HYDROFOIL HYBRIDS

Thomas G. Lang PhD, Aerospace Engineering, developed the SWATH concept in the 1970s while with the Naval Undersea Center, San Diego. Dr. Lang has eight patents on SWATH. Tom led the SWATH-design-aspects of the SSP and its model tests. He supplied to Ray Vellinga and the International Hydrofoil Society the model test footage for the movie and video. He helped the NOTS documentary group with both their film sequence and narration. SWATH is short for Small Waterplane Area Twin Hulled Craft, and SSP fo