Gasturbine

Gasturbine General Electric T-58-6, 1000 PS, für Tragflügelboot Supramar ST3, in Zusammarbeit mit US Navy

Dating

1967

Persons

Supramar AG (1952), Betreiber/in oder Benutzer/in, archivalisch belegt

General Electric Company, Hersteller/in, archivalisch belegt

United States Navy (USN, US Navy) (1775), Auftraggeber/in, archivalisch belegt

Description

Gasturbine General Electric T-58-6, 1000 PS, für Tragflügelboot Supramar ST3, in Zusammarbeit mit US Navy. Spitzengeschwindigkeit des Bootes: 100 km/h bei voll getauchten Tragflügeln. Gasturbine, verwendet im Prototyp eines luftstabilisierten Tragflügelbootes, das in Zusammenarbeit mit der US Navy durch die Supramar AG, Luzern, gebaut wurde.

Object type

Object (three-dimensional)

Geography

Place of manufacture: Luzern, Hergiswil, Stansstad, Kanton Nidwalden, USA

Material / Technique

Metall, Kunststoff

Dimensions

165 x 55 x 88 cm

Inventory number

VHS-3717

Legend

General Electric Gas turbine T-58-6 JD2 for Supramar ST 3A, USA 1967 Aviation turbine for hydrofoil boats Whereas world wide already over 100 jetfoils were in regular use, on 20 November 1967 a world’s first stirred up a great deal of interest from the media on Lake Lucerne. Commissioned by the USA Navy, Supramar developed a small speed hydrofoil boat. As a test boat, the ST 3A was the first to have a fully hydrofoil with a so-called air control which changed the buoyancy in such a way that a balance could be made again and again. In addition, the boat was experimentally driven by an aviation turbine. The gas turbine however in spite of its 1000 HP did not bring the desired success.