Boeing 929 Jetfoil
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The Boeing 929 Jetfoil is a passenger-carrying, waterjet-propelled hydrofoil by Boeing.
Boeing 929-115-018 Cacilhas in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour
Jetfoil 929-115-020 Princesse Stephanie of RMT
Jetfoil 929-100-007 Urzela of TurboJET
Jetfoil 929-115-019 Niji of Tōkai Kisen
Allison T56
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The Allison T56 is an American single-shaft, modular design military turboprop with a 14-stage axial flow compressor driven by a four-stage turbine. It was originally developed by the Allison Engine C
Boeing 929 Jetfoil
…short tons (104 t) Length 90 ft (27 m) Beam 18 ft (5.5 m) Draft 4.5 to 6.5 ft (1.4 to 2.0 m) (foilborne) Depth 3.0 m (9 ft 10 in) Decks 2 Propulsion 2x Rolls-Royce Allison 501-KF gas turbines Speed 40 to 45 knots (46 to 52 mph) Capacity 250 to 350 passengers Crew 4 to 8 crew Notes 2150 L gas oil/h (consider the cruising distance…
A T56 mounted on a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules receives maintenance.
Allison T56-A1 turboprop engine cutaway, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum