A-Class: Martin Fischer’s Flying A
Photo: Martin Fischer
Photo: Martin Fischer
Photo: Martin Fischer
I think this could be the ideal intermediate solution to generate more lift reducing surface drag to a minimum, but maintainnig some control even trapezing.
Till now we’ve seen too many hydrofoils beachcats flying too high that cannot be sailed on a course race, but this type of flying seems the beggining of a new era in catsailing.
Of course it will be necessary to match it against other As, but click the images and see how controled the platforms looks.
If someone could pull it off, Fischer is your man, in the above pics testing his own innovations.
SI new F18 will have a Flying version, that is going to be proposed as an Olympic boat for Rio 2016.
Photos are from his previous A-Class platform with the new flying rudders and daggerboards.From Fischer:
“…Attached first photos of the flying A. Average wind speed was 16 knots, gusts above 20 knots. The boat feels good and trapezing downwind in these conditions was not too difficult – although occasionally a bit stressful …”
Anybody know he means by "autostable" foils?
I think it means that these foils don't need a 'palper' like on the moth foilers.
It might be the same kind of V-foils as the Hydroptère. The regulation is made by the elevation of the hulls and by the variation of foils surface in the water.
I am wondering how this will go in a field of 100 boats and what is the real speed he made.
Aloha Nui, and "Ahoy"…
Our student's think-tank participating passions have just conceived the working-configurations and simple Concept of Evolution of Sailing/Foiling/Flying-Gliding Faster-than-the-Wind.
Fischer/Kopylowicz/Kaliski/Partyski-san's, Excuse please- Our na haumana (most-Gifted-n-Talented Robotic/Math/Science Honor-Students)- have projected their collective sights towards the next several Horizons unto preparations for the 2016 Rio de Janerio Olympic venue!
Indeed if the proposal is accepted, and supported to have a "new" F-18 "flying/foiling-katamaran" replace the Olympic Tornado for the 2016 games; perhaps the "attitude" of $$ Low-budget Home-Built Flying-Catamarans can be most readily embraced, and we shall see further "Resurrection" of practical ideas, and concpts -n- configurations of the past that did not see complete fruition unto their acceptability due to $$ financiall restrains, or not being completely thought thru and "by-the-numbers" Established with a sutainable/workable, cost-effectice, simple plan of action to be most readily advocated wholesomely embraced with in the community-at-large.
Keep Pulling the Apparent, and Maintain Flight-Controll…
ciaou jj iruka