henryf
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Worth mentioning that commercial hydrofoils are still used on the Saigon river. We went up there the other day. I am amazed they can function given the amount of crap floating around !
Henry
Henry
Hydrofoiling MOBOs?
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Bajansailor
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Kashurst, have you got any more updates re your correspondence with Paritet (laid down a deposit even??)
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Hydrofoils were in use between Copenhagen and Malmö until 1977 when they were replaced by catamarans. Went under the name "Flying boats" regardless of type but that might have been because they connected travellers from southern Sweden with the internatinal airport in Copenhagen. The alternative was traditional ferries.
When the Öresund bridge was ready in 2000 ferry traffic suffered (as you'd expect) and the line was closed i 2002.
The hydrofoils were used on other routes until 1987(?).
At a certain point in time the hydrofoils had an unofficial competition with the navy's motor topedoboats. That ended when next generations MP's with much more power was used by the navy - they ran circles around the hydro's.
Built by Contiere Navale L. Rodriquez, Messina, Italy (#161)
Year 1973 - out of service 1987
Main engines 2 x MTU 12V 493 TY71 diesel, 2.014 kW
Speed (cruise) 34 knots
Max. passengers 140
1987: Sold to Shotley Mercantile Co, Ltd, Panama.
renamed to RAPIDO DE IBIZA.
19??: Renamed to MIGGON.
Btw. travellers later were offered a hoovercraft service that 'landed' directly at the airport at a purpose built ramp.
The hovercraft were AP188s, built by British Hovercraft Corporation, a sister company of Westland Helicopters, in the Isle of Wight. They were 80 ft. long, 36 ft. wide and could carry 101 passengers, although the operator SAS configured them with 80 seats and splitted the cabin into two with a movable bulkhead between club and economy passengers. In airline terms, the craft was twinaisle, with two/three/two seats across. In use 1984-1994 and sold back to IOW in 1997, later to be sold to Kazakhstan.
The ramp now is the berth of an airport rescue vessel (Alu hull, life rafts for 600 pax, Scania diesels on jet drives for safety if operating where persons might be in the water).
When the Öresund bridge was ready in 2000 ferry traffic suffered (as you'd expect) and the line was closed i 2002.
The hydrofoils were used on other routes until 1987(?).
At a certain point in time the hydrofoils had an unofficial competition with the navy's motor topedoboats. That ended when next generations MP's with much more power was used by the navy - they ran circles around the hydro's.
Built by Contiere Navale L. Rodriquez, Messina, Italy (#161)
Year 1973 - out of service 1987
Main engines 2 x MTU 12V 493 TY71 diesel, 2.014 kW
Speed (cruise) 34 knots
Max. passengers 140
1987: Sold to Shotley Mercantile Co, Ltd, Panama.
renamed to RAPIDO DE IBIZA.
19??: Renamed to MIGGON.
Btw. travellers later were offered a hoovercraft service that 'landed' directly at the airport at a purpose built ramp.
The hovercraft were AP188s, built by British Hovercraft Corporation, a sister company of Westland Helicopters, in the Isle of Wight. They were 80 ft. long, 36 ft. wide and could carry 101 passengers, although the operator SAS configured them with 80 seats and splitted the cabin into two with a movable bulkhead between club and economy passengers. In airline terms, the craft was twinaisle, with two/three/two seats across. In use 1984-1994 and sold back to IOW in 1997, later to be sold to Kazakhstan.
The ramp now is the berth of an airport rescue vessel (Alu hull, life rafts for 600 pax, Scania diesels on jet drives for safety if operating where persons might be in the water).
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