Boeing 929

Boeing 929-115-018 Cacilhas at Hong Kong harbour.
History
Name:	Jetfoil
Builder:	Boeing Marine Systems, Renton, Washington Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Kobe, Japan Shanghai Simno Marine Ltd. CSSC, China
Launched:	1976
General characteristics
Tonnage:	30 metric tons
Depth:	3.0 m
Decks:	2
Propulsion:	2x Rolls-Royce Allison 501KF Gas Turbine engines
Speed:	43-47 knots (80 km/h)
Capacity:	240 passengers (160-400)
Complement:	3 officers (captain, chief engineer, engineer)
Notes:	2150 l gas oil/h (consider the cruising distance per hour)

Jetfoil 929-115-020 "Princesse Stephanie" of RMT

Jetfoil 929-100-007 Urzela of TurboJET

Jetfoil 929-115-019 Niji of Tokai Kisen

The Boeing 929 Jetfoil is the name for a passenger-carrying waterjet-propelled hydrofoil design by Boeing.

Boeing began adapting many systems used in jet airplanes for hydrofoils. Robert Bateman led development. Boeing launched its first passenger-carrying waterjet-propelled hydrofoil in April 1974. It could carry from 167 to 400 passengers. It was based on the same technology pioneered by the patrol hydrofoil Tucumcari, and used some of the same technology used in the Pegasus class military patrol hydrofoils. Currently this product line is sold to the Japanese company Kawasaki Heavy Industries.^[1]

Design and development

Boeing launched three Jetfoil 929-100 hydrofoils that were acquired in 1975 for service in the Hawaiian Islands, which was operated by a Honolulu-based operator Seaflite Inc. Seaflight operated 3 Boeing Jetfoils between 1975 and the company's demise in 1979. When the service ended the three hydrofoils were acquired by Far East Hydrofoil (now TurboJET) for service between Hong Kong and Macau.^[2] About two dozen Boeing Jetfoils saw service in Hong Kong-Macau, Japan, South Korea, the English Channel, the Canary Islands, the Korea Strait, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.

In 1979, the Royal Navy purchased a Boeing Jetfoil, HMS Speedy, to provide the Royal Navy with an opportunity to gain practical experience in the operation and support of a modern hydrofoil, to establish technical and performance characteristics, and to assess the capability of a hydrofoil in the Fishery Protection Squadron.^[3]

In 1980 B&I shipping lines opened a Jetfoil service from Dublin to Liverpool with the jetfoil Cú Na Mara (Hound of the Sea). The service was not a success and was discontinued at the end of the 1981 season.^[4]

In North America, the Boeing Jetfoil saw regularly scheduled service between Seattle, Washington and Victoria, British Columbia during the summer tourist season of 1980. Leased from Boeing, a single Jetfoil, the Flying Princess, was operated by the non-profit Flying Princess Transportation Corp., with the close co-operation and assistance of the B.C. Steamship Company.^[5][6] Regularly scheduled service ran from Seattle to Victoria to Vancouver from April to September, 1985, by Island Jetfoil. Boeing reclaimed the Island Jetfoil boat and sold it for service in Japan.^[7]

Fleet

Built by Boeing Marine Systems in Renton, Washington

Hull	Type	Original name	Original operator	Delivery	Disposition (2012)	2nd name	2nd operator	3rd name	3rd operator	4th name	4th operator	5th name	5th operator
№ 1	929-100	Jetfoil One	Boeing Marine Systems	Jul 1974	Inactive (possibly retired)	1975 Kalakaua	Seaflite Pacific Sea Trsp.	1978 Flores	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong
№ 2	929-100	Madeira	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong	Feb 1975	Retired after accident in 2013
№ 3	929-100	Kamehameha	Seaflite Pacific Sea Trsp.	Mar 1975	Active	1978 Corvo	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong	Hijet	Miraejet Co. Ltd.
№ 4	929-100	Kuhio	Seaflite Pacific Sea Trsp.	Sep 1975	Active	1978 Pico	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong
№ 5	929-100	Santa Maria	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong	Jun 1975	Active
№ 6	929-100	Anita Dan	J.Lauritzen Seaflight	Oct 1976	Active	1977 Jet Caribe	Turismo Margarita	1979 Sao Jorge	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong
№ 7	929-100	Flying Princess	P&O Jet Ferries	Sep 1976	Active	1980 Princesa Voladora	Trasmediterranea	1981 Urzela	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong
№ 8	929-100	Jet Oriente	Turismo Margarita	Feb 1977	Active	1978 Jet Caribe II	-	1979 Acores	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong	KobeE II	Miraejet Co. Ltd.	KobeE III	-
№ 9	929-100	Okesa	Sado Kisen	Feb 1977	Active	Guia	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong
№ 10	929-100	Flying Princess II	P&O Jet Ferries	Jul 1978	Active	Ponta Delgada	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong	KobeE V	Miraejet Co. Ltd.
№ 11	929-115	Mikado	Sado Kisen	1979	Active	2003 Toppy 4	Tane Yaku Jetfoils	Toppy 7	-
№ 12	929-115	Normandy Princess	Jetlink Ferries Ltd.	Feb 1979	Active	1980 Terceira	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong
№ 13	929-115	Jet Ferry One	P&O Jet Ferries	Sep 1979	Active	1982 Funchal	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong
№ 14	929-115	HMS Speedy	Royal Navy	Jan 1979	Active	1982 Speedy Princess	-	Lilau	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong
№ 15	929-115	Cú Na Mara	B&I Line	1980	Active	1982 Ginga	Sado Kisen
№ 16	929-115	Jet Ferry Two	P&O Jet Ferries	Apr 1980	Active	1982 Horta	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong
№ 17	929-115	Montevideo Jet	Alimar S.A. Argentinia	Oct 1980	Active	1981 Aries	Boeing Marine Systems	1985 Spirit Of Friendship	Island Jetfoil Co. Canada	1987 Jet 7	Jet Line Kansai Kisen	2000 Seven Island Ai	Tokai Kisen Co.
№ 18	929-115	Princesa Guyarmina	Trasmediterranea	Feb 1981	Active	1991 Cacilhas	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong
№ 19	929-115	Princesse Clementine	RMT Belgium	Apr 1981	Active	1998 Adler Blizzard	Adler Schiffe GmbH & Co	2001 Seajet Kara	Seajets.com	2002 Seven Island Niji	Tokai Kisen Co.
№ 20	929-115	Princesse Stephanie	RMT Belgium	Jun 1981	Inactive as of Dec. 2014	1998 Adler Wizzard	Adler Schiffe GmbH & Co	2001 Seajet Kristen	Seajets.com	2002 Seven Island Yume	Tokai Kisen Co.
№ 21	929-115	Princesa Guacimara	Trasmediterranea	Sep 1981	Active	1990 Taipa	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong
№ 22	929-115	Bima Samudera I	PT Pelni Indonesia	Nov 1981	2001 laid-up in Surabaya
№ 23	929-115	Prince Abdul Aziz II	Saudi Royal Yacht	1984	Active	Rocket 2	Cosmo Line	-	Tane Yaku Jetfoils
№ 24	929-119	Bima Samudera II	Indonesian Marine	Jul 1984	1984 laid-up in Surabaya
№ 25	929-119	Bima Samudera III	Indonesian Marine	1985	1985 laid-up in Surabaya
№ 26	929-117	Jet 8	Jet Line Kansai Kisen	1985	Active	1996 Falcon	Sado Kisen	2000 Venus 2	Kyushu Yusen
№ 27	929-120	Bima Samudera IV	Indonesian Marine	uncompleted	1985 laid-up in Surabaya shipyard
№ 28	929-120	Bima Samudera V	Indonesian Marine	uncompleted	1985 laid-up in Surabaya shipyard

Built under license by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. in Kobe, Japan

Hull	Type	Original Name	Original Operator	Delivery	Disposition (2012)	2nd name	2nd operator	3rd Name	3rd operator
№ 1	929-117	Tsubasa	Sado Kisen	Mar 1998	Active
№ 2	929-117	Pegasus	Kyusyu Shosen Co. Ltd.	Jun 1989	Active	Toppy 1	Tane Yaku Jetfoils	2013 Seven Island Tomo	Tokai Kisen Co.
№ 3	929-117	Toppy 1	Tane Yaku Jetfoils	Sep 1989	Active	Beetle 3	JR Kyushu Jet Ferries
№ 4	929-117	Princess Dacil	Trasmediterranea	Mar 1990	Active	Pegasus	Kyusyu Shosen Co. Ltd.
№ 5	929-117	Nagasaki	JR Kyushu Jet Ferries	Apr 1990	Active	Beetle 1	JR Kyushu Jet Ferries
№ 6	929-117	Beetle	JR Kyushu Jet Ferries	Jul 1990	Active	Rocket	Cosmo Line	Rocket 3	Tane Yaku Jetfoils
№ 7	929-117	Unicorn	Kyusyu Shosen Co. Ltd.	Oct 1990	Active	Pegasus 2	Kyusyu Shosen Co. Ltd.
№ 8	929-117	Beetle 2	JR Kyushu Jet Ferries	Feb 1991	Active
№ 9	929-117	Venus	Kyushu Yusen	Mar 1991	Active
№ 10	929-117	Suisei	Sado Kisen	Apr 1991	Active
№ 11	929-117	Princess Teguise	Trasmediterranea	Jun 1991	Active	2007 Toppy 5	Tane Yaku Jetfoils
№ 12	929-117	Toppy 2	Tane Yaku Jetfoils	Apr 1992	Active
№ 13	929-117	Toppy 3	Tane Yaku Jetfoils	Mar 1995	Active
№ 14	929-117	Crystal Wing	Kaijo Access Co.	Jun 1994	Active	2002 Beetle 5	JR Kyushu Jet Ferries	2014 Seven Island Tairyo	Tokai Kisen Co.
№ 15	929-117	Emerald Wing	Kaijo Access Co.	Jun 1994	Active	2004 Rocket 1	Cosmo Line	-	Tane Yaku Jetfoil

Built under license by Shanghai Simno Marine Ltd. CSSC, China

Hull	Type	Original name	Original operator	Delivery	Disposition (2012)	2nd name	2nd operator
№ 1	PS-30-101	Balsa	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong	1994	Inactive	-	-
№ 2	PS-30-101	Praia	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong	1995	Active	KobeE	Miraejet Co. Ltd.

See also

• Boeing hydrofoils
• Pegasus class hydrofoil

References

1. http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/hydro.html Boeing history page
2. "www.classicfastferries.com/cff/pdf/cff_2004_2.pdf?bcsi_scan_A4C9E8056B19D97F=0&bcsi_scan_filename=cff_2004_2.pdf" (PDF).
3. "TRIS Online: THE EVALUATION OF THE HYDROFOIL HMS SPEEDY". HMS SPEEDY was procured in 1979 to provide the Royal Navy with an opportunity to gain practical experience in the operation and support of a modern hydrofoil, to establish technical and performance characteristics, and to assess the capability of a hydrofoil in the UK 'Offshore Tapestry' role. The present paper describes the operational and technical evaluation of HMS SPEEDY undertaken in 1980-82, and outlines the results obtained.
4. "A History of Roll on".
5. HistoryLink.org Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History, "Princess Marguerite I, II, and III: Three Historic Vessels" (by Daryl C. McClary), http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=7478 Accessed December 11, 2006.
6. "Hansard — Thursday, July 3, 1980 — Afternoon Sitting". leg.bc.ca.
7. Lane, Polly (October 22, 1997). "Hydrofoil Comeback Proposed". The Seattle Times.

Bibliography

• Brown, D K; Catchpole, J P; Shand, A M (1984). "The Evaluation of the Hydrofoil HMS Speedy". Royal Institution of Naval Architects Transactions. 126. ISSN 0035-8967.

External links

• Kawasaki Jetfoil homepage