HYDROFOIL HOVERCRAFT Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: shipbuilding. SUBSTANCE: proposed craft has hold, bottom, side skegs, hydrofoils and 10 to 15 propulsors located inside hold square to its axis. Each paddle propulsor is covered by steel box hermetically welded from below to edges of cutout in hold bottom to provide getting out of paddles by one third from box and their lowering into water at optimum angles of 30 to 90 deg. Hydrofoils have inclined and horizontal parts. They are arranged between paddle propulsors across craft from one side skeg to the other. Hydrofoil is secured on craft bottom from top and is provided with 5 to 20 holders standing vertically and transmitting load from craft bottom to both parts of hydrofoil. Air is formed by paddles of propulsors between side skegs which can be connected at lower edges by panel made from steel and plastic filaments. Craft has distributing pipe connecting compressors and located over hold bottom. Main trunks of hydrofoil distributing system pass downwards through hold from distributing pipe. Side trunks of distributing system can branch off from main trunks. Both side and main trunks can be located on inner side of hydrofoil. EFFECT: provision of craft on the foils clear of water and increased speed of craft. 4 cl, 9 dwg