UFB Spotted In Gulf

ROSSY · 08-08-2008, 02:10 AM

Found this floating around in the Gulf by Sanibel Harbour Yacht Club.
Seems Discovery channel were filming it.

Jon Fuller · 08-08-2008, 08:06 AM

'SeaPhantom'

Is it a ground effect boat?

Looks like a ferkin lot of plug work's gone into that!

verytricky · 08-08-2008, 02:33 PM

That ferkin loverly!

hunton69 · 08-08-2008, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by verytricky

That ferkin loverly!

Thought you would like it as it has a canopy. still can't enter it for RB mind

gazza · 08-08-2008, 06:03 PM

Using WIG effect but using drive from the water interesting,
How did it run?

Here is an early model from Hoverwing using WIG air driven prop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dUGz8QwurI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGl832vVObE

Looks great fun

gaZ

cfun · 08-08-2008, 07:04 PM

SeaPhantom on the move

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pghU...eature=related

ABC news

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzDDF...eature=related

This one is the other way round its trying to dive or play down periscope in some big seas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_7QW...eature=related

ROSSY · 09-08-2008, 02:41 AM

They said its good for 80 knots but from what I seen I would say i was doing say 50+. It looked good up on plane, but there seemed to be a lot of spray from the foils indicating it had a lot of wet area when running.

They did say that the boat was still in development and needs a lot of fine tuning.

verytricky · 09-08-2008, 09:32 AM

The sea is flat when they were running their tests. They said 3 meter waves..... Also they claim over 100 miles an hour with the new engine, but I dont see it.

Dampners look interesting.. ( modification for the bladerunner ? )

Does not appear to be a classic wig, more like a cat?