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Hydrofoil

technology Maturity 7-9

Some boats can fly on water.

Bell HD-4.jpg
Bell HD-4.jpg
They have wings under the boat. As the boat goes fast, the wings lift it up. This helps the boat go very fast. It is like a plane on the sea.
Hydrofoil near Piraeus.JPG
Hydrofoil near Piraeus.JPG
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File:Hydrofoil types.svg
Hydrofoil types.svg
File:Forlanini Hydrofoil 1911.jpg
Forlanini Hydrofoil 1911.jpg
File:Bell HD-4.jpg
Bell HD-4.jpg
File:Fully submerged hydrofoils self-stabilizing system.svg
Fully submerged hydrofoils...
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HMCS Bras d'Or 03.jpg
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BTK pr.206M2.jpg
File:Aerial port beam view of USS Aquila (PHM-4) underway US Navy DN-SC-87-07089.jpg
Aerial port beam view of USS Aquila...
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Sparviero DN-ST-84-03940.jpg
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AC72 New Zealand Aotearoa San Francisco 01.jpg
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Draagvleugelboot Karla.jpg
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20091105-TurboJET Urzela.jpg
File:20091109-TurboJET Barca.jpg
20091109-TurboJET Barca.jpg

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 11.9 | Vital Level 5