This Ship Could Fly: What Happened To The Plainview?

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In the late 1950’s a new threat emerged from the Soviet Union for which the Americans were seemingly caught off guard. The latest generation of Soviet nuclear-powered submarines could reach incredible speeds. The Alfa-Class submarine under development at the time would eventually be capable of travelling at 41 knots (76 kph/47 mph) while fully submerged. At such speeds, these submarines could follow American fleets while easily evading ASW ships. Large, fast, ocean-going hydrofoils seemed like the answer.
The principle behind a hydrofoil was simple enough; by using water as a medium of flight, much like an airplane uses air, a hydrofoil could ‘fly’ rather than plow through water. Using a set of underwater wing-like structures called foils, these ships could lift out of the water as they accelerated, significantly reducing drag and allowing for much higher speeds and efficiency.
The first practical hydrofoil was demonstrated in 1906 by Italian inventor Enrico Forlanini. In the decades that followed, hydrofoils were progressively refined and in the 1950’s the first passenger hydrofoils were beginning to emerge on rivers and lakes. Almost all of these early hydrofoils used a configuration commonly referred to as ‘surface-piercing’ where the foils operate along the surface of the water. The configuration is dynamically stable and self-correcting as a result of the foil’s shape (typically curved) and the position of the center of gravity in relation to the foil. A major drawback is that operation along the water’s surface makes surface-piercing hydrofoils easily disturbed by waves and rough conditions. Surface-piercing hydrofoils are generally considered unsuitable for open ocean travel.
In the 1950’s the U.S. Navy took significant interest in a second hydrofoil configuration commonly referred to as ‘fully submerged’. Unlike surface-piercing hydrofoils, fully submerged hydrofoils have foils that operate entirely underwater beneath waves. This makes them far more suitable in rough conditions and open water. A major drawback is that they are not dynamically stable and require continual adjustments to the foil angle of attack to vary the lift generated. For decades an automated method of controlling the foils remained elusive.
With new emerging technologies in the 1950's and 1960's, like sophisticated sensors, autopilots and computers, the fully submerged hydrofoil configuration became far more practical. The U.S. Navy saw them as a potentially ground-breaking solution, ideally suited for ASW. Research and development efforts would culminate in a series of prototype ships, the most impressive being the 320-ton USS Plainview.
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[@aidenmclaughlin1076]

My grandfather was stationed on the USS Wood County when it was acting as the mothership for the hydrofoil Tucumcari, he said watching a ship that size move that fast was just incredible

[@IgnoredAdviceProductions]

Its a shame War Thunder ruined hydrofoils because Tucumcari looked really fun back in the day

[@mr.astronuts3825]

@@IgnoredAdviceProductions how did they ruin hydrofoils

[@IgnoredAdviceProductions]

@@mr.astronuts3825 They ruined the physics, turning is impossible now. They roll excessively and lose a lot of energy

[@massimo3860]

@@IgnoredAdviceProductions they had to balance it

[@IgnoredAdviceProductions]

@@massimo3860 They could've balanced it by making them have zero survivability (which Mustard even touches upon in this video) instead of breaking physics....

[@liquid74]

Must've looked absolutely terrifying seeing it for the first time Imagine a warship sprouting some legs and starts sprinting at you

[@revenevan11]

Absolutely, but I really wish I could've seen it! Imagining something the size of a ship, moving at such a speed, the sheer kinetic energy of it is crazy! I think there's no way (maybe VR could give some perspective I guess) to convey that sense of scale and power through a screen. It would be like nothing I've ever seen, that much I know 🤯

[@haydenk6459]

That’s funny asf

[@EGRJ]

_"Flint Lockwood!"_

[@SpaceBattleshipYamato-ps2jc]

Soviet Navy be like: *OH SHI-*

[@v_isforvictory9366]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lancerevell5979]

During my time in the US Navy, early 1980s, two classes of ships were considered the most desired to serve on, the Iowa class battleships and the PHM Pegasus class hydrofoils. Very different ships. While serving on my ASW Frigate, cruising in the Caribbean, we saw one of the PHMs strutting her stuff. Very impressive performance!

[@woopyass]

Oh man, I was driving along the Columbia river one time, and stopped to see the half scrapped hull of Plainview. I was perplexed with the hydraulic cylinders on the aft portion that seemed to push something into the water. After finding out what the AGEH-1 Plainview actually was, I was happy to have been someone to actually see what was left of it. What a cool piece of history.

[@andreamoiana1130]

Sometimes I wonder how it would have felt to be an engineer in the 50s and 60s, a real golden era of mechanics and technology!

[@IvorMektin1701]

Nearly unlimited budgets

[@JustABaptistApoligist]

But everything that worked was too expensive except the mediocre stuff

[@super_terram]

Overwhelming.

[@Kxji]

Crazy to think they did manage to do amazing marvels of engineering during those years.

[@Kalvinjj]

Dunno if it was that great, the biggest reason for much of the developments was downright fear of an enemy war attack at any moment, and you can bet the pressure to get it ready before the soviets did was there. Also as shown, you could see your project through your start towards your retirement just going on and on and then get abandoned anyway, no matter how incredible your work was. It had it's fair share of amazing work to do but I can't really say it was better.

[@user-vo9wd6tx6c]

I never knew I'd fall in love with mothballed Cold War era technology until I found this channel. Never stop, dude.

[@dreadpenguinlord340]

Project Orion, SLAM missiles, Davy Crockett artillery, the list goes on and on!

[@agentoranj5858]

​@@dreadpenguinlord340 People get so excited about ​SpaceX's reusable rockets, but to me those rockets are still wholly underwhelming compared to the potential of Nuclear Pulse Space Vehicles, which have been shelved because of nuclear test treaties more than anything else. I think if any country was actually serious about putting heavy infrastructure outside of Earth's atmosphere they wouldn't be playing with silly little toys like rockets.

[@Dockhead]

@@agentoranj5858 space is the most delusional set path of tech for any common man, who cares😐 its a rich mans escape and a way for us to never improve earths properties and tech whilst we peddle the enhanced images of things captured in space, sure a drone on Saturn’s moon will look cool, but what does that solve about the current issues on earth. Pumping the earth with synthesised nutrients because of baron soil levels and most people wanna know what elons farts smell like, and nasa being funded for advancements of nazi and combined tech to me is just sad. But hey thats the beauty of individualised interests i suppose. UAP’s only getting dedicated interest from 2007ish time to me is more interesting the entirety of excelling current space parameters

[@thatguyalex2835]

I love technology and history, old and new, so I fell in love with this channel in 2019. :) Here is the strange thing, it seems that after Cold War era tech became mothballed, innovation in aircraft and other tech has slowed down somewhat in my life as a man in his 20s. I wish we could have flying boats like this, nuclear powered cargo ships and hovercars like they did in the 1960s. The 2020s needs some breakthrough. Like a supersonic jet or hovercar.

[@Motoguzzi2231]

I had a friend that served on a hydrofoil, he stated that one major issue was the diesel engines were not powerful enough to keep up with the fleet for an extended time, leading to early failures of the diesels. When flying they were too fast and left the other ships behind.

[@kaikart123]

Ah yes the NPC escort mission problem

[@ProvidingEnd_7957]

If the new ship is way faster than the old ships, navies shouldn’t work to faze out the faster ship, but instead work to effectively make all of their ships match that speed.

[@hmmaleaf4348]

It's interesting where hydrofoils are still used today. I ride one pretty frequently between Hong Kong and Macau, as the high speed ferry between the two is a pretty fast hydrofoil

[@TheSharmanova]

You are a warlock at this kind of storytelling. The care and attention to detail is masterful. The music score. It's just such a delight for the viewer. Thank you.

[@DrWhom]

shame about the bad grammar

[@TheSharmanova]

@@DrWhom Well, technically not 'bad grammar'; rather, a grammatical error… of the worst kind.

[@CinemaDemocratica]

It needs to be said more often that the KZbinrs who script their videos and take the most pride in their craft are the ones actually doing the best work. I for one have had a bellyful of creators saying, "Oh yeah well I've got five million subs" as if that were relevant.

[@akashboinpally4389]

I second this

[@adoatero5129]

@@DrWhom - “shame about the bad grammar” And misleading terminology. I was disappointed to see the creator to resort to sort of sensationalism by calling the way these ships move on water "flying". The central part of "flying" is to not be in contact with the planetary surface (ground or water). That's not the case with these ships, so they are definitely not flying. The creator must have known that, or at least should have checked before using the word. Quite a few people are now unavoidably confused about the meaning of “flying” because of the creator’s bad choice. It would have been OK to talk about “flying” in a way that conveys it’s not a proper term, for example by saying something like “the movement resembles how a winged aircraft flies”. On the good side are the excellent original graphics. Sounds funny, but they make my eyes feel physically good. I also appreciate the fact that the archived video material is presented in a very high quality, unlike on typical cheap productions available on KZbin.

[@AtomicAerials]

Oh my god I would have loved to contribute some original footage of the Plainview in its current state (wrecked on the Columbia) to this video! I am cursed with all my favorite youtubers making videos on the stuff that I just spent days shooting IRL. Great job, stunning video!

[@Shinzon23]

Something tells me he'll be contacting you for that footage

[@fulccrum2324]

please at least post that stuff t your channel

[@AtomicAerials]

@@fulccrum2324 ha, working on it now!

[@Games_and_Music]

Hah, i know that feeling, or having an idea/theory and someone else popularizes it and then people think i got it from them. It actually happened quite frequently at the turn of the century, and was pretty demotivating, but yeah, just keep doing what you love.

[@mr.sunmeadow]

@@AtomicAerials looking forward to see it!

[@freaky_chungus]

The heart put into these are amazing. Much worth the wait every time. Thank you for what you do.

[@786shahidmd]

I have ridden a Soviet made hydrofoil called Raketa or Rocket in English. When you are sitting at the front, it feels really awesome when it slightly lifts up from the water, it is mostly calm in the front but if you sit at the back, you can actually feel the speed of the boat. And the speed is not like other boat of that size, they are really fast.

[@pizzalover3]

Hydrofoils, ekranoplans, giant SRN4 hovercraft...all absolutely fascinating engineering of the 60s and 70s... awesome videos thank you Mr Mustard.

[@outkast937]

Hydrofoils are still in use, ekranoplanes stopped existing because they couldnt do the one thing they were built to do unless the waves were under 6 feet high, and hovercraft are fairly niche in their usefulness, theyre all absolutely neat ideas, but only the good ones lived on

[@FindecanorNotGmail]

Civilian hydrofoil ships have been successful for short trips. I remember as a kid, going in one between Malmö and Copenhagen. (years before the bridge between the cities was built)

[@TheFullStack]

Which year?

[@DenTral123]

Commercial hydrofoils, such as Meteors, Voskhods, and Comets, are still found throughout Russia. Meteor 120R (Метеор 120Р) is the recent one. Navy is still using them too. It's surprising to me that people in the comments are considering hydrofoil as something obsolete

[@dylannix4289]

@@DenTral123 For real. They’re even used as pleasure taxis here in the Netherlands, around Amsterdam I believe (semi-integrated into the public transport system)

[@nolanolivier6791]

For a long time , the fastest way to get from Hong Kong to Macau was by jetfoil. They were always a fun ride, and pretty cool to watch.

[@DenTral123]

@@dylannix4289 wow, been there in 2018, didn't noticed, but in this case this is another check in my personal comparison list of Amsterdam and St. Petersburg

[@RealPunkie]

Thanks for the extremly high production quality! Mustard Bros videos are always gemstones in my subscription box!

[@bobk4438]

I was stationed on the USS Sacramento in the late 70's. We sailed out of Bremerton with the USS Pegasus (I think). The problem with the little ship was lack of endurance. We had to refuel her at sea everyday. Typically, we would replenish ships every three or four days. And when she slowed down to refuel and float like a regular ship she would rock and roll. If I remember correctly she was made out of aluminum to save weight but I could be mistaken.

[@rp1645]

Bob I remember going on Tour of USS Sacramento in Bremerton as a young kid. I used to watch on Puget Sound one of those Hydrofoil doing testing. Then they went on Hood Canal underwater Test Range, think if I remember right to shoot Torpedos.

[@bobk4438]

@@rp1645 Those hydrofoils were pretty neat. There were actually two different types at Puget Sound Navel Shipyard in Bremerton at the time. The Pegasus was one but I can't remember the other. I don't think I saw the second one ever sail but again it was a long time ago and my memory may be a bit faulty.

[@jamesbuchan416]

Cool video, fantastic production value as always! The Canadian navy launched the HMCS Bras d’Or in 1968, named after the lake where Alexander Graham Bell did his hydrofoil experiments. It hit a speed record of 63 knots when tested in 1969, but the program was cancelled in 1971, for cost overrun reasons.

[@neonsamurai1348]

Thankfully we at least decided to preserve the HMCS Bras D'Or.

[@pierrec1590]

I visited the Bras d'Or a few years ago, at the Musée maritime du Québec, L'Islet-sur-Mer. It is an amazing vessel at an amazing museum, well worth the detour.

[@1nvisible1]

*What is the black boat @**2:17**?*

[@labriejs3118]

Link for HMCS Bras D'Or. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpO7qWaMrtKAraM Also visited it.

[@jessehouse5466]

Canada was so innovative back before we just let the USA do everything

[@aviatorschannel]

Nothing beats good old 60s engineering, when people were constantly try to making machines that were straight out of fiction, sucks we don't have such things like this today.

[@rezhaadriantanuharja3389]

Meanwhile what we have today: Aircrafts capable of 20+ hours flight SpaceX rockets taking off every several months, with parts of it capable of turning back and land automatically to be reused in future launches James Webb telescope taking some of the most extraordinary pictures humans have ever seen Mars rovers You need to realize that even in the 60s, each project spanned nearly a whole decade if not more. Innovations don’t just pop up every day. We do have amazing stuffs too nowadays, if you care enough to check

[@ProAvgeek6328]

back then people were more crazy, now we have experience

[@JohnFrumFromAmerica]

Engineers figured out what was cost and mission effective.

[@pranaym3859]

@@rezhaadriantanuharja3389 No one denied that, though it is not be bad but today's tech is boring Back then it is exciting Ekranoplan, Amphibious car, Concorde

[@512TheWolf512]

@@Skaitania ...until russian fascists stop making empty threats and actually attack. Better to have it and not need it.

[@oslego]

Always fascinating to watch your videos. I learn about a new contraption every time. Great work! Thank you for your attention to detail!

[@BenBensen293]

I have to say I absolutely love this channels, the topics, the animation, the voice, its just all perfect.

[@chadgriffiths6403]

Thank you for covering the USS Plainview. I live in Astoria, Oregon, and the Plainview's hull is beached across the Columbia river from me. Its sad that no one has tried to clean it up. A forgotten piece of naval history.

[@chrismorley9944]

The uss highpoint is in astoria up on land in tongue point iv seen in recently its in way better shape then the plainview i was kinda amazed when i saw it over there whats the luck of having both ships on the mouth of the columbia

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

Sad that it was partially scrapped then abandoned. Many attempts to find/contact the owners go unanswered. She's too far gone to save or be worth much historically, but still a great landmark to enjoy on coast trips!!!

[@magnum6763]

@@wheels-n-tires1846 shes actually was in great shape prior to the rear end being removed for scrap (i believe that is what it was used for.). Alas, now shes in such poor condition that its not worth it well, i say that it wouldnt cost a lot to fully repair her, shes not a large ship and the material isn't the most expensive. Itd probably be more expensive to move her to a area they can restore her in

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

@@magnum6763 its certainly a shame!!! She was all aluminum, so itd actually be pretty expensive to repair her. And with so much equipment, as well as hull missing, sadly I imagine only a zilloinaire with a deep love (obsession??) for her could ever see it through...

[@blogengeezer4507]

Each RV trip to Ore, for many years, (fantastically scenic hwy 1), upon crossing the Columbia River marvel of Astoria Bridge, we stopped to visit Plainview. Each visit, more parts appeared missing.. Such a loss, when tourism enjoys viewing excellent displays, such as the Astoria US Coast Guard facility.. ;/

[@DanTheCaptain]

Canada had a ship that was similar called the HMS Bras D’Or but the hydrofoils weren’t adjustable. I would love a video on that vessel too! It’s currently on display at the Maritime Museum of Quebec.

[@leeterthanyou]

It's an awesome display piece - absolutely massive and awe-invoking to stand under. I highly recommend visiting that museum if anyone gets the chance.

[@DanTheCaptain]

@@leeterthanyou yes it’s certainly on my list. I want to see it in person after seeing this video and it’s scale mock-up in the Halifax Maritime Museum; another museum I highly recommend

[@johnh1001]

Good Day : The model number for the Bras D'or is FHE 400 . There is a really good book on the market about it with a lot of interesting photos and diagrams . It's written by Thomas G. Lynch . It's title is "THE FLYING 400" by NIMBUS PUBLISHING LIMITED . Good book .

[@donamundson387]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpO7qWaMrtKAraM

[@kishascape]

Yeah nobody cares about boring Canada stuff. The Ekranoplans was cooler and has a previous mustard video on it so more relevant

[@borisdorofeev5602]

Dude when the synth kicked in and that ship was just cruising was so cool. Such a good transition. Great video. Also, I would call this 'Naviation'.

[@Kaasbaas045]

I have seen a lot of videos online, but this one is definately going into my top 3. Amazing footage and music

[@mildmanneredthinkingman9323]

When Mustard releases a video, I know it's going to be super high quality. Thanks for posting!

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I love all your videos, waiting 2 months for a new one is worth every second, they are always so high quality and entertaining to watch, plus they always teach me something new about some radical vehicle I never new about or something new about a vehicle I’ve known about, Mustard by far my favorite Channel on KZbin.

[@spencerthompson1049]

The way Mustard makes technology, engineering, and science come to life in these vehicle videos is inspiring.

[@whynotanyting]

I don't have a name for it, but I get this sense of deep respect and awe (almost giddy, even) at the folks that put so much effort into these fantastical machines. Even if they were impractical, it's nice to imagine a world where you see hydrofoils roaming the earth.

[@paulnielsen8528]

Canada had one too and it still exists - on land in Quebec (HMCS Bras d'Or at the Musée maritime du Québec) .

[@jamesbuchan416]

I came here to say this 😂

[@max1999_]

Babe quick, new mustard video just dropped.

[@jaredchamberlain5709]

Oh my god, the animation, the information, the background synth wave. Everything and I mean everything falls short of a good ol Mustard video

[@PlaneReality]

Been in a ferry like this to Catalina Island off the southern California coast. This was gosh like 3 decades ago. It was an interesting feeling at first but really cool. ML and Blessings all!

[@mariosbrother6845]

Top notch research and production value as always, love your videos

[@matthew1209]

Mustard is the best youtube channel I’ve ever come across in my lifetime, the writing, the stories and the cinematography is all so perfect I am so grateful to have stumbled across your videos. Fyi the nebula deal is very worth it.

[@anupamsudhirnambiar3445]

Oh my God!! literally yesterday I came back to mustard to check if there were any new uploads my day has been made!!

[@Tygor9000]

I grew up near the wreck of this and always thought it was fascinating, so glad someone big finally covered it!

[@Fred_Lougee]

Do you know when it was moved to it's current location? I only know roughly, thinking 1986-ish. My sister moved from Seattle to Naselle in 1985, later moved to Long Beach. I made a couple of trips down there at that time, didn't see any wrecked metal ships on that stretch of the river. Was busy with other things for a couple of years, finally returned to visit in the spring on 1988. The ship was there, but it looked like it had just run aground about 20 feet from the bank. Assuming that storms pushed it ashore over the years.

[@danieljordan5522]

That was about the time Lowell moved to Washington and took the Plainview with him. He had it towed from Astoria then pulled up onto the beach as far as he could.

[@Tygor9000]

@@Fred_Lougee I don’t sorry, I was born in 1997 so it’s always been there for me. It’s still there but it’s condition is a lot worse than it was 20 years ago obviously.

[@Fred_Lougee]

@@Tygor9000 I haven't even been down that way since 1995. My sis moved away, to Cannon Beach, and I just never had any reason to go there apart from the occasional visit to some friends in Naselle. But they have passed away, so now there's really no reason for me to go. It's a nice place, wish I could have lived there full time, but I am neither a logger, a farmer, or a fisherman, so no way to make a living.

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It always makes my day when there's a new video from Mustard! Great job guys!

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Very interesting and the quality of production is really impressive.

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This is such an amazing channel - always learning something new!

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Let’s appreciate the awesome 80s music montage used during the first half of the video! Paired beautifully with the footage,renderings, and visuals Mustard does better than anyone. Thanks for always making GREAT content of THE HIGHEST quality. Keep it up!! 👏👏👏

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Love seeing new videos from Mustard!!🥰

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Always great to sit down and watch a Mustard video

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man i love your videos they are of high quality, i understand the wait since the amount of effort you put it into your videos. keep up the good work!

[@o.m.5269]

I have always be fascinated by Hydrofoil warships, especially when I read about the Grumman HYD-2 related proposals, M163, which was supposed to go 53.1 knots and the smaller but even faster Grumman M165, which was planned to go 70 knots

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[@danielmartens6369]

I think it would be fun to talk about the HMCS Bras d'Or (FHE 400), which at the time, would've been the fastest warship in the world, hitting speeds of 63 knots in the late 60's.

[@paulmcgown7504]

HMCS Bras d-Or could do 63 knots at "full military" or 72 mph during trials. Kind of like the Avro Arrow, jealous neighbours spiked it.

[@The_ZeroLine]

Awesome that this wasn’t just some project that never got beyond some scale model. Really awesome footage and diagrams. Also noticed this was built during a time before labor unions were completely neutered.

[@henrysmith7276]

It was the unions that ruined the labor market and pushed the left wing fuckery we see today

[@zakris]

Finally a new Mustard video! I've been waiting!

[@chrish9698]

Fantastic video! Very informative with production quality equal to none as always. It is interesting to wonder if the critical issues with these craft could have been ironed out with time and further research. Either way I am eagerly looking forward to your video on the topic of mass-supersonic air travel.

[@jeffshootsstuff]

Awesome illustrations, music, editing, production, and voiceover. I could watch a Mustard video on any subject and it would be enjoyable. Thanks

[@SVanHutten]

Great video and topic! It is interesting how the current America Cup hydrofoiling monohulls (class AC75) have the very same foil configuration of USS Plainview.

[@PopeBenedictXVIHollyman]

The Canadian HMCS Bras d'Or deserve a mention as it was capable to reach 63 Knots, and was relatively stable even in rough water.

[@BamaShanks]

I’m so happy I found this channel. Fascinating stuff.

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The wait is long,but it is always more than worth it

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Man my day is made everytime when mustard uploads

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That b2 spirit video, among all other very good content on nebula, was a real gem. Best few bucks I've spent in a long time

[@casey360360]

It kind-of did go somewhere though, in Italy and Japan through the Boeing company in the form of the Sparviero-class fast attack hydrofoil. They were in service from 1974-2010. Very heavily inspired by the Pegasus design.

[@walterF205]

Italy had the Nibbio/Sparviero class, which was a series of missile hydrofoils produced, as a residue of the NATO program for this type of vessel, in seven specimens, including the Sparviero prototype, which entered the Marina Militare during the seventies and were struck off in during the nineties, very similar to the American Pegasus. Surprisingly small, they had a 90 rounds per minute OTO Compatto 76/62 gun and 2 Otomat long-range missiles, but the vessel's range was only 500 km and operating costs comparable to those of a frigate . Three units were built, and delivered between 1993 and 1995, for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on Fincantieri license from Sumitomo. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5C3f3qnhtSDaMk (sorry for the music)

[@sarcasmo57]

I was lucky enough to ride on one of those old soviet style hydrofoils for about 6 hours up the Yangtze river from Yichang, 2008. Amazing old machine, super fast.

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It's always a going to be a good day when Mustards uploads

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Tip of the Spear is the reason I signed up for Nebula. Your content is amazing and the standard for what I look for now :)

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Solid content with some great footage.

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i started watching your channel back when you first started and you are the reason i’m an aviation enthusiast and interested in military topics and i would just like to thank you for introducing me to a world that has brought me so much joy

[@galactichitchhiker_]

Italian Navy had in the '80 the Sparviero-class patrol boat that used the same principle, they were 60 tons and had a speed of over 50 knots.

[@WoolfJ35]

Honestly had to watch this twice because I got distracted by the soundtrack those synths were going off, great video as always

[@rolands652]

Always amazing content!

[@palerider7171]

I built a model of the pegasus class when I was a kid. I wondered what happened to them. Thanks for the information and satisfying my curiosity after all these years!

[@underhandeddesign7637]

One of them still exists, actually! When the project closed, the ships were sold for scrap, and my uncle and two friends of his bought one and took it to Missouri, where they are working on restoring it. Look up the USS Aries hydrofoil museum. It's a pretty cool ship, I spent a lot of time on it as a kid.

[@SirAaronFox]

This channel is the definition of quality over quantity

[@frankgordon8829]

I remember seeing one of these skimming around San Diego Bay when I was stationed at Coronado in the early 70s. It was incredible.

[@That_Guy5575]

The soundtrack this entire video is absolutely awesome.

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An EXCELLENT video, production, research, narration! BRAVO!

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You know it’s a good day when Mustard posts

[@Dunch0717]

I love hydrofoils. The physics behind them makes perfect sense, but when you see one in person you cant help but ask "How is that possible?"

[@TeddyLeppard]

Impressive simulations of craft on this page. Nicely done.

[@utbdoug]

Mustard got the music on point. Love it!

[@forzer456]

Love this video, always have been fascinated with hydrofoils and always wondered why there were so few. I’m glad the luxury yacht market is doing some development but I wish there was more.

[@illdeletethismusic]

the main part of foil development of the past 20 years has been in the moth single sailor dinghy class. they had foil control and stability figured out long before supposed high tech superyacht series like americas cup adopted foils

[@sathya451]

Mustard is the literal Embodiment of "Quality Over Quantity". Absolutely not in doubt, they will end up doing Documentaries in Television like Natgeo..

[@anonymousdolan4862]

The animation is the spectacular man! Imagine what an episode showcasing the Orion space battleship would look like!😩🚀

[@davidduker4441]

One of these wild vessels resides in mid-Missouri. PHM-5 Aries. Wild to see while going down the river in a jon boat in the middle of MO, btw I believe it is a museum

[@jonnohz1]

I worked on the Pegasus, and was SO proud of the hydrofoils. They even were sent over to the gulf to chase the little Iranian gun boats (scared the crap out of them) The civlian version are still flying in Japan.

[@AmericanBear]

Every morning I wake up and make myself some food, and usually with nobody to talk to, I find myself watching your videos. Thanks man, keep up the hard work

[@bobneitzke3750]

I recall seeing this ship on the Washington side of the Columbia river across from Astoria Oregon. Near to what I know locally as Dismal Nitch. For years It sat there "BEACHED" and was slowly dismantled presumably for scrap. It was eye catchingly Cool looking.

[@georgeking3218]

I worked at Long Beach Naval Shipyard during the early 1970's. We installed the turret from the M 551 Sheridan Tank, on one of the small hydrofoils as a experiment. The gun was able to fire either the Shillelagh missile, or a conventional high explosive projectile. I believe it wasn't a success because when fired the recoil was so heavy. It caused the hydrofoils to fail. It would cause the ship to lose lift, making the hydrofoils useless.

[@nagasako7]

USS Plainview is one of the most beautiful ships ever made

[@96whatsup]

Agreed, the aerodynamic smokestack trailing behind the bridge makes the ship look so damn futuristic

[@danieljordan5522]

You should have seen how she was built on the inside... the T stock stringers were not welded to the inside of the hull. They were extruded to the hull plates as the hull plates were being formed all in one piece.

[@Sabelzahnmowe]

Excellent Video, as always.

[@KodakYarr]

Amazing video, thanks so much!

[@bigpinefarms]

If you want to see something really cool you should check out the super stripping shovels they used in the coal mines. A few examples are the captain, the silver spade, or the mountaineer. Would love to see a video on the topic!

[@everready59]

That has nothing to do with this.

[@Harrrvey]

Canada had a similar style hydrofoil - HMCS Bras d'Or. Named after the lake where Alexander Graham Bell did his hydrofoil trials. Located on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

[@leeterthanyou]

It's currently in the Quebec Maritime museum - absolutely massive ship. 100% worth the trip to see.

[@brianb-p6586]

The lake (which is actually a tidal estuary) is in Cape Breton Island; the ship is at Musée Maritime du Québec at L'Islet-sur-Mer.

[@donaldmarwitz2046]

This is really great content. Thanks.

[@AgricultureTechUS]

Wow, this is mind-bending! Can't wrap my head around it.

[@ofacid3439]

I was lucky to be aboard Soviet underwater-winged ships to take trips to the nearby lakes for weekends. The most elegant yet futuristic vehicles I've ridden. Sadly there's not a single one in service here now

[@Axemantitan]

One of the hydrofoils, USS Flagstaff, served in the Coast Guard after its naval service, where it's speed was an advantage against smugglers.

[@anxiousearth680]

Mustve been a terrifying sight lol

[@ianmcmillan5887]

very interesting!

[@leobuana7430]

​@@anxiousearth680 probably mistake It as modrenized "flying dutchman" at night

[@manz7860]

Some absolutely incredible footage

[@Aka_Kazoo]

Something about your videos makes them so good

[@captain_commenter8796]

The navy really said: *“I want a boat that does not boat but can also be a boat”*

[@insertgoodname4809]

The music at 3:35 is just incredible! This music is soo good you should have just done a montage especially for this song and not cut into it's audio for narration.

[@Bobo-dy3xc]

What is the song called?

[@urmo345]

Thanks for posting music titles :) Love the choice.

[@kennyleung2001]

Thanks Mustard. When I was a kid, seeing a ship fly above water is just surreal and thought that was some sort of alien tech. I begged my dad to take me hydrofoil ship to experience it (we have hydrofoil ferry run from Hong Kong to Maca) .

[@random_femboy_protogen]

Built a replica of this ship in trailmakers, it's quite cool