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1 Introduction: High-Performance Marine Vessels |
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The Search for Performance |
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2 | (8) |
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Resistance to Motion: Drag in Water and Air |
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10 | (1) |
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Reducing Resistance to Motion |
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11 | (5) |
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12 | (1) |
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Hydrodynamic Lift, the Principle of the Planing Hull |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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Passenger Comfort and Other Requirements |
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16 | (4) |
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Costs: Construction and Operation |
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20 | (1) |
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Environment and the Future |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (66) |
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It Started with a Coffee Tin |
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23 | (3) |
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26 | (8) |
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29 | (1) |
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Experiences from the Early Days in China |
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30 | (1) |
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Plough-In and Overturning of ACV |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (3) |
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Amphibious Hovercraft Development |
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37 | (22) |
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59 | (19) |
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62 | (2) |
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European and USA SES Development |
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64 | (5) |
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69 | (4) |
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73 | (3) |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (4) |
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Cost, Fuel Consumption, and Technology |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (7) |
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3 Wings in Ground Effect: Ekranoplans and WIG Craft |
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89 | (44) |
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The "Caspian Sea Monster" |
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89 | (1) |
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Skimming Close to the Surface |
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89 | (2) |
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Basic Principles of WIG Craft |
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91 | (3) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (7) |
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Power Augmented Ram Wing in Ground Effect Craft |
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102 | (4) |
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Dynamic Air Cushion Craft |
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106 | (3) |
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DACWIG, the Amphibious WIG |
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109 | (6) |
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WIG Stability -- Personal Experiences |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (2) |
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The Technical Challenges of WIG Development |
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118 | (3) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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Safety and Manoeuvrability |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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Research and Development--the Seabus-Hydaer Programme |
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121 | (3) |
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WIG Evolution--Current Smaller Craft Development Programmes |
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124 | (6) |
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130 | (3) |
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4 High-Speed Monohull Craft |
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133 | (28) |
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133 | (4) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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Skimming Over the Surface |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (2) |
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Flat-Bottomed Boats: The Air Boat |
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143 | (1) |
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The Deep V Hull Configuration |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (2) |
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Design Challenges and Applications |
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151 | (8) |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (42) |
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161 | (6) |
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Shallow-Submerged Hydrofoils |
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167 | (6) |
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Surface-Piercing Hydrofoil Development |
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173 | (8) |
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Surface-Piercing Hydrofoils |
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179 | (2) |
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Deep-Submerged Hydrofoil Craft |
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181 | (13) |
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Naval Hydrofoils in the USA |
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183 | (9) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (9) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (2) |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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6 Catamarans and Multihull Craft |
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203 | (54) |
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203 | (5) |
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Basic Catamaran Configurations |
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208 | (1) |
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Features of High Speed Catamarans |
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209 | (4) |
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213 | (1) |
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Poor Comfort in Quartering and Beam Seas |
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214 | (1) |
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Passenger and Car/Passenger Ferry Craft |
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214 | (2) |
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Jumbo Car-Passenger Ferry |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (1) |
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218 | (2) |
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220 | (4) |
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224 | (8) |
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232 | (9) |
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241 | (2) |
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Super Slender High-Speed Catamaran |
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243 | (1) |
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Small Water Plane Area Twin Hull Craft |
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243 | (4) |
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Minimized Motion of Ship in Waves |
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247 | (1) |
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Low Wave-Making Resistance |
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247 | (1) |
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Large Deck Area and Superstructure Cabin Space |
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248 | (1) |
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Manoeuvrability and Course Keeping |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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Limitations of SWATH Craft |
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249 | (4) |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (2) |
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7 Novel and Hybrid High-Speed Craft |
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257 | (30) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (8) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (3) |
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Foil-Assisted SWATH (HYSWAC) |
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270 | (3) |
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Semi-SWATH CAT with Bulbous Bow |
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273 | (4) |
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Partial Air Cushion-Supported Catamaran |
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277 | (3) |
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280 | (1) |
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280 | (2) |
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282 | (2) |
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284 | (1) |
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284 | (3) |
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287 | (36) |
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HPMV Capability Contrasted |
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287 | (2) |
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289 | (7) |
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HPMV Evolution and Competition |
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296 | (3) |
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The Landing Craft Mission in the US Navy |
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296 | (3) |
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Ferry Routes as a Driver for HPMV Development |
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299 | (8) |
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299 | (2) |
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Pearl River Delta Ferries |
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301 | (4) |
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The Taiwan Strait: A Developing Prospect |
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305 | (2) |
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Naval High-Speed Vessel Programmes |
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307 | (6) |
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LCS Programme Development |
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310 | (2) |
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JHSV Programme Development |
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312 | (1) |
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313 | (10) |
Appendix 1 UK Military Hovercraft Trials Units |
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323 | (12) |
Glossary |
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335 | (2) |
References |
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337 | (12) |
Index |
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