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Vellinga Ray

Hydrofoils: Design, Build, Fly Paperback – Illustrated, September 5, 2009

by Ray Vellinga (Author)

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This is a book on how to design, build, and fly hydrofoil boats. It begins with the history and theory of hydrofoils, and continues with an explanation of flight characteristics, such as; stability, control, lift, drag, cavitation, and ventilation. Foil configurations, weight and balance, flying height, and roll management are covered as well as calculations of stress, hull configuration, and wing sizing. One section demonstrates methods for comparing designs, and explores specific design ideas for motorized, human powered, and sail powered hydrofoils. Piloting and trouble shooting are followed by a bibliography and index. This very complete book includes over 270 illustrations, charts and tables on the subject of creating hydrofoil boats. Because hydrofoils fly like airplanes, except in a denser fluid, the book's subject could be described as aerodynamics adapted to hydrofoils. It is the best book available for hydrofoil enthusiasts. There is no other book like it.

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264 pages
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English
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Peacock Hill Publishing
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September 5, 2009
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8.25 x 0.55 x 11 inches
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0982236115
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978-0982236116
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Peacock Hill Publishing (September 5, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0982236115
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0982236116
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.33 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.55 x 11 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #129,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #15 in Aerodynamics (Books)
- #46 in Industrial Design (Books)
- #142 in Boating (Books)

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Paul A.

The core of any project to size up, sharpen, and develop, a hydrofoil project.

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2017

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If you want to size up what a hydrofoil project would mean, or need a guide to designing one yourself, it's all right here. Mr. Vellinga is a silly, nerdy guy who absolutely loves his subject, and introduces us to a loose-knit, historic, worldwide community of mostly amateur hydrofoil designers. These people's work become his (and our) touchstones, as examples of particular design philosophies, and how they behave.
Their examples, and their results, help the would-be hydrofoil builder triangulate the design philosophy that best suits her vision of a fun project/craft. The other information helps sharpen her vision of what a working example of her vision would mean in terms of size, weight, cost, and performance.

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escortwagon313

Awesome book, in depth but not hard to read

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2021

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I've been tempted to convert a small catamaran to foils, and ran across a mention of this book in a video online. Its awesome! So far it's covered every design aspect that I was thinking about, and given me more that I hadn't even thought of, and I'm only half way through. If you're thinking of adding foils to a boat or building one from scratch, this is the place to start!

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Milton Miller

Excellent book!

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2019

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This book is excellent. The explanations are accessible yet the engineering level is deep enough to build things that actually work. The language is clear and the subject of hydrofoils is explained in a comprehensive manner so regular human beings (with some ability to build things) can design and make them. I recommend this book!

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John O. White

If you're building a hydrofoil, buy this book.

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2015

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Mr. Vellinga addresses many design issues, provides references and is very helpful.

He gives you the tools to get really close with your design, whatever it is. He covers from little to big, from pedal to sail to power. In doing so, he gets into many specifics of differing approaches to controls and stability. This book, combined with his youtube videos and hydrofoil websites you have many tools to accomplish building a functioning hydrofoil. I would guess its very difficult to produce a book that is all to everyone even on hydrofoils. He walks you through his proof-of-concept, pictured on the cover, which involves many complex and fundamental issues. If you want to build a hydrofoil, it would not be a mistake to read this book and keep it in your library. I "Spent" the $20 plus a little more and I'm glad I did.

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ray n

A good general information book

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2020

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A fairly basic yet complete enough to give you a good handle on the information you need. Not college level hydrodynamics here but will give you a fair handle of the concepts and "hands on" experience of the author. Has room for improvement, especially his diagrams ,etc. but generally entertaining

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Tom

it is the best book that I have seen for experimentors

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2015

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This outstanding and comprehensive book not only describes how to design, build, and fly hydrofoil boats, but it includes sketches of nearly every kind of hydrofoil boat. The author’s design equations are understandable, accurate, comprehensive, and yet simple. Important design considerations are discussed, including safety. Overall, it is the best book that I have seen for experimentors, inventors, or for sport users of hydrofoil boats. Hydrofoil boats typically provide a smoother ride in waves, can go faster, and are more fuel efficient than other boats.

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A. P.

Excellent for beginner or expert.

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2017

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Very detailed and yet very accesible. Plain language, excellent examples easy progression.
I recommend it if you are interested in getting into Hydrofoil Design. Good for a begginer or Expert.
I am an aerospace engineer and i have rarely seen books so helpful.

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Bob Bayne

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Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2018

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Butch Dalrymple Smith

Inspiring Handbook for Building a Hydrofoil Boat.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2014

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Most people involved with hydrofoils are not professional aerodynamicists or naval architects, and this book is pitched at exactly the right level for the enthusiastic amateur. Just about everything you need to know is somewhere in the book together with enough ideas to stimulate the mind of anyone interested in hydrofoils.

After reading this book you will have no excuse for not going ahead with your hydrofoil project.

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Eugene

Excellent Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2020

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Very detailed and Informative book, full of data and illustrations, diagrams, the maths, everything is here what you want or need to know - "How To!" Excellent !

William Howells

I realy liked this book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2014

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Very interesting read. Well presented and informative. I learned a lot from this about hydrodynamics which I applied to a twin rudder design. Saved me valuable time in testing ideas. Any person interested in boats an mucking about on water should be able to put the information in this book to good use. Would highly recommend that you add this to your library if you are a hobby boat builder or even a professional. A good read even for those who just like to know how stuff works.

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Nick Ashton

Everything you ever wanted to know to build your own Hydrofoil

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2014

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I was building a model Hydrofoil and needed help with the design. This book was ideal, it goes through every aspect of Hydrofoils, explaining in detail and providing formulas and graphs as required, but he always explains it in a way an average DIY kind of guy would understand, he also simplifies the formulas to their minimum. As he says, we are building as a hobby, not for NASSA.

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michael w.

Informative

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2019

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Very very informative

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