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The International Hydrofoil Society (IHS) is an all volunteer, not-for-profit organization of and for people who design, build, operate, or simply are interested in commercial, military, research, or recreational hydrofoils of any size... power (including human power!) or sail. Other sites are beautiful, but this site is fast, lean, and totally devoted to hydrofoils. Every page, every word, on the IHS site has been created by hand through the contributions of our members and the people who correspond with us. You too can participate, whether you are a member or not. To navigate the IHS site, simply click on any topic listed below in the Site Directory. The date of last revision is shown in red after each topic. ( August 4, 2010 ) This site is free and open to all. Scroll down and search the site with the Search Engine below to find what you want, or... click, explore, and enjoy! |
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Sustaining Members are corporations, companies institutions and other organizations who wish to support the work of the Society.
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Island Engineering, formed in 1999, is dedicated to design and engineering support of high performance marine vehicles - primarily for the development of advanced ride control systems. Island Engineering is one of a very few companies that specialize in providing the stabilization and motion control that a ship or craft requires in order to be able to accomplish its purposes. That may involve ensuring a ship-launched weapon will hit its target, or a helicopter or Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat can be deployed safely, or a yacht owner's martini won't spill. Requirements and solutions can vary widely from one case to the next, and Island Engineering has dealt with a wide variety of ships, craft and equipment involved in such solutions. Island Engineering handles all aspects of this work, from basic analysis to design and engineering, all the way to fabrication and shipboard installation of stabilization systems. Moreover, the company is well known for its ability and willingness to tackle all manner of unusual and challenging engineering projects. |
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Maritime Applied Physics Corporation (MAPC) provides a mix of scientists, engineers, naval architects and technicians who are motivated to move ideas from concept through design and prototype. |
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HYDROSAIL Sailing Hydrofoils (HSH) HYDROSAIL Ltd Liability Corporation (LLC) has over 50 years of experience designing, engineering, fabricating, and sailing hydrofoil boats and hydrofoil control systems. |
The next JOINT MEETING of the SNAME SD-5 PANEL AND the INTERNATIONAL HYDROFOIL SOCIETY will be on, 22 June 2010 at the Army Navy Country Club, Arlington, VA. from 5:30 to 6:30 Cash Bar - 6:30 to 7:30 Dinner - 7:30 to 8:30 Program. To pay by credit card, by 16 June, go to www.foils.org/meeting.htm
JOINT DINNER MEETING
SNAME SD-5 PANEL AND
INTERNATIONAL HYDROFOIL SOCIETYTuesday, 22 June 2010
Army Navy Country Club, Arlington, VA
5:30 to 6:30 Cash Bar - 6:30 to 7:30 Dinner - 7:30 to 8:30 Program
Deli Buffet: Hot Soup; Mix of Breads & Rolls; Sliced Beef, Ham & Turkey;
Cheeses; Pasta, Potato & Green Salads; Brownies & Cookies; Coffee & TeaPrice $25.00
To pay by credit card, by 16 June, go to www.foils.org/meeting.htm
Make reservations by noon Wednesday, 16 June 2010
with Allen Ford at allenford@verizon.net or Mark Bebar at mbebar@csc.comPlease honor reservations. No-shows may be requested to cover costs incurred.
Stabilization and Motion Control of Advanced Ships & Craft
J. William McFann - President, Island Engineering, Inc.
Island Engineering is one of a very few companies that specialize in providing the stabilization and motion control a ship or craft requires in order to be able to accomplish its purposes. That may involve ensuring a ship-launched weapon will hit its target, or a helo or RIB can be deployed safely, or a yacht owner's martini won't spill. Requirements and solutions can vary widely from one case to the next, and our speaker will discuss some of the more interesting ones his company has dealt with and show some of the ships, craft and equipment involved.
Island Engineering handles all aspects of this work, from basic analysis to design and engineering, all the way to fabrication and shipboard installation of stabilization systems. Moreover, they're well known to many of us for their ability and willingness to tackle all manner of unusual and challenging engineering projects.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mr. McFann established Island Engineering in 1999 for the purpose of developing and testing advanced marine vehicle designs and dynamic motion and flight control systems. From 1987 through 1999 he held positions as Design Engineer, Engineering Manager, and Director of Special Projects at Maritime Dynamics, Inc. (MDI), another eminent company in this field. He has managed key elements of the design, development and testing of numerous monohull, catamaran, SWATH and SES craft, not only for the US Navy but also for German, Swedish, Norwegian, Korean and Egyptian naval and commercial craft.
Mr. McFann holds a BSME degree from Purdue University and is a member of the American Society of Naval Engineers, the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and the International Hydrofoil Society.
The IHS Subject Archives have been all updated to include all 2005 discussions from the IHS Bulletin Board as of 20 Aug 2006. The Discussion Forums
On-Line (BBS) should be used for all current Discussions.
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New!!! Even More Advanced Marine Vehicles (AMVs) CD Data Available. Nov 2007 IHS announces the Fourth Advanced Marine Vehicle (AMV) CD-ROM in its series of reference and historical AMV document releases. The new CD has 74 documents: Click Here to download a Table of Contents.
Want details? Click Here to view a Table of Contents and abstracts for each document on the CD. Cost is only US$12.00 for IHS members; US$15.00 for nonmembers. This includes postage worldwide. IHS accepts payment by personal check, bank check, money order or cash (all in US dollars only).We have also arranged for payment by credit card (online only!). Note: AMV CD-ROM #1, #2 and #3 the first three CDs in this series, are still available for sale. Click Here for ordering instructions. |
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ALSO New!!! ALL Back-issues of IHS NEWSLETTERS (1978-2008) Available. IHS announces the consolidation and indexing of all IHS NEWSLETTERS onto a CD.
Want details? Click Here for an Index and abstracts for each document on the CD. Cost is only US$12.00 for IHS members; US$15.00 for nonmembers. This includes postage worldwide. IHS accepts payment by personal check, bank check, money order or cash (all in US dollars only).We have also arranged for payment by credit card (online only!). Note: The current and just past issues are always available to IHS Memebers for immediate download at this page. Click Here for ordering instructions. |
Electronic Copy in Adobe Acrobat format available NOW to members in good standing. Click Here.
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