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After reading a bicycle-powered hydrofoil build we posted a few days ago, [James] sent in the project that earned him an iron ring from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada. It’s a pedal ...

The Manta5 is a hydrofoil water bike ... You decide how fast you go with electric pedals or pedal manually. A propeller moves it forward, like a boat. Top speed: 12 mph. The battery lasts one ...

[Wersy] has been trying out different designs for 3D printed RC boats — his latest is a hydrofoil! He based the hydrofoil’s profile off of NACA 63-412, a typical profile for sailboat hydro ...

02/15/2025 February 15, 2025 Hydrofoil boats are getting faster, more efficient, and more sustainable. A Swiss student team built their own eco-friendly prototype – and put it to the test on ...

The hydrofoil design is finding favour with electric boat builders (see BMW and Tyde’s recent one-off, The Icon), thanks to the low drag resistance of the foils that lift the craft out of the water at ...