Hydroplaning
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Hydroplaning and hydroplane may refer to:
- Aquaplaning, also known as hydroplaning, a loss of steering or braking control when a layer of water prevents direct contact between tires and the road, runway, or other surface.
- Planing (sailing)Planing (sailing)Planing is the mode of operation for a waterborne craft in which its weight is predominantly supported by hydrodynamic lift, rather than hydrostatic lift .-History:...
, a method by which the hull of a boat skims over the surface of the water rather than plowing through it- Any watercraft that is specifically designed to plane, including:
- Hydroplane (boat), a fast motor boat used in racing
- HydrofoilHydrofoilA hydrofoil is a foil which operates in water. They are similar in appearance and purpose to airfoils.Hydrofoils can be artificial, such as the rudder or keel on a boat, the diving planes on a submarine, a surfboard fin, or occur naturally, as with fish fins, the flippers of aquatic mammals, the...
, a boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull
- Any watercraft that is specifically designed to plane, including:
- Diving planeDiving planeA diving plane, also known as a hydroplane, is a control surface found on submarines which allow the vessel to pitch its bow and stern up or down to assist in the process of submerging or surfacing the boat, as well as controlling depth when submerged....
, a submarine control surface used to help control depth, analogous to the elevators on the tail of an aircraft - HydrobladingHydrobladingHydroblading is a figure skating move in the field in which a skater glides on a deep edge with the body stretched in a very low position, almost horizontal to the ice...
, a figure skating move sometimes referred to as hydroplaning - SeaplaneSeaplaneA seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
, an aircraft designed to land on water