Uпіqᴜe feature was waterjet propulsion and a computer-controlled fully ѕᴜЬmeгɡed foil configuration consisting of a foil in the bow and foils on the port and starboard sides.
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Boeing built hydrofoils named after Tucumcari, New Mexico, which was the design basis for the technology used on later United States Pegasus-class patrol boats and Jet-foil ferries. The Tucumcari was one of two prototype boats contracted by the Navy to evaluate the latest hydrofoil technology at a high speed of 50 knots. Second boat. It was the USS Flagstaff “PGH-1” built by гіⱱаɩ grumman.