Georgia Tech Research Institute Hydrofoil Test

[hesham]

Hi,

here is a strange aircraft Project from this Institute,and it looks like a combat or experimental design ?.

https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2008-6731

 

[Mark Nankivil]

Looks like an unlimited hydroplane boat to me. Google "Miss Budweiser Hydroplane" for pics.....

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[RanulfC]

Looks like an unlimited hydroplane boat to me. Google "Miss Budweiser Hydroplane" for pics.....

Enjoy the Day! Mark

The abstract note the technology is applicable to and discussed in use with "ground and water" based racing vehicles so...

Randy

 

[Apophenia]

'Odd Combat Aircraft' aside, this topic would be more accurately titled "Georgia Tech Research Institute Hydrofoil Test" ... since GTRI is the applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology.

The image is almost certainly part of the test work done at GTRI under Douglas A. Ford now Chief Engineer and Director of Advanced Innovation for the hydrofoil racing governing body, H1 Unlimited.