T&R Report R-17: Glossary for High Speed Craft (1974)

One of the major problems that have developed in the field of high-speed waterborne surface craft, i.e., hydrofoils, planing craft, and air-cushion vehicles, is the lack of a set of standard technical terms to be used in conjunction with these crafts. In an attempt to rectify this situation, Panel MS-l (High-Speed Surface craft) of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers' Technical and Research (T&R) Program has prepared T&R Report R-17, "Glossary for High-Speed Surface Craft. This glossary is intended to define only those terms primarily associated with these craft and ref­erences other glossaries to define terms associated primarily with marine or aeronautical technologies.