SHIPSTHAT FLY t T , I I f A STORYOFTHEMODERN HYDROFOIL....... JOHNR. MEYER Jr. Courtesvof U.S.Navv oN ltHilE OCCASICN CIF "OCIEANVENI|URIB 1984": ''PHMs HAVE BROUGHT A NEW DIMENSION TO SURFACE WARFARE'' "pHM SPEED, SMALL RADAR CROSS-SECTION,WEAPONS SUITE AND FIRE CONI'ROL SYSTEM PROVIDED CVBG WITH A FORMIDABLE OFFENSIVE WEAPON.....'' '' PHM PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN SUPERB. YOU HAVE PROVEN PHMs CAN OPERATE EFFECTIVELY WITH A BATTLE GROUP AND ARE WELCOME BACK ANY TIME.'' COMMODOREK. G. D ORSEY.COMCARGRU F OUR FIRSTFORMATION FLIGHT OF PHM SQUADRON KEY WEST,FLORIDA - APRIL 18, 1983 This book is dedicatedto the memoryof my parents John and Anna Meyer whosesacrifices and generosity will be long remembered. @Copyright by HydrofoilTechnology, Inc., John R. Meyer,Jr., 1990 All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retreival system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the author/publisher. CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER4 -U. S.NAVY DEVELOPMENTALHYDROFOILS........... .............46 HrGHPOrNT (pCH-l)... ..................47 FLAGSTAFF(PGH-I)... ...................57 TUCUMCART(PGH-2)............. .......61 PLAII\I/IEW (AGEH-1)............ .....& CHAPTER5 - CANADIAN AND EUROPEANTTYDROFOIL DEVELOPMENTS.............74 CANADIANBRAS D'OR, FFTE-4M.. .............74 SUPRAIVTARPT SERIESHYDROFOILS........... .............78 RODRTQUEZRHS SERTES rrrDROFOrLS........... .........82 CHAPTER6 - TIIE U.S.NAVY FLEETHYDROFOIL - PHM ............88 TIIE NATOCONNECTrON............ ................88 PHMBEGINNINGS............ ............89 USSPEGASUS TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS..... ...................102 CONSTRUCTIONOF REMAINING PHMs... ...............107 TIIE PHM SQUADRONrS COMPLETE- HYDROFOTLSJOrN TIIE FLEET..........114 PHM SQUADRONMATURES - READY"TO GO IN HARM'SWAy"....................117 OPERATTONALSUCCESS!................ ........r22 DRUGBUSTING WITH TTIEU.S. COAST GUARD.. ........,........126 FUTUREOF TIIE PHMs...... ..........r28 CHAPTER7 - WHY AND HOWDO HYDROFOILSFLY?....... ........131 FOrLARRANGEMENTS............... ...............131 AUTOMATTCCONTROL SYSTEM.............. ...............133 PROPULSTONSYSTEMS........... .................136 TryDROFOILMAJOR CHARACTERISTICS.. ...........142 HYDROFOTLDESTGN METHODS............... ................148 CHAPTER8 - ITYDROFOILSAROLTND TIIE WORLD............ ..........150 RODRIQUEZHYDROFOTLS - MAJOR SUCCESSES............. .....150 BOETNGJETFOTL - HIGH SPEEDWITH COMFORT.............. ...................153 JETFOILVARIANT - HMS SPEEDY.. .......156 ITALIAN NAVY HYDROFOILS........... .......158 SHIMRIT - A GRUMMAN/ISRAELICOLLABORATION .......161 SOVIETSCOVER TIM,IR RIVERS AND LAKES WITH IIYDROFOILS.................166 WHY NOT FTYDROFOILSIN TIIE U. S.A.???... .......188 t1 lll LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Rendering From 1869 Patent by E. D. Farcot ..................................................................... 1 Count de Lambert's Hydrofoil (189 1 . 1 904) ...................................................................... 2 Meacham's Hydrofoil Designs (1895 -1906) ....................................................................... 3 Drawing of Forlanini's Hydrofoil ............................................................................................. 4 Forlanini's Hydrofoil on Lake Maggiore in 1906 .............................................................. 4 A Rendering of Croco's Hydrofoil (1907) ............................................................................. 4 Bell-Baldwin HD-4 Hydrofoil on Bras d'Or Lake ............................................................... 9 Full-Scale Reconstruction of HD-4 Hydrofoil ................................................................... 10 Captain Richardson's Dinghy (1909) ................................................................................... 11 The von Schertel-Sachsenberg VS-6 Hydrofoil .............................................................. 13 The von Schertel-Sachsenberg VS-8 Hydrofoil ..............................................................14 The Hoop Foil Systems of 0. Tietjens ..................................................................................15 Tietjens VS-7 Hydrofoil ............................................................................................................15 A Sketch of Grunberg's Hydrofoil ........................................................................................16 Canadian Hydrofoil. MASS AWIPPI. R-100 .......................................................................18 MASSAWIPPI with Modified Foils ......................................................................................18 Canadian Hydrofoil. Saunders Roe. R-103 ........................................................................ 19 LANTERN. HC.4 ........................................................................................................................... -21 Christopher Hook's Hydrofoil ICARUS ................................................................................. 22 HIGH POCKETS ............................................................................................................................... 23 HIGH TAIL ..................................................................................................................................... -24 HALOBATES with Feeler Arms .............................................................................................. 25 HALOBATES Retractable, Steerable Propulsion System .............................................26 HALOBATES with Gas Turbine and Automatic Control System ...............................27 Baker Hydrofoil, HIGH LANDER, LCVP(H)......................................................................... 27 Miami Shipbuilding Flying DUKW ........................................................................................28 Avco-Lycoming Hydrofoil Amphibian, LVHX-1 ............................................................28 FMC Hydrofoil Amphibian LVHX-2 Foilborne ................................................................ 29 FMC Hydrofoil Amphibian LVHX-2 on Wheels ..............................................................29 MONITOR ........................................................................................................................................ -30 The Carl XCH-4 Hydrofoil ......................................................................................................... 31 SEA LEGS .........................................................................................................................................32 SEA LEGS on Cradle ....................................................................................................................34 HS DENISON Hullborne with Foils Retracted ....................................................................36 Maritime Administration Hydrofoil, HS DENISON Foilborne ....................................38 Boeing Hydrodynamic Test System ....................................................................................-39 FRESH-1 ........................................................................................................................................... 40 LITTLE SQUIRT............................................................................................................................ -42 View of LITTLE SQUIRT Showing Foils ..............................................................................43 R-X Test Craft with FHE-400 Foils ....................................................................................... 44 Outline Comparison of R-X and FHE-400 Hydrofoils .................................................... 44 R-X Test Craft Hull Cross Section .......................................................................................... 45 U.S. Hydrofoil Military Development: 1958 to 1985 .................................................... 47 Boeing-Built HIGH POINT (PCH-1)....................................................................................... 48 HIGH POINT Propulsion System Before and after MOD-1 .........................................49 HIGH POINT Being Lifted at Pierside.................................................................................. 50 HIGH POINT During First Firing of HARPOON Missile from a Hydrofoil ..............51 HIGH POINT Vertical Replenishment with a CH-46 Helicopter ...............................51 HIGH POINT in U.S. Coast Guard Colors .............................................................................. 52 HIGH POINT Crossing the Columbia River Bar at Astoria. Oregon .......................... 53 HIGH POINT Cuts a Narrow Swath Under The Golden Gate ......................................54 Parafoil Being Towed by HIGH POINT ................................................................................ 55 HIGH POINT with Towing Gear on Stern and Cable Deployed .................................55 Grumman-Built PGH-1. FLAGSTAFF.................................................................................... 57 FLAGSTAFF Docked at Danang. Vietnam ...........................................................................58 FLAGSTAFF Underwater Explosion Demonstration ...................................................... 59 FLAGSTAFF in U.S. Coast Guard Colors ...............................................................................60 Boeing-Built PGH-2. TUCUMCARI........................................................................................