"Its dammed difficult" - I would agree having tried it back in the late 1990's when working at Brown Brothers in Edinburgh. What you have achieved is truly remarkable, you have shown the art of the possible and inspired a new generation. Thank you.
Magnificent! Just like Musk did with Tesla, you've made the first successful electric hydrofoil pleasure boat company! That's succeeding with both technologies in one elegant product.
What if you try to put a sort of small wings like the foile but on the side of the boat that can be rotated to adjust the stability of the boat?Pratically you did it by the front foil underwater but I think can be possible through the air too having also a hydrofoil but adding the small airfoil
Here it seems you fly at ~30cm above the surface. Your boat is thus designed for lake applications or still surfaces, how do you do on standard waves higher than 30cm? Can you go on the mediterean see for example ?
I know it goes against the spirit of the full electric but having a diesel electric generator to extend the range would make this very practical (and cheap to run) for longer 100-200NM runs
the way to improve stability is also to move some of the batteries in the foil. Then scale up the hull to be more aero dynamic and act as a wing also reducing the side profile. It is great to see you are pushing for newer designs but electric propulsion is all about efficiency. So you need to get your basics right both engine size/weight/thrust with minimal battery optimize the hull for that weight config. and start reducing water/air drag once you get down the priorities down you can start up scaling battery/boat sizes. It is not difficult just no one have done it before.
@willm5814 they're promoting electric propulsion, but there is a lot more room for expansion. Achieving stability through sensors is one way to do it but there is nothing stopping them from Achieving natural stability either
I wonder if the drag could be reduced even more with steel foils under water. That way they could be made even slimmer for the same strength and less drag. But it depends if the lower drag makes up for the higher weight?
What is the reason you chose the twisting of foils instead of flaps like an airplane? Do you think it would be possible to make a lightweight zero-speed stabilization system? @@CandelaSpeedBoat
You take new technology with traditional boat design in mind. Why not puting a huge solar array on the roof to make it 100% autonomous like silent yachts does? They miss the hydrofoil and you miss the solar array. Make a ocean ready version of the P12 and a configuration where people can live on it and hop from one place to another at blazing speeds.
Brilliant- all you need to know is that it only takes 1 kwh per nautical mile….but the other benefits are huge too …no stinky gas fumes, way less noise, much smoother ride, no cancer-causing exhaust……
Purely out of interest, 20 years ago I drove in Hong Kong with a large bot with such a system but of course without electricity ... so the innovation in your bot lies in the material how it is built plus the electronics and this special drive:?
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Looking at how beautifully she glides above the water, I can only think: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
Indeed! Thank you.
genius. especially the software stability. and the l/d ratio is remarkable too
Thanks!
"Its dammed difficult" - I would agree having tried it back in the late 1990's when working at Brown Brothers in Edinburgh. What you have achieved is truly remarkable, you have shown the art of the possible and inspired a new generation. Thank you.
Thanks a lot!
I love how the hydrofoil technology & the EV technology is being married together to create a much better overall product & experience.
The only drawback is that it unfortunately ends up being out of reach for many
Magnificent! Just like Musk did with Tesla, you've made the first successful electric hydrofoil pleasure boat company! That's succeeding with both technologies in one elegant product.
Thanks a lot!
How does the C8 compare to the upcoming Navier 30?
Worked for Navatek ships and developed a similar system...
Great commercial!
Finally I understand, so a hydrofoil boat is basically a boat on top of a plane but in water. Why can't people just say that?
😂😂😂😂
What if you try to put a sort of small wings like the foile but on the side of the boat that can be rotated to adjust the stability of the boat?Pratically you did it by the front foil underwater but I think can be possible through the air too having also a hydrofoil but adding the small airfoil
Excellent engineering 👍🏻
Thank you!
Here it seems you fly at ~30cm above the surface. Your boat is thus designed for lake applications or still surfaces, how do you do on standard waves higher than 30cm? Can you go on the mediterean see for example ?
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I know it goes against the spirit of the full electric but having a diesel electric generator to extend the range would make this very practical (and cheap to run) for longer 100-200NM runs
Dayum!!! Gave me goosebumps watching this was just thinking about getting a hovercraft if I ever start living in big bear California 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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the way to improve stability is also to move some of the batteries in the foil. Then scale up the hull to be more aero dynamic and act as a wing also reducing the side profile. It is great to see you are pushing for newer designs but electric propulsion is all about efficiency. So you need to get your basics right both engine size/weight/thrust with minimal battery optimize the hull for that weight config. and start reducing water/air drag once you get down the priorities down you can start up scaling battery/boat sizes. It is not difficult just no one have done it before.
What you really mean to say is that you have no clue and they have done something incredible, right?
@willm5814 they're promoting electric propulsion, but there is a lot more room for expansion.
Achieving stability through sensors is one way to do it but there is nothing stopping them from Achieving natural stability either
@@qa1e2r4Submerged hydrofoils are naturally unstable.
the future!!!!
I wonder if the drag could be reduced even more with steel foils under water. That way they could be made even slimmer for the same strength and less drag. But it depends if the lower drag makes up for the higher weight?
No, as then it would be require a lot of force to twist.
What is the reason you chose the twisting of foils instead of flaps like an airplane?
Do you think it would be possible to make a lightweight zero-speed stabilization system? @@CandelaSpeedBoat
Why is it limited to only one type of fuel?
I would love to see them in action in Germany.
You take new technology with traditional boat design in mind. Why not puting a huge solar array on the roof to make it 100% autonomous like silent yachts does? They miss the hydrofoil and you miss the solar array.
Make a ocean ready version of the P12 and a configuration where people can live on it and hop from one place to another at blazing speeds.
Would be interesting to see it with a small turbo diesel. Sounds like a 100L fuel tank would give a ridiculous range
Yea but then we’re back to getting cancer again 🤔
👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Brilliant- all you need to know is that it only takes 1 kwh per nautical mile….but the other benefits are huge too …no stinky gas fumes, way less noise, much smoother ride, no cancer-causing exhaust……
Purely out of interest, 20 years ago I drove in Hong Kong with a large bot with such a system but of course without electricity ... so the innovation in your bot lies in the material how it is built plus the electronics and this special drive:?