Boeing 929
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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 .
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Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.classicfastferries.com/cff/pdf/cff_2004_2.pdf?bcsi_scan_A4C9E8056B19D97F=0&bcsi_scan_filename=cff_2004_2.pdf
- ↑ http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/record/tris/00649154.html
- ↑ http://www.irishships.com/a_history_of_roll_on.html
- ↑ http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=7478
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=2567665&date=19971022&query=Hydrofoil+Comeback+Proposed