the gliding boat seems to have been sug- they are entirely out of water. The construction is gested by the children’s pastime of “skipping” stones very light, the frame consisting, in part, of aluminium Designed to run on films of air forced out under the gliding runners. on ponds. The stone, like… … the increase of power required was perfectly designed auto boats with 80- An Experimental Trip with Lambert’s Boat. much less than with an ordinary boat, horse-power motors, but De Lambert’s and at higher speeds the power de- boat, of equal weight, uses only 12 Such a boat easily accommodates a 40…
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