How does a superconducting boat engine work and have they made one?

Subject: How does a superconducting boat engine work and have they made one?

Date: Wed May 3 09:00:21 2000
Posted by Todd Jennings
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Area of science: Engineering
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I have read about a type of boat engine with no moving parts that uses 
superconducting magnets to accelerate the water.  This appears to be the 
propulsion method in The Hunt For The Red October.  I read that a Japanese 
firm made such a boat, but I am not sure if they did or if it worked.

Re: How does a superconducting boat engine work and have they made one?

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