Jet boat
A watercraft is a water vehicle, which instead of a propeller through one or more water-jet drive is driven and controlled. The water required for propulsion is sucked in in the stern area at the bottom of the boat hull, as the bow of a jet boat often no longer has any contact with the water surface when planing quickly , and is ejected through swiveling nozzles (jet, jet). Reversing flaps can also be used to generate a braking thrust to brake the boat or to drive backwards.
Such boats prove themselves especially in shallow waters, they are very agile and maneuverable and, thanks to their flat bottom, without any drive elements protruding from the hull contour, they can easily pass through zones of shallow water without running the risk of screws, rudders, sterndrives or the shaft of a Damage the outboard .
Jet boats were originally developed by William Hamilton for the special requirements in New Zealand .
In a broader sense are watercraft counted among the jet boats.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sir William Hamilton . HamiltonJet website. Retrieved June 2, 2010