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Fast hydrofoil
www.chinanews.cn 2005-03-17 14:32:40
On Mar. 15th, a high-speed hydrofoil airship was spotted at the Fengjie
segment of the Yangtze River's Three Gorges. At the end of this month,
the Yichang Three Gorges Jinshan Shipping Service Company will start
trial operation of two Swallow M hydrofoil airships imported from Russia.
The trip between Yichang and Chongqing would take only 8 hours, instead
of 12. Swallow M, one of the fastest inland ships in the world, travels
90 km per hour, almost as fast as travelling by expressway. It is
smaller, has no aft passenger cabin, but travels 30 km faster than
hydrofoil airships currently operating at the Three Gorges. The
introduction of the craft would make a one-day tour between Chongqing and
Yichang a possibility.
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