High-speed small craft /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Newton Abbot :
David and Charles,
1974.
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| Edition: | Rev. ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Definition
- Types of high-speed small craft
- Principles of hydrofoils
- Hovercraft
- Seaworthiness and manoeuvrability
- The design process
- The principles underlying the performance of planing craft in theory and practice
- Rudder design in plan form and section
- Handling of small craft
- Materials
- Structures
- Propelling machinery
- Installation of main machinery
- Transmission
- Reverse gear
- Cruising engines
- Steering gear
- The design of screw propellers
- The use of models for prediction of behaviour in rough water
- Dynamic stability
- Power requirements, speed estimates, and propulsive coefficients
- Electrical aspects.