Flying Colours

Description from Martin Grim, June 2007

Flying Colours, a Dutch tandem pedal powered hydrofoil which hangs from the ceiling in the Mechanical / Marine Engineering building at the Technical University Delft located in Delft, The Netherlands.

A sign hanging from the craft reads:-

Flying Colours
Human Powered Flapless Hydrofoil
Speed: 15 knots
Weight: 33 kg
Length: 6.00m
Year: 1991
Designed and Built by: Delft Waterbike Technology.

I suspect it is actually a student design project.

I photographed it from various angles including of various key details when I visited there earlier in June this year. There are sufficient views that anyone could almost scale off some plans from the photos and build a replica for their own use!


Overall View (257k)

Overall View (209k)

Profile View (116k)

Front View (160k)

Back View (290k)

Main Foil & Strut (172k)

Main Foil Planform (232k)

Propeller & Pod (165k)

Propeller Pod End View (150k)

Bow Foil (93k)

Hullborne Rudder (115k)

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