Paris is planning to introduce a taxi service where a boat will rise out of water on hydrofoil wings and fly on Seine river. boat has been developed by SeaBubbles craft and is powered by electric motors. bubble taxi can carry upto five passengers including pilot with maximum speed of 25 km/h. SeaBubbles claims that taxi will t produce any wave, ise or emission.

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Archimedean mode to foiling mode

company also claims that it can be used in different environments such as lakes, rivers and open sea. taxi sails in range of 0 to 18 kts and different kts are required for various functionalities. As per company’s website, taxi is in Archimedean mode between 0 to 6 kts where hull touches water. bubble changes into foiling mode between 7 to 18 kts where only foils are touching water and it lifts off water, flying 40cm above water surface. 

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Parking friendly taxi

bubble taxi is equipped with a fly-by-wire system which is also used in aviation industry. This niche techlogy allows system to constantly measure position of boat above water. system sends information to flaps, which are mounted on foil, to balance boat in order to keep it stable. foils me up of carbon fibre which helps to achieve a mean between lightness and resistance. scissor-doors used in bubble taxi saves parking and optimize embarking and disembarking.

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testing is underway and is likely to continue till September 20. project backers are seeking a license to operate on river as a taxi service from east of Paris to west. techlogy used by SeaBubbles were invented deces ago but instability factor has led to its limited commercial use.

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