What is it about?
The Preface outlines the intent of the book and its premise in the documentation of the history and the technology of high speed marine craft with an emphasis on the particular goal of providing a practical design to achieve high speeds around one hundred knots at sea for both commericial and military application. It outlines the various chapters that develop the key technologies with both theory and corroborating experimental data; the history of developments identifying both successful and failed efforts; the costs of such craft and the military operation considerations.
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Why is it important?
The development of such high speed craft has stretched across more than half a century with many successes and some failures. The contributing reasons bridge both technical and political causes and it is important that future development in academic institutions and program offices in both the government and in private companies be aware of the history and the technology as laid down in this book.
Perspectives
The Preface makes the point that the book brings together the extensive development by many different inventors and organizations that provide a rich assortment of perspectives that will aid future efforts in the design of such craft.
Mr Peter J Mantle
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DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781316106716.001.
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