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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 above in the Site Directory. The date of last revision is shown in red after each topic. ( May 7, 2013 ) 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! |
Last updated May 1, 2013
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The next JOINT MEETING of the SNAME SD-5 PANEL AND the INTERNATIONAL HYDROFOIL SOCIETY will be on Thursday,30 May 2013 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.
Subject: LNG Fuel for Advanced Ships
Author: Philip Wasinger
MAN Diesel North America.To pay by credit card, by 24 May 2013, go to www.foils.org/meeting.htm
SNAME SD-5 PANEL AND
INTERNATIONAL HYDROFOIL SOCIETYThursday, 30 May 2013
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 $30.00
To pay by credit card, by 24 May 2013, go to www.foils.org/meeting.htm
Make reservations by noon 24 May 2013
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.
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For the past 20 years there has been a Maritime Festival in Tacoma, Washington, at the Foss Waterway Seaport. You can see what's there at http://www.maritimefest.org/ and find out more about the Seaport itself at http://www.fosswaterwayseaport.org/ , on twitter at https://twitter.com/MaritimeFest and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/maritimefest
In recent years this event has attracted 8,000 - 10,000 people over a Saturday and Sunday.
This year's Maritime Fest will be on August 24-25, and the International Hydrofoil Society plans to participate.
We need IHS members on the West Coast to assist in staffing the booth. Please contact IHS President, Mark Bebar if you are able to help out (mbebar@csc.com).
To see more details, go to the Fourth Quarter IHS Newsletter below.
Click for NEW T-Craft Presentation from the 12 June 2012 IHS/SD 5 Meeting
By:
Bob Wilson and Dr. Alfred Skolnick presentation about the T-Craft Program
The T-Craft is an amphibious concept combining the best capabilities of the catamaran, surface effect
ship and air cushion vehicle. It answers ONR's requirements for a seabase-to-shore “connector” capable
of self-deployment across open ocean, high speed while fully-loaded, operation in relatively shallow
water, good seakeeping for at-sea cargo transfer, and fully amphibious delivery “feet dry” on the beach.
Results show sufficient technological maturity to permit a full-scale T-Craft demonstrator to be designed
and built today. The presentation will cover the importance of the T-Craft concept, its key technologies,
development of its configuration by three design agents, and technologies warranting further attention in
the near term.
Sustaining Members are corporations, companies institutions and other organizations who wish to support the work of the Society.
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.
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. NAIAD DYNAMICS Naiad Dynamics world leader in ship motion solutions is the fusion of the legendary Stabilizer and Ride Control System manufacturers Naiad Marine Systems, Maritime Dynamics, Vosper Motion Control, Vosper Stabilizers, VT Marine Products and Koopnautic Holland.
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. |
Second Quarter 2013 Newsletter Electronic Copy in Adobe Acrobat format available NOW to members in good standing. Click Here.
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