I have allways been a fan of hydrofoils, even when I began to learn how to kite surf I quickly sought out the Cabrinha , With all of the water around here I am exploring what to make and stumbled on this project out of Portsmouth, NH.
It seems that the IPS style drives must have to articulate to control the amount of rise on the foils, however they may be controlled trailing vtail type elevon. Thinking I will make a release mold for the hull so I can capitalize on the organic, and using the photo below as the inspiration for that shape.
Hopefully I will be able to evolve this into amphibious operation as it seems that possibly this shape can prove a proper low ground effect transport drone also. I began a few sketches of how the POC could be quickly fabricated this week from existing scrap material. Thinking the pultruded tubing could be used for the structural supports and then these post tensioned wound tubes could be machined for the center fuselage.
My initial sketch really was thinking this would be a flying multi rotor however after watching the sea trials video of the Juliet Marine concept hydrofoil pushes me to try a different style of craft all together.
Comments and suggestions are very welcome. Truely I would love some collaboration from the community on this project. Since making parts the way I do it is very easy for me to create extras, and for frame assemblies and connection parts I would be willing to share those components at no charge in exchange for contribution to the design and development of the craft.
Update 10/27
I will be providing updates to this projects as I begin to cut parts this week, as well as create a collaboration page on the Digi-DNA.net site to be used as a collaboration point. If interested in participating please send a email to info@digi-dna.net with the subject line "ULGE Dev"
Thank you,
Casey
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If i recall correctly the forward propellers are only used in this ship because the aft produces indirection in steering the vessel.
Hi,
I was helping out a friend like that but he was using a ROV to make fly. (note: if something is made to sink is hard to make it fly.) The project was fun but we stop when the notes that the flights were too short.
I will be reading your updates.
Exito
Any info is good info, interested in any prior wingships. The video just shows speed on plane, however there is little scale so it is hard to determine how well it can handle high seas, as well as allot of application of the craft.
The ability in my location to land or travel via water in my location proves quite advantageous, at this point I am just thinking a swift surface drone that could have more substantial payload. The ground effect transitional craft would be amazing however just something that moves quickly over the water say 40-50 knots while being minimally effected by 3-4' typical habor chop.
I always thought hydrofoils were as close to flying as you can get while remaining in the water until I saw wingships/ekranoplanes, which actually do fly.
I'm having trouble picturing what you want to make though and can't view the video(1/2 of all youtube videos won't play now), but you mention ground effect and that's what wingships use. I also seem to remember someone else on here wanted to make an Ardupilot wingship.