Acosta, A. J. (1973) Hydrofoils and hydrofoil craft. Annual
Review of Fluid Mechanics, 5 . pp. 161-184. ISSN 0066-4189
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present time several hundred hydrofoilcraft are in service
throughout the world. The upsurge in the use of these craft did
not really begin until the late 1950s, although fascination with
the idea of supporting small boats with underwater wings dates
well back into the nineteenth century. About the turn of the
century, hydrofoil flight was achieved, to be followed in a few
years by Bell and Baldwin who, at the close of World War I,
achieved the modern hydrofoil speed of 60 knots in a very novel
craft. Progress and interest in this form of transportation then
waned for many years. There were some interesting developments
just prior to and through World War II in Europe, and after the
war interest quickened in several co