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FVS÷HùN(¢²“iØ{Ý’^ÆbXÑvŒ ÀãŸÆ§G8¦ye\¦T&=;ÑE6­°“lÿÙ had a surface-piercing foil configuration, i.e. four retractable "V"-foils that could be steered and rotated to allow banking into a turn. HIGH POCKETS was the first hydrofoil to embark the then Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Carney, in the summer of 1953; click here to read this interesting story.
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HIGH TAIL The second Baker hydrofoil had a controllable, fully submerged foil system. The 3-foil system, one forward and two aft, had three mechanical sensors, one touching the water ahead of each foil. These sensors provided the input for controlling foil lift. Propulsion was via a propeller driven by an inboard marine engine through an angled shaft. The forward foil and struts were mounted on a vertical axis, which provided steering while flying. The foils, sensors, and propeller were all hydraulically retractable for operating in shallow water. The foils were quite small, so lift control was obtained by changing foil incidence relative to a fixed reference using a mechanical/hydraulic autopilot. Though the autopilot was workable, the conclusion was that future autopilots should be electro-hydraulic. Gordon Baker’s contributions during this experimental stage of hydrofoil development was significant and helpful for future design decisions.
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MONITOR CARL XCH-4 This 16,500 lb, 53 foot craft was known officially as "Experimental Craft Hydrofoil No. 4," unofficially as "The Carl Boat" after its principal designer, William P. Carl. It had a seaplane type hull supported by two sets of foils forward, and a single strut and foil aft. Two 250 hp Pratt and Whitney R-985 aircraft engines with two-bladed controllable pitch propellers 8 ft in diameter provided the trust to carry this craft to the highest speed attained since those achieved by Alexander Graham Bell’s HD-4. During trials of the CARL XCH-4 in 1953, the crafts design speed of 65 mph was exceeded in three to four foot waves. During US Navy tests off Long Island NY, someone called the US Coast Guard to report that "A seaplane had been trying unsuccessfully to take off and undoubtedly needed help" an understandable error in view of the craft’s appearance! Ï$ z€íòžhF¢‹!`Á9ç‘Q˜Hû¸Å&ÜŒ`þ›ä]ÜŽý+™$ÖÌk&Œri¬¡A$Æ mN8ñæd7¡Ô¢öÞfPÒFÀà…½+ö:©]­™LÜ/¨j^B€•8drTÅ%Ï$`ÓDº!-†ÉS$T~r ,†5b¦E㱨šî$ÈÞ¼ñÖ™¤·‰ ºy˜¤e>©¡®aO™|À:íëS›¥%×'¦Z¸ëIÜéR©o}\dw±d+†Sƒòž {§Á9¥ð¤ÓƵÅä’ŒdT†Aü«ÃâÚDŒ¸¯uð–s‚|7Ž£yd$¤u´ 3g‚z`~&¹1.Ð.’\×HÅø‰á \ñ½óYiRËpÇRï@’A’ n~f"²ô‡~%Ò5½;RžÖÞ(a¸Iý¥í䇓\Oüm¯Zø«Q±³Õµ²ÙÜai&%ÆÓÙëÖ¹qâ}@_Å,“M*E0bpCdu=±YBME#g„“niŸ}øëNÿ„‡á?‰­Õw<º_ÚcÙGãòšøžC’N:Œ×Þ^ òµ¯ÙÅ Ì7væûÊêGò5ðMûÿg\Ke)ÄöÎÐ>{2¤~b´Ã»I£,M753´2)ƒóÖªý©r #¦Z¦V'îô=óÖºÓ9Ý)%ª'Ià îÎOz”IžœûÕ%•M£¦ K™à.^jÓ24ÙoÌ$ã4³§$ÿ­gqœ°BB= Âä‰ö#4Çì-ÔÜÑõ;Ýñot«»‹+¸È&Ky ΞNJö~Ò:´WЧˆ4ÛK<äI=‚I<¥¶¶;Šùñ¥¹É €1Öˆ¯.Ià ëÐŒdUZåÆ"®šgÞ~ñÆ…ã+w›DÔ¢¹òó¾')cÇ]Ѷý*Ÿ‰þ$øÁ×pê—ïhÚXñÎ8ÈÏ@s_\HÒ!eŒçsŽpz¥W2ÝÙFe‘!<„FÂ߁ÇoJqNþöƱJK³>ÙÖ¾+iÖV‘ÞiQ¦­k¡.ÊJa{u.¨_k¯ 3®zuë[·^7Ó-ìd¼IDð(BqÇqzŠøB×_¸†v{µk¨ž6‘ä+»##=ˆ àŽq]ƍñ6×KºÔ~âÛÃk¨«yÖÒÊÎ…ò$++ÐAµl•;؉ө‡Ö~ñæâß´ÇjÛnmNÙPÈOÚÝÀ]¶…õ®ßÎJźý£¼l$ÌwºjÎ4ôÁúäšOšÖ±PJ{3Ôþ üx¶Ñ$Ö´M>ÓS²Ö-ÁŽû‹tØ$´lrTŽ|W…Iñ‹ÆÆÅ¬ÏŠuO-¤iEy¤œq¿‚ñÀ¸ßxŸRñ>©>¡ªÞKuu.7<„và{ ȘáOäj£oxì 5;믋Þ3¸[˜¥ñN«$7ùR)”ÊFéÆGqƒ\ö•âÍKAYN•¨ÞX´ªU¾Í3 lŒrÁ>ýk €;³ÅGÈvŒ’áJJ)h•}sðɤ»ðµÅIJM4öjÒI3—gbIbrkÆþ&x‹V±ñSZRôAi}#¸tPN6‘ßÖ½›á [ü£¿zÅ;{ð‹ÑgÆ—ټƂÈí·ÿ­\?‹c+'dÈn>%ø¦ö†çÄú³D` tˁyÛ‚ONMw^øÿ®Ú^A¹qý‚ŽÆ&#'æÜÉéÔs^\ƒŽASϽ0´„¶5è«GdSÃ)+V[þкsk³‰,nGdÄ;|ðàõ?>#·lw­&ý¡¼*™cÕr>ìCÿg¯Ä¥HØûæ•ælcw4ïægõCêÉÿi c ‹|íÏ\F€~YªGö˜±”ðÜå¹à^ èòð'wÞ?8JÁ9sôÍ?˜þ¨}8?iˆáIþ¦ýGþÉL—ö‰#>W…Ííç_¾ý5ó+Lü|ƘÓ3}âxõ¤×˜,"ëoëæwé«ÛpK6yéQ>¹¿µyú†ù†lÔîåSvöükÍR¾¦o-‚v¹ÝÅ­Å)±ÍXûx˜°Þ¼é/]N[æªÏ}<²³4‡æ=JDŒ¥”ó=‘ë±O{ĶÐ;¥¬^tì9¦q¸ú +=µˆ-¦I¶”`ÙôÁÎkÍd»™Ð»;áIÏjz,×e€bNÒrOµGµ»Ð¨å jä{ÃÞÃ¥|a·¶˜…OíˆH*FLrºàú}Ù+?@ÕtßxæÞ û¹ìí,5‚kˆÐ<‘ª3.qŽO·zåþ&ܼ>%ÐuÄ,u¥é·ùÏñ”ù¥AñŠ#eñ+ÄOÄWWkLtÛ*‰èÕ›“Or£„­¯™éúŸ“_ÓäñÍäÖ6„Än,ÛÊg¢D+¨$70íž”ž&ñ¥ök8¼Ka§kzcå¬ïbá$ä´3 Ž˜9Ê×΢êW'.ߝtñÞ©ávšÌwz]ÉjÓ®W|ãÔ z2ᇭKosw„Ÿ.’ÔúÆgºÐÏ‡VL'ûjûŠçµ/ i—6âëVðL‰j@Χá;Á$sól%ÓðÜ¿…pðØG¬Oÿ ÃíBîNØdÑÚSöÛ~¹hXs2uÎ>`:ƒVôŸiú娒þîO ø©¿æ7` V×þž"\llõtõs;ª£×úþ·'ƒán“â§uð÷‹ Û´fbÝíe_£.øÛþúbOÙòïNˆM¨µëÚƒÌö¨²FGûêXWyec¯E¦Asâ9ÒæþMÆ;¸Äl³Ç“´¬±ŒJ1Ü’y©¬d¸±œÜ[Ëqk0?\^33q©*{X÷°x{8É»Üá,¾xb2Šâå½eœàþ t6ÞðݾÑ‹g’qó!~àD×^oVž!YG©ç·ÖÇþÙeO:ò&+ž¡¯Ãwö5ç¿®#Oh]®•hy>²Iú×ÔPxoGKhí›nmc ¬2&ð9œô<Ö¼jGî-—*ü‘Žt;W£§Vy’ ä¬|¥éZßÄæšÏJ½:y¼7;¾Èçh/‘†ÅëÚ¸M^1ý¡v"gcÄ_É ±\J§¶s_"|c‡J·øâX.&½Žh[0$VÑËÕ€$y,rH&Ÿ2V±ÍW â®yINJ“Çjòƒ¡c–ÏåÞ€Êbl° ;`Ö陨69U7#š“rœUuŒK·ŽÕi¡¸óu'ÊÈãëOe@@ í5Y‡›ßgCKõ&™'§ Æi²…ñQ+àŽ8>¢œÏž€9ö¤µ ;‰ä«‘§'¥ 8?Jr°QÈtïH¬Š>cÚ™Wc·ƒ×9ìji¹f;–ýFbi2AÚ§ŠU‰£PGOcSqòÀmŲÝǵœoìØäV,ú]Ôg!K¨þ%çô­ ®Xg8ê]î rvŠLÚž"¥%î»™º&˜÷sÆ‘Ý*Êǃùë®ü2öðü׈Œ¸ß¸d úb°gj^ ,Àe_ (ñ.³bùS'3Äð—¡§ûþϰ·^”C$±Ï’/Íò6Añ\Í™Nr:סiºÍž¨¡a­îy[‡%XîûqÞ¹éÉ›iÚÃ$ÓšMßcl=YÆ~Ρϱ*Ø'§J”É”É'5PI9éÒ¤B»‡ƒR®w´‡²ùA7ÃiÖ¾Ïðö›—o§A´ ´‚0}Ѝ'ùùúgÚüC¤ÚãrÍw= é_]ø‚i´¿ëz’¨Q ´Ò#2çiŽüãŠåÅ=g4ÚsÓ±ñäí}s5Ðåf‘åüçúÕ5Bcl‚È®£QÓíXÛ´/oV$ Â’18œT l1 ë– þÑ­ãÖãŽ&6GÛßuOíèå–Ç^„(õòÆ}û'⟌-JÆoÞxþ’âLÿãÆ¾†ýš®e> KiÑãh$uUpAÚ‡øWŸ~ÓºgÙ>%›•^52Úë u`^"?(ÅcMÚ©|°º>DˆHŐß»fOLôºDRHí!@ñæ7ðûšÅkRe`ê@^7Ò‹‰¶DÑqZïÑR*­'»µqKeˆ.rÁ˜ï'§â–UµóIÚ> ÔÓÛÞ¨@ÑÜÂíæÇF»€s‚ÇÐæŸpÊÁ[îõ­LÉÐJH–$–F}¥S©éÇãQNœÇ'QéTÚè4d«cÕTS¹Û“Û¸4§n†‘ÂÆOß7ö'LÆÃ9è{ԱΥrïC»¥f[ÚDUw†.ß0Û×¥1íÁQµ†Iàg)¤ì'BŸÂõuP§p`1õ©VX¦¹è ¹e‘—vÄ$v‰4ц>g Ž ¡]jc< oIW¶ ±ž3ò¯$f²•KJ›jô4²\V—ï þ4“ÂËÊ2Ñž7v&©Xë£ B<²dÓLѹ ÌW±õ¨šþ^pߍ"JXŒãn:TÏl3´`ð+E'$_,cº"K¢§%Žê‘ï^À|^ß­V{}«IÕrãiVÆj\­¹jœ%­‹ò^_½š¨òîóQÆ4€2Œ•.o¢48ÇaÁN´žc |بË2ç+ÇÒ›†#•¬eQÜ»¼ýÃäZ_0"ðÝÁªŠÀç<œì1©ö8¦¦ä™.6>Ëø<€ø3B=¾ÀŸÈ×ÏÿTÅãyšÎãŸï*ú àÞWÁ>!YˆÓÓwà×€|q!2X…
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