@conference {1030, title = {1030. Advanced Composites and Their Application to Hydrofoils}, booktitle = {33rd Annual Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, May 6-8}, year = {1974}, month = {5/6/74}, pages = {15}, publisher = {Society of Allied Weight Engineers, Inc.}, organization = {Society of Allied Weight Engineers, Inc.}, type = {13. WEIGHT ENGINEERING - MARINE}, address = {Fort Worth, Texas}, abstract = {Over the past 10 years, significant progress Following a brief review of the advanced composites and their application to structural components of aircraft, missiles, and space vehicles, studies are presented on potential applications of composites to various structural components of hydrofoils, including decking, hull, foils, and strut. It is shown that application of various composites to the hull and decking of a hydrofoil can yield a weight saving of 16 to 51 percent whereas application of composites to struts and foils shows potential weight savings of ~60 percent compared to steel counterparts. Results are also presented on cost effectiveness of composites as applied to hydrofoils. }, keywords = {13. Weight Engineering - Marine}, url = {https://www.sawe.org/papers/1030/buy}, author = {Gresczuk, L B and Hawley, A V and White, T} }