Click for NEW announcement on next

• IHS and SD-5 Joint Meeting Announcement (Download Announcement here)

The next JOINT MEETING of the SNAME SD-5 PANEL AND the INTERNATIONAL HYDROFOIL SOCIETY will be on Wednesday, 8 February 2012 at the Army Navy Country Club, Arlington, VA. from 5:30 to 6:30 Cash Bar - 6:30 to 7:30 Dinner - 7:30 to 8:30 Program.

To pay by credit card, byby 3 February, go to www.foils.org/meeting.htm

SNAME SD-5 PANEL AND
INTERNATIONAL HYDROFOIL SOCIETY

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Army Navy Country Club, Arlington, VA

Note: Ongoing construction at ANCC may limit parking space.
Please arrive on time or a little early to avoid possible inconvenience. Free Valet Parking service is available at the entrance to the front door.

5:30 to 6:30 Cash Bar - 6:30 to 7:30 Dinner - 7:30 to 8:30 Program

Deli Buffet: Hot Soup; Mix of Breads & Rolls; Sliced Beef, Ham & Turkey;
Cheeses; Pasta, Potato & Green Salads; Brownies & Cookies; Coffee & Tea

Price $25.00

To pay by credit card, by Friday, 3 February 2012, go to www.foils.org/meeting.htm

Make reservations by noon Friday, 3 February 2012
with Allen Ford at allenford@verizon.net or Bill Hockberger at w.hockberger@verizon.net

Please honor reservations. No-shows may be requested to cover costs incurred.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Amphibians, Unmanned Vehicles

and Arctic Initiatives

 

Projects of the NAVSEA Technology Office

 

Michael Bosworth

NAVSEA Technology Office,  SEA 05T

The NAVSEA Technology Office, SEA 05T, was formed in 2009 and has three divisions focusing on technology development and transition.  Some initiatives are funded in-house (six programs in SEA 05T), some by partners (ONR, DARPA, industry, foreign, etc.), and others are areas of interest seeking resourcing.  Mr. Bosworth will outline the SEA 05T group and its mission and then zero in on three areas that hold potential for Advanced Marine Vehicles to be part of the solution(s): amphibious vehicles (tracked or wheeled), especially fast amphibians; unmanned maritime vehicles, especially unmanned surface vehicle systems and operational autonomy; and naval responses to the warming and future opening of the arctic seaways.

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Michael Bosworth is Acting Chief Technology Officer (SEA 05T) of the Naval Sea Systems Command.  After a career in uniform (USNA '76, Surface Warfare and Engineering Duty) and graduate studies at MIT ('85), he worked for Syntek Technologies for almost six years before returning to NAVSEA in 2001 as a civilian naval architect and R&D program manager, rising to division director for Ship & Force Architecture Concepts (SEA 05D1).  He has been Deputy CTO since 2006 and Acting CTO since 2009, and NAVSEA's representative to the Flag Oversight Board for Task Force Climate Change for a year.

 

 

Click here to see Presentation from

JOINT DINNER MEETING
SNAME SD-5 PANEL AND
INTERNATIONAL HYDROFOIL SOCIETY
on Wednesday, 11 May 2011

 

50 Plus Years of Hovercraft Development

David R. Lavis: General Manager, Band, Lavis Division, CDI Marine and Senior VP, CDI Government Services

This presentation will cover the evolution of hovercraft technology from its early beginnings to its present mature state, including the major progress made in the USA over the last 15 or so years in improving operational capabilities and affordability. It will review breakthroughs in vehicle powering, seakeeping, maneuvering, reliability, and cost reduction, which have been achieved through the development of innovative new cushion seals, maneuvering devices, lift-air fans, and airscrew propellers, as well as through development and application of unique whole-vessel design software. Numerous craft have benefited significantly from these advances in technology, as will be discussed. This progress is timely in view of current worldwide interest in acquiring fast assault and logistics connector craft.

 

The IHS Subject Archives have been all updated to include all 2005 discussions from the IHS Bulletin Board as of 20 Aug 2006. The Discussion Forums

 

On-Line (BBS) should be used for all current Discussions.

 

New!!! Even More Advanced Marine Vehicles (AMVs) CD Data Available. Nov 2007 IHS announces the Fourth Advanced Marine Vehicle (AMV) CD-ROM in its series of reference and historical AMV document releases. The new CD has 74 documents: Click Here to download a Table of Contents. Thirtyfive Documents on Hydrofoils Twent one Documents Applicable to Multiple AMV Types Ten Documents on Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs) and Surface Effect Ships (SESes) Three on SWATHs Six Documents on Planing Mono and Multi-Hulls Want details? Click Here to view a Table of Contents and abstracts for each document on the CD. Cost is only US$12.00 for IHS members; US$15.00 for nonmembers. This includes postage worldwide. IHS accepts payment by personal check, bank check, money order or cash (all in US dollars only).We have also arranged for payment by credit card (online only!). Note: AMV CD-ROM #1, #2 and #3 the first three CDs in this series, are still available for sale. Click Here for ordering instructions.