page_title: Enrico Forlanini
section_title: Hydrofoils
hierarchical_section_title: Enrico Forlanini / Hydrofoils
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Enrico Forlanini's hydrofoil on Lake Maggiore likely in December 1910
context_page_description: Enrico Forlanini was an Italian engineer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer, known for his works on helicopters, aircraft, hydrofoils and dirigibles. He was born in Milan. His older brother Carlo Forlanini was a physician.
context_section_description: He is also known for his hydrofoils that he started modelling since 1898. One of those, built at full scale, used a ladder system of foils and a 60 hp (45 kW) engine driving two counter-rotating air props.
  During testing on Lake Maggiore in 1906, this craft reached a top speed of 68 km/h (42.5 mph). He also tested a hydrofoil with a 25 horsepower (19 kW) steam engine but this only achieved around 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph) in 1908-1909.
caption: Forlanini hydrofoil on Lake Maggiore circa 1911
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