This is fantastic. I just stumbled across this type of cycling/boating and I'm blown away. I'll definitely be contacting you guys with questions. Thanks for all the content :)
Y'all are great!! So did you find a guinea pig? We Need an update! The hydrofoil world has exploded since I bought your book a few years back. I bet you you have sold more than a few lately...and not all to your mother either. 😀
Looks like a lot of boat but quite refined. I used to be a world class pedaler. Is the regular bike positioning optimal for short bursts of speed? Pedaling recumbent will take specific training to optimize but I can imagine some for of rowing could be incorperated to extract more short term power output. My personal obsession is to have a fast ecranoplan. It would not need to touch the water per se and fly across smooth fields just as well, especially on a slight down slope. I know the HPV planes that crossed the Channel may be considered ground effect planes but they were built for distance, not speed. With a 1 minute or less power burst, how sleek could an ecranoplan be and barely achieve lift?
The boat looks too big and unnecessarily overbuilt and complicated to me. But you're having fun so that's the silver lining. But remember....small is beautiful.
This is fantastic. I just stumbled across this type of cycling/boating and I'm blown away. I'll definitely be contacting you guys with questions. Thanks for all the content :)
Great idea Sir. I would love to try it.
What is distance (time) that speed needs to be maintained? This would let you know what kind of rider you need.
This is great !!
I like the retractable center foil idea
Love you guys. Punching all the right buttons. Conor: NiCE Research.
Y'all are great!! So did you find a guinea pig? We Need an update! The hydrofoil world has exploded since I bought your book a few years back. I bet you you have sold more than a few lately...and not all to your mother either. 😀
Flexible drive shaft....
You can get a lot more speed through efficiency
Faltó probarlo en el agua....
You might want to try bigger wings to produce more lift. And ditch the curved drive line to the prop. That's just wasting power.
Looks like a lot of boat but quite refined.
I used to be a world class pedaler. Is the regular bike positioning optimal for short bursts of speed? Pedaling recumbent will take specific training to optimize but I can imagine some for of rowing could be incorperated to extract more short term power output. My personal obsession is to have a fast ecranoplan. It would not need to touch the water per se and fly across smooth fields just as well, especially on a slight down slope. I know the HPV planes that crossed the Channel may be considered ground effect planes but they were built for distance, not speed. With a 1 minute or less power burst, how sleek could an ecranoplan be and barely achieve lift?
The boat looks too big and unnecessarily overbuilt and complicated to me. But you're having fun so that's the silver lining. But remember....small is beautiful.