Two tunnel, four hull, trimaran-catamaran, flying boat

摘要

This invention is a two tunnel, four hull, trimaran-catamaran, flying boat that incorporates hydrodynamic planing surfaces with the benefit of aerodynamic lift. A boat that accommodates two people, such that, the pilot and passenger sit back to back in a low, semi-reclining position in a distinctive fuselage along the centerline, situated between and below a wing structure on either side, and thus forming the mid-structure of a trimaran. This fuselage flys in air above the water line. A streamlined canopy structure is located overhead and above the wing. The horizontal wing structure forms two tunnels below, each on either side of the centerline fuselage, providing a chamber for aerodynamic lift. Outboard of the wings are the catamaran hull arrangements with two hulls forward of amidship in parallel, followed in tandem by two hulls aft. The four hulls provide hydrodynamic lift.

主权项

1. A planing trimaran boat comprising a centerline hull and a continuous fuselage above a waterline surface, said hull supported on each side by a pair of opposing wings, each said wing located above the lower portion of said fuselage, and lying substantially in a horizontal plane, said wings forming a pair of tunnels that collect air, the outer portion of said tunnels formed by opposing catamaran hulls, and a forward termination of the bow of the centerline structure, such that the upper portion is defined by a quasi-spherical nose cone shape, while the lower portion merges into a conical “V” section.