Fantastic. As a water sports enthusiast i think thay are a great bit of kit. Fun, mobility and exercise.
Joan has just said NO
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| Author: | Graham and Jo [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Water bird |
Do you reckon we could use one of these on the canals? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzSDKOYzvio Cheers Graham |
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| Author: | Lancastrian [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water bird |
Great, but I wouldn't fancy going through the locks on one. |
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| Author: | Pete Russell [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water bird |
Fantastic. As a water sports enthusiast i think thay are a great bit of kit. Fun, mobility and exercise. Joan has just said NO
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| Author: | lauriebooth [ Sat Jan 24, 2015 10:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water bird |
Fantastic thing, can't see how it floats. 
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| Author: | Pete Russell [ Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water bird |
lauriebooth wrote: Fantastic thing, can't see how it floats. It dosn' float. It's like an aircraft, without motion it can't get of the ground. The hydrofoils are shaped like aircraft wings, only in water, the downwards presure creates an equel upward presure and the flexing causes the water to flow over the hydrofolis like the air over a planes wings giving further uplift. and forward movment. |
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| Author: | lauriebooth [ Sun Jan 25, 2015 2:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water bird |
Pete Russell wrote: lauriebooth wrote: Fantastic thing, can't see how it floats. It dosn' float. It's like an aircraft, without motion it can't get of the ground. The hydrofoils are shaped like aircraft wings, only in water, the downwards presure creates an equel upward presure and the flexing causes the water to flow over the hydrofolis like the air over a planes wings giving further uplift. and forward movment. Brill
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| Author: | Thumper [ Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water bird |
The guy who owns the rights to sell the Aquaskipper in the UK claims to have tried it out forst time on a canal somewhere ... http://www.aquaskipperuk.com/ I just think I'd look daft humping up and down on one of those just to stay afloat ... |
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