Flying-Boat V0.2

A small experiment with foils to evaluate the feasibility of a flying boat with U shaped hydrofoils.

This is a pure Fablab creation we started to have the idea to test this with Ricardo at 20h00 one evening @ the Artilect Fablab in Toulouse and at midnight all the part where designed & cut ready for assembly.

The end idea could be to modify a hobbiecat or similar boat. But for now it is to have fun with the understanding of hydrofoils.

Concept to demonstrate:
- U shaped foil which have to following interesting advantages:
- Reduced induced drag due to the presence of sidewalls
- No stress concentration a the root of the wing requiring costly carbon fibers
- Connected to the bot by a pivot axis allowing easy angle of attack control and to put the foil out of water for ditching.

Things not included in this design:
- A decent hull
- lateral control & stability
- Pitch & altitude control & stability
- Hy