stockholm, capital of sweden and the city of islands, 1a of them to be precise which makes water transport a big thing around these parts. so today i have decided to take the ferry. but this is no ordinary ferry. because this ferry can fly! this is the candela p 12, the prototype of a ferry which should go into service injuly 2024 and its cruising speed of 25 knots and wings called hydrofoils provide huge amounts of lift in the same way that aircraft wings can get a plane off the ground, these wings can raise the whole hull above the surface. i ve started to notice more and more boats and even windsurfing and kite surfing having these foils underneath the board so the entire thing can lift out of the water. because hardly any of the boat is having to push through the water, it does not need as powerful a motorcar. that means there is something else that is very special about this craft. it is electric. these small propellers are all that are needed to get the ferry up to spee
this week. is it a boat or is it a plane? i m onboard the ferry that can fly. why has nobody made an electric hydrofoil flying ferry before? i think the main reason is that it s freaking hard. we re in india, where solar dryers are battling food waste. and an eye in the sky on energy use. nice outfit, by the way. thanks. i ve been taking the temperature with the world s thermometer to assess the climate impact of all our actions. stockholm, capital of sweden, and a city of islands, 1a of them to be precise, which makes water transport a big thing around these parts. so today i ve decided to take the ferry. but this is no ordinary ferry because this ferry. ..can fly. this is the candela p 12, the prototype of a ferry which should go into service injuly 202a. and at its cruising speed of 25 knots, narrow wings called hydrofoils, provide huge amounts of lift. in the same way that aircraft wings can get a plane off the ground, these wings can raise the whole hull above the surfac
nice outfit by the way. thanks. i m taking the world temperature to assess all our actions. stockholm, capital of sweden and the city of islands, and the city of islands 14 of them, to be precise which makes water transport a big thing around these parts. so, today, i ve decided to take the ferry. but this is no ordinary ferry, because this ferry can fly. this is the candela p 12, the prototype of a ferry which would go into service injuly 2024, and at its cruising speed of 25 knots, narrow wings called hydrofoils provide huge amounts of lift. in the same way that aircraft wings can get a plane off the ground, these wings can raise the whole hull above the surface. i ve started to notice more and more boats and even windsurfs and kite surfs having these foils underneath the board so the entire thing can lift out of the water. and because hardly any of the boat is having to push through the water, it doesn t need as powerful a motorcar and that means there s something el
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in a police car in hampshire. time now to leave you with ten seconds of party. as a man city supporter i was in instabul, the blues have been parading their trophy when a thunderstorm hit manchester. you are all caught up. bye for now and have a good night. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. that surfing dream. the perfect wave. the perfect look. but beneath the surface lies a murkier side. for every pristine peak, broken boards and piles of cheap polystyrene dumped on our beaches. it s really disheartening to see this amount of waste come forward. surfers may enjoy the fresh sea air, but the industry relies on toxic chemicals, producing suits and boards derived from oil. and living that dream of being at one with nature is getting more and more difficult. we do want to encourage people to get outdoors, but at the same time, at what cost to the planet? so i want to know, can