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Previews
The following products are coming soon
from TPD/ACV Designs
Mistral
II
A cruising craft
that provides a smooth ride, even in rough waters
Background:
The original wooden Mistral was designed by Ron Fishlock before
he emigrated to Canada from the UK. This craft was designed
to participate in rallies and races held around Britain and
as a cruising craft on Southampton’s (some times very choppy)
seaway. Ron got his 15 minutes of fame and was interviewed by
news papers, Radio and TV when he used his Mistral hovercraft
to go to and from work. He worked for Hovermarine in Wolston
on the river Itchen and was conducting model hovercraft testing
for them on the test tank at NPL/HDL in Hythe. The 1 3/4 miles
(4 minutes) water crossing saved him a 15 mile (30 minutes +)
drive by car. The Mistral was sold to Robert L.Trillo (Editor
of “JANE’S High Speed Marine Craft and Air Cushion Vehicles”)
and was used in a Canadian National Research Council report.
The New Mistral
II: Ron has now reviewed his design and updated it to reflect
two improvements while maintaining the performance and pleasure
of the original design. These changes are:
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1.
The thrust fan is increased in diameter from 24” to 36” to reduce
fan noise.
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2.
Both engines now being specified are Honda, 4 cycle engines because
of their low noise emission, low vibration and easy starting.
Basic Specification:
- Solid structure:
Length 12 ft. x Width 6 ft. 7 ins. with folding sides deployed x
Height 4 ft. 7 1/2 ins.
- Lift 5.5 hp
driving 20” dia. 5 bladed fan, Thrust 20 hp driving 36” dia. 5 bladed
fan.
- For ease of
construction the plan calls for wood & plywood hull although it
can be built from structural foam board with laminated FRP skins
both sides.
- Folding side
structures reducing width to 3 ft. 7 ins.
- An all around
hydrodynamic planning hull.
- An HDL Open
Loop and Segmented skirt for rough water operations.
- Joy stick
control operating a single rudder behind the fan.
Chinook
II
A
simple to build fun craft for racing and exploring
Background: The original wooden Chinook was designed by Ron
Fishlock after he arrived in Canada from UK. At first, a plan package
was made available for schools to build as a class project. After
the prototype had clocked up many hours of successful operations it
was decided to turn the craft into an all fiberglass product. Three
hundred or so of these craft were built in Ontario and sold across
North America.
The New Chinook II: Ron has now reviewed his design and updated
it to reflect three improvements while maintaining the fun of the
original design. These changes are:
- 1. The thrust
fan is increased in diameter from 24” to 36” to reduce fan noise.
- 2. Both engines
now being specified are Honda, 4 cycle engines because of their
low noise emission, low vibration and easy starting.
- 3. A widened
cockpit at 29” at seat level from the original 24”
Basic
Specification:
- Solid structure:
Length 11 ft. x Width 5 ft. x Height 4 ft. 2 ins.
- Lift 5.5 hp
driving 20” dia. 5 bladed fan, Thrust 20 hp driving 36” dia. 5 bladed
fan.
- For ease of
construction the plan calls for wood & plywood hull although it
can be built from structural foam board with laminated FRP skins
both sides.
- An all around
hydrodynamic planning hull.
- A simple HDL
loop skirt for ease of construction.
- Joy stick control
operating a single rudder behind the fan.
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