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IHS/SNAME SD-5 MUGS
[18 Sept 09] The IHS has obtained a new stock of specially IHS Engraved Brushed Stainless Steel Souvenir Mugs (similar to the ones shown here) displaying the logos of the IHS and SNAME SD-5 as gifts for our Dinner Meeting Speakers. Members have asked that they be made more generally available. So as long as supplies last, we will make them available for $19 including shipping and handling within CONUS and at cost elsewhere.
Newsletters --
Past, Present, Future (A Benefit of IHS
Membership)
[17 Aug 03] The current edition of the newsletter and the
immediately prior edition are available for downloading, reading, and
printing to IHS members whose dues are paid up and to IHS Life
Members. Notification by email is provided to members when a new
edition is posted (if we have your email address!). If you did
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[9 Mar 03] The Winter 2006 newsletter is available to all
as a FREE SAMPLE. Read it on the screen,
save it to your computer, or print it out. No password required.
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[27 Nv 07] Past IHS Newsletters CD: IHS Member Martin Grimm has undertaken to
prepare an index of all 1,852 past articles appearing in the
newsletter starting with the first one published in 1978 thru 2006 . The index contains a summary description of each
article's contents, source/author of the article, date the article
appeared, and other information. The index is in the form of a
Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, and you will need the MS Excel program
or a viewer such as Quick View Plus to use the file. Click
here to access the index. All these past Newsletters have been assembled into a Past IHS Newsletters CD which is now available for $12.00 IHS Member Price, postpaid price or $15.00 Non-Member Price, postpaid price, postpaid worldwide.
Advanced Marine Vehicles (AMVs)
CD-ROM #1 ($12 Members or $15 non-Members postpaid
worldwide)
[9 Mar 03] IHS is making available a
collection of Advanced Marine Vehicle technical documents on
CD-ROM. These AMV documents have been generally unavailable,
as they were in private or government files and archives.
This first CD-ROM in the series contains approximately 7,100
scanned pages of reports, most of which deal with
hydrofoils. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to
view the documents. Click Here to view an list of the
contents. Click Here to view a
description and disclaimer. Cost of CD-ROM #1 is only US$12.00 for IHS members; US$15.00 for nonmembers. This includes postage worldwide. Note: If you are not currently a member, or if your membership has expired, you are entitled to the member's price if you join or renew as part of your order Click Here For Purchase
AMV CD-ROM #2
(postpaid worldwide: $12 to IHS Members or $15 to Non-Members)
17 Aug 03; The second CD-ROM is now available.
It contains 61 documents: eleven documents applicable to multiple AMV types; seventeen documents on Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs) and Surface Effect Ships (SESes); thirty documents on hydrofoils; and three documents on planing hulls
Click Here for a Table of Contents and full set of abstracts. Cost is only US$12.00 for IHS members; US$15.00 for nonmembers. This includes postage worldwide. Note: If you are not currently a member, or if your membership has expired, you are entitled to the member's price if you join or renew as part of your order. Click Here For Purchase
AMV CD-ROM #3
(postpaid worldwide: $12 to IHS Members or $15 to Non-Members)
8 JULY 06; The THIRD CD-ROM is now available.
It contains 45 documents: Twenty One documents address hydrofoils. eleven documents applicable to multiple AMV technology; seven documents on Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs) and Surface Effect Ships (SESes); and six documents on planing hulls
Click Here for a Table of Content. Cost is only US$12.00 for IHS members; US$15.00 for nonmembers. This includes postage worldwide. Note: If you are not currently a member, or if your membership has expired, you are entitled to the member's price if you join or renew as part of your order. Click Here For Purchase
NEW! AMV CD-ROM #4
(postpaid worldwide: $12 to IHS Members or $15 to Non-Members)
11 Nov 2007; The FOURTH CD-ROM is now available.
It contains 74 documents: Thirty five documents address hydrofoils. twenty one documents applicable to multiple AMV technology; ten documents on Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs) and Surface Effect Ships (SESes); three SWATHs; and six documents on planing Mono and Multi-hulls
Click Here for a Table of Content. Cost is only US$12.00 for IHS members; US$15.00 for nonmembers. This includes postage worldwide. Note: If you are not currently a member, or if your membership has expired, you are entitled to the member's price if you join or renew as part of your order. Click Here For Purchase
17 Aug 03 More about AMV CD-ROM series:
The fifth CD-ROM is in preparation. This project was initiated in 1993 by the Advanced Vehicles Group (SD-5) of the US Society of Naval
Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). A bibliography of some 500 documents covering hydrofoils, air cushion vehicles (ACVs), Surface Effect Ships (SES), hydrofoils, planing craft and Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) ships was developed, in cooperation with the International Hydrofoil Society (IHS) and the US Hovercraft Society. Scarcity of resources has delayed this effort, which is currently led by
the IHS.
Fast, Large, Long-Range
Hydrofoil Ships (Free to IHS
Members; $5 to Nonmembers)
[17 Nov 98] A full copy of Dr. Theo Kooij's
presentation at the June 1998 joint meeting of the IHS,
US Hovercraft Society, and the SNAME SD-5 Panel is
available by mail. The presentation, which is titled
"Design Considerations For Fast,
Large, Long-Range Hydrofoil Ships," is summarized
in the Autumn 1998 IHS Newsletter. Dr. Theo Kooij is
Program Manager, Tactical Technology Office, Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA/TTO), Arlington
VA. Any IHS member may obtain a complete copy at no cost.
Send your request to Kenneth
Spaulding, 3131 Rittenhouse St., NW, Washington, DC
20015. Non-members may also obtain a copy by mail, but
there will be a US$5.00 handling charge (mail your order
and payment to Kenneth Spaulding, or click the Add to
Cart button at the bottom of this page to pay by credit
card).
David A. Keiper
Hydrofoil Kit Files ($15
postpaid worldwide)
[19 Oct 98, updated 1 Sep 01] At the
time of his death on 27 June 1998, David A.
Keiper was finalizing the design and taking
orders for a bolt-on hydrofoil kit. Designed to
fit Beach Cats and other small catamarans, the
planned foil kits would also be adaptable to
similarly sized motorboats. Dave Keiper is most
well known for designing the ocean-going
hydrofoil yacht WILLIWAW and sailing it
solo throughout the Pacific. Click
Here for more information on Dave Keiper,
including a review of his
book Hydrofoil Voyager.
[23 Jan 03] A set of Dave's files
related to these kits (approx. 270 loose sheets)
is available from IHS on CD-ROM in Adobe Acrobat
format. You will need the free Acrobat Reader
software to read and print these files. The set
includes draft instructions for attaching the
kit, cutting patterns for making up the foils
from the raw extrusions (previously intended to
be kept confidential as proprietary
information), extensive email correspondence
related to testing and fine-tuning the design,
calculations for selecting the foil profile, and
many notes on capabilities and prices of
potential extrusion suppliers. Dave completed
only a couple of kits, and the remaining raw
extrusions were sold to various people
worldwide. Thus it will not be possible to buy a
set of the original extrusions unless one of
those purchasers decides to put his set up for
sale. Nevertheless, this set of files will be of
interest to anyone who with the desire and
knowledge to design a hydrofoil kit. Keep in
mind that these files are unfinished and
unedited. You must have the requisite technical
and mechanical ability if you are to put these
files to successful use. Click
Here for more on contents and a
disclaimer.
Price for one copy of the files on CD-ROM including postage and handling
is US$15.00 to addresses worldwide. Please do
not order if mail service in your country is
highly unreliable for packages. Note: the hard
copy version of these files is no longer
available, but you can print out the entire set
of files or just specific pages of interest from
the CD-ROM.
IHS 25th Anniversary
Proceedings (postpaid: $18.50 in
USA or $25 Overseas)
[9 Mar 03] The 25th Anniversary Celebration
and Conference Proceedings from June 1995 are available
on CD-ROM in Adobe Acrobat format. The Proceedings
contain a complete collection of papers presented.
Click Here to view the Table
of Contents. The cost per copy for mail delivery in the
USA is US$18.50. For delivery to other countries, the
cost per copy is US$25.00.
Special Report on
Advanced Marine Vehicle (AMV) Workshop
(postpaid: $10 in USA or
$15 Overseas)
[9 Mar 03] Click
here to view the Special Report. This
report, which summarizes the events of the June
4, 1997 AMV Workshop held in Washington DC was
published in the Summer 1997 IHS
newsletter. If you want a package
containing a copy of each paper presented at the
AMV Workshop, the cost is US$10.00 for orders
shipped to addresses in the USA, or US$15.00 for
shipment to addresses outside of the USA.
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