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....then as the hull met the water,..it was a rather violent event,...reviewing the americas cup races on u tube,..one can see the same thing.watching the speed read out reveals about a 50+%reduction in speed from foil to non foil mode....all of a sudden the 40knot ac72 is going14-16knots.....
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YES , that's gonna be interesting ; to see How they
can get the drag reduced on the hulls in 5 years from now !
Perhaps looking at the hulls on a pontoon plane, or flying
boat like the Catalina ? They hit the water on a landing, at
over 100mph, and seam to handle it Well.
SO - Good question on the Thread topic !!
Bille