High-speed watercraft

Abstract

A high-speed watercraft provides a fast hydroplane craft, powered by a large gas turbine, that will plane over the surface of the water at high speed using a catamaran-type hull mounted on two long, flat-bottom pontoon skis with water chutes under the back end, with steering done from the front with a combination rudder/water chute. The turbine exhausts through a movable nozzle in the back that can be directed up or down by a hydraulic (or mechanical) actuator towards the surface of the water. The watercraft includes a large high, wide dual tail section having a tail wing and tail flap for control, and a large arch frame over the top from the front to the back with rods coming down to the gunnel to give the hull more strength. The craft also includes a front pontoon ski, a pair of middle pontoon skis, and a pair of aft pontoon skis. Finally, the craft includes a belly plate underneath near the back that acts like an after-ski with water chutes under the aft pontoon skis. Flat plates under the front of the skis mounted on pins. This will make the craft more stable to handle, less top heavy, better control, more floating buoyancy to skim over the surface of the water at high speeds and smoother riding.

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