Why BOEING built this super-fast BOAT

[@johnpaulmierz6978]

I worked at Boeing on 8 of those jetfoils as a test crew member to get them certified for coast guard. sailed 8 hours a day for three months a piece on these boats in Puget Sound, San juan islands, and the straits between the U.S. and CANADA. It was a blast can stand and drink coffee and not spill a drop at speed. Those ships can turn on a dime and give you nine cents in change

[@confuzionator]

How does these ships perform in (for example 3 meter) high waves?

[@johnpaulmierz6978]

They can sail in Beaufort 4 conditions easily 12 ft swells when they got their around 16 ft you could hear and feel them slap on the bottom of the hull😮

[@kevinfitz8516]

why wasnt it a success?

[@johnpaulmierz6978]

​@@kevinfitz8516the environmentalist shut them down the struts and foils was nothing more than razor blades

[@tonylaw196]

In heavy sea condition, onboard a jetfoil is a best choice, it can keep stable and high speed sailing.

[@markkeller8915]

I rode one from Seattle to Victoria in 1980. I was 20 years old I was quite inspired. Word around here was the foils were being damaged by logs and other things in the water.

[@dennykime1]

The Royal Navy had one of these (Modified of course). HMS Speedy served with the RN from 79 to 82 before being sold off to the Hong Kong Ferry company and flew as Lilau to the end of her days.

[@johnpaulmierz6978]

Yeah I worked on that boat didn't have no upper deck on it that special diesel engines for Holborn

[@auntona9699]

There was one on a swiss lake I rode as a kid. In 2012 I rode one from St. Peterburg to Peterhof. Quite unique experience riding on a hydrofoil, especially the moment it slowly starts to lift out of the water.

[@AlphardV55WR35]

Hong Kong to Macau, I'm gonna ride it again this June . Love the sound of it !

[@grantdennis8678]

having ridden on one, I can recommend the speed and smooth ride.

[@aykobleisch339]

Just riding one right now from Yakushima to Kagoshima

[@aungchan664]

Price?

[@mtsky-tc6uw]

$4.97 --get yours,they are going quick

[@SuperSorokka]

Find anything about Alekseev’s creatures.. otherwise the story is not full

[@Wongwanchungwongjumbo]

The Boeing Jetfoil boat Can also be used hydrofoil between Singapore 🇸🇬 to Batam and Bintan.

[@muhammadalfathin1523]

I'm Batam Citizen, is hydrofoil ship available? Want to have a ride.

[@trailgamer5]

​@@muhammadalfathin1523 Unfortunately no. Only regular hulled ships and catamarans. Most likely a big reason these aren't used for the route is due to the noise.

[@hkman3299]

I love Boeing 929

[@Mark_2060]

In the USSR in 1957 all this happened!

[@3D_Emergency]

What happened in the USSR in 1957?

[@Mark_2060]

@@3D_Emergency In 1957, designer Alekseev made a hydrofoil ship.

[@3D_Emergency]

@@Mark_2060 Wikipedia says that the first submarine built in the USSR was the Sarancha class missile boat, a unique vessel built in the 1970s. In the USSR, the hydrofoil appeared quite late. The first one was built by the Italians, then in Germany, then in Canada and the USA, and only after all of them was built in the USSR.

[@Mark_2060]

@@3D_Emergency ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%B2,_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2_%D0%95%D0%B2%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87

[@conantdog]

To good for the u.s. market .

[@Иван-р1р7е]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@vesav2442]

Candela c8, is best boat.

[@mtsky-tc6uw]

the russians have a bunch of these

[@jjse79]

Needed the subtitles 😐

[@kevinfitz8516]

you deaf?

[@teslafieldphysics4041]

Boeing. You better stick to the water or earth. Your air stuff sucks. You’ve got astronauts stuck in space on your junk star liner right now!