Boeing 929

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Boeing 929
MV Horta. Boeing Jetfoil.Hong Kong. (16153601452) .jpg
Ship data
Ship type Hydrofoil
draft Boeing
Shipyard Boeing Marine Systems, Renton (28)
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kobe (15)
Shanghai Simno Marine, Shanghai (2)
Construction period 1974 to 1995
Launch of the type ship April 1974
Units built 45
Ship dimensions and crew
length
30 m ( Lüa )
width 8 m
 
crew 3
Machine system
machine 2 × gas turbine
Top
speed 		47 kn (87 km / h)
propeller 2
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers 160-400

The Boeing 929 Jetfoil is a passenger ship produced by Boeing that is designed as a hydrofoil .

Boeing built three Jetfoil 929-100s, which were used from 1975 by the Honolulu- based company Seaflite Inc. for ferry services in Hawaii . Seaflight operated them from 1975 until their bankruptcy in 1979. When the operation ended, Far East Hydrofoil bought the three jetfoils and operated them between Hong Kong and Macau . Around two dozen Boeing Jetfoils were in service on the Hong Kong – Macau route, in Japan , South Korea , the English Channel , the Canary Islands , Saudi Arabia and Indonesia .

In 1979 the Royal Navy bought a Boeing Jetfoil, HMS Speedy , to gain experience in operating a modern hydrofoil.

In 1980 B&I Shipping Lines opened a Jetfoil route between Dublin and Liverpool with the Jetfoil Cú Na Maria ("Dog of the Sea"). The service was unsuccessful and was discontinued in 1981.

In North America , the Boeing Jetfoil was in regular service between Seattle , Washington and Victoria , British Columbia during the summer 1980 tourist season. A jetfoil, the Flying Princess , was leased from Boeing by the non-profit Flying Princess Transportation Corp. operated. The Flying Princess Transportation Corp. was supported by the BC Steamship Company. Between April and September 1985, Island Jetfoil operated a regular jetfoil between Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver , Canada .

Web links

Commons : Boeing 929 Jetfoil  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ↑ http://www.classicfastferries.com/cff/pdf/cff_2004_2.pdf?bcsi_scan_A4C9E8056B19D97F=0&bcsi_scan_filename=cff_2004_2.pdf
  2. ↑ http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/record/tris/00649154.html
  3. ↑ http://www.irishships.com/a_history_of_roll_on.html
  4. ↑ http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=7478
  5. ↑ http://www.leg.bc.ca/HANSARD/32nd2nd/32p_02s_800703p.htm#03135%7ctitle=http://www.leg.bc.ca/HANSARD/32nd2nd/32p_02s_800703p.htm#03135
  6. ↑ http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=2567665&date=19971022&query=Hydrofoil+Comeback+Proposed