Boeing hydrofoils
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Boeing
has designed and built several hydrofoil
craft for both military and civilian use.
PHM Patrol Hydrofoil Missile
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PGH Patrol Gunboat Hydrofoil (built by Grumman; somewhat similar to Tucumcari, but of a different design with less advanced technology) (built by Boeing; predecessor to Boeing's commercial JetFoils)
PCH Submarine Chaser Hydrofoil (built by Boeing)
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
has designed and built several hydrofoil
Hydrofoil
A hydrofoil is a foil which operates in water. They are similar in appearance and purpose to airfoils.Hydrofoils can be artificial, such as the rudder or keel on a boat, the diving planes on a submarine, a surfboard fin, or occur naturally, as with fish fins, the flippers of aquatic mammals, the...
craft for both military and civilian use.
PHM, PGH, PCH Hydrofoil Vessels
- Pegasus class hydrofoilPegasus class hydrofoilThe Pegasus-class hydrofoils were a series of fast attack patrol boats employed by the U.S. Navy. They were in service from 1977 through 1993...
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PGH Patrol Gunboat Hydrofoil (built by Grumman; somewhat similar to Tucumcari, but of a different design with less advanced technology) (built by Boeing; predecessor to Boeing's commercial JetFoils)
PCH Submarine Chaser Hydrofoil (built by Boeing)