Airmax prototype demonstrator gets airborne

2010-05-30T16:46:00

Large-scale prototype model of the Stena Airmax afloat for the first time

The 15m long ship prototype Stena Airmax was named today in Gothenburg and is part of a project in which an ‘air cushion’ is being tested to investigate to what extent it reduces the friction between the hull and the water.

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