1st in SPAVO's (Simple Planes Amphibious Vehicle Organization) hydrofoil series, this thing can actually reach speeds of up to 500 MPH! It barely touches the water...the secret? It's hydrofoil is built to create a cussion between the wing and the water surfuce. Join SPAVO and participate in many cool builds just like this one!
@EternalDarkness It's smaller than it looks (no pun intended)
@FlipposMC ok. Can't wait to see how it will turn out
@EternalDarkness I thougt about that too, however this thing is unable to go on terrain so I thought I'll just call it a Hydrofoil. You could call it a mix of both since it is unable to work on land but can however reach extremely high speeds, thanks for the correction...though ill propably stick to calling it a hydrofoil for the reasons mentioned above!
You have mixed up hydrofoil craft with ekranoplan. Hydrofoil craft relies on the increased lift generated by submerged wings. Top speed of those crafts usually doesn't exceed 85mph. On the other hand, ekranoplan uses its relatively small wings to create pockets of high pressure that keep it a few meters above the water (or any terrain), allowing it to reach speeds unaccessible to watercraft, without the large fuel consumption of aircraft. So which one is it? (I have both on my profile)