Boeing 929 Jetfoil

The Boeing 929 Jetfoil is a passenger-carrying hydrofoil ferry driven by waterjets, built by Boeing in the 1970s after the company adapted systems from its jet aircraft for use on the water. Development was led by Robert Bateman, and the design drew on technology from the United States Navy patrol hydrofoil Tucumcari and shared ideas with the Pegasus-class military patrol hydrofoils. Boeing launched its first passenger Jetfoil in April 1974, and the craft could carry between 167 and 400 passengers. Three 929-100 boats went to Seaflite for service in the Hawaiian Islands from 1975 and were later reused on the Hong Kong to Macau route. About two dozen Jetfoils worked ferry routes in Asia, Europe, the Canary Islands and elsewhere, the Royal Navy bought one as HMS Speedy, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries built the design under licence in Kobe, Japan.