Hydrofoil
device · 1906 · Electric age
Foils lift the hull out of the water (Alekseyev’s Raketa).
What it is made of
- Hydrofoil wings — has part. They lift the hull out of the water.
- Hull — has part. A hull.
- Diesel engine — has part. An engine.
- Propeller — has part. A propeller.
Principles and materials it uses
- Lift — uses. An underwater wing creates lift.
- Steel — is made of. The hydrofoils are steel.
- Aluminium — is made of. The housing is aluminium.
What it is a kind of
- Watercraft — is a kind of. A vessel.
Things built in a similar way
- Ekranoplan — works like. Both were invented by Alekseyev: lift near the water’s surface.