A small experiment with foils to evaluate the feasibility of a flying boat with U shaped hydrofoils. This is a pure Fablab creation we started to have the idea to test this with Ricardo at 20h00 one evening @ the Artilect Fablab in Toulouse and at midnight all the part where designed & cut ready for assembly. The end idea could be to modify a hobbiecat or similar boat. But for now it is to have fun with the understanding of hydrofoils. Concept to demonstrate: Things not included in this design: Hydrofoil design: First test: What is next: Pictures Courtesy of Ricardo. Very simple build with laser cut 3mm plywood Assembly with a lot of hot glue. Pitch adjustment through an adjusting screw guided by a long nut fixed to the hull with more hot glue. The wing part of the foil in in 1mm plastic foil. initial idea for the wing was a profile cut in stirofoam with hot wire but it was not practical for such a small shape. and we found out that at these extremely low Reynolds just a curved flat plate was perfect.