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Boeing 928 Search & Rescue Hydrofoil

This is a civilian search and rescue variant of the Pegasus class of hydrofoils that were used by the US Navy during the Cold War and very much represents a 'what if' scenario, as unfortunately all the Pegasus hydrofoils - except the Aries which was turned into a floating museum (see the link below) - have sadly all been scrapped due to budget cuts.

Given it's original designation of Boeing model 928, this imagines that instead of being scrapped, at least one of the other Pegasus hydrofoils was saved, had it's weapons removed and converted into a versatile search & rescue (SAR) vessel.

• 1:1 Scale model of an actual Pegasus class hydrofoil, modified to operate as a search and rescue vessel.
  
• Touchscreen radar with a maximum range of 5km, this can be switched between standby (off) and Scan mode (on) by pressing the button on the screen that reads 'Scan'.
  
• A Mobile emergency beacon locator that you can use to pinpoint the approximate location of an emergency beacon.
  
• Waypoint navigation system and autopilot that can be interacted with by both the Helmsman and the Rescue Officer.
  
• A top speed of 110 knots with the RPS limiter turned off. The RPS limiter can be turned on for a more realistic top speed of 48-54 knots.
  
• A highly detailed interior based on documentation, plans, videos and photographs of the real USS Pegasus and USS Aries.
  
• 21 Stormlink compatible passenger seats.
  
• An easily accessible survival equipment room that includes welding tools, fire protection clothing and deep sea diving gear.
  
• A dedicated medical room with two medical beds and a shelf full of first aid equipment.
  
• Created to be played with a crew of 1-3 players but can easily be used in single player thanks to the user friendly controls.
  
• Stowable mast for sailing under any road and railway bridges.
  
• A basic righting mechanism for use during the very rare occasions when the vessel capsizes, but this tends to only happen during physics glitches or if caught by surprise by a huge tsunami.

1. Turn on both diesel engines.
   
2. Maneuver to where the water depth is greater than 5M.
   
3. Lower the foils.
   
4. Turn off the diesel engines and switch on the gas turbine.
   
5. Increase the speed and foil altitude to get foilborne.
   
6. Try not to scare the fishermen or hit anything while going over 50 knots and whatever you do - don't forget to stow the mast and lower your foil height before you go under any bridges.

• Sit at the Rescue Officer Station and press the button to turn on the water cannon.
  
• Use the WASD keys to aim the water stream.
  
• Alternatively you can go down to the water cannon itself and use the hose.

• Despite my best efforts to prevent it, the foils may still occasionally freak out and damage both themselves and the vessel. This is caused by a physics bug in Stormworks as the game doesn't like pivots with control surfaces on them being stressed by tight turns or sudden movements, especially on the high physics setting. Thankfully this is now quite rare.
  
• One of the recent patches for Stormworks has caused an issue whereby using the new radar seems to slow the game down considerably when used at longer ranges. I've experimented with swapping around several different radar microcontrollers to see if that helps but the slowdown seems to persist and it appears as though it might just be a bug that's crept into the game at some point since December 2021.
  I've reduced the radar range to around 5km to help alleviate this, but if you find this is still an issue then I recommend only using the radar periodically and switching it off by pressing the 'Scan' icon on the screen when it's not needed, or alternatively you can try switching to a lower physics detail setting via the game menu.

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USS Pegasus hydrofoil by Smivo
Massive thanks to this content creator as he finished his version well before me for an older version of Stormworks, and since it's also a 1:1 scale model I've used a lot of his work to finish mine.

NJ 2x2 Marine Navigation System by MrNJersey

Long range water cannon from the RPA-10 by Mikavdwiel

LUA EchoSounder for 1x1 monitor by denatollo

Overlayable Map by mes51

[Hebis] Target Drones by snake21jpn
(Credited as these appear in the video)

[Lua]Heading Display (analog) v1.2 by PenguinO

Radar Display Mk2 by Puipuix

Touchscreen Radio by Acc Original

Anchor system by Spider

Mobile Emergency Beacon Locator by Rifleman75

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Don't forget that if you want to see the USS Aries fly again and preserve a valuable piece of history, then please feel free to send any donations to the USS Aries Hydrofoil Museum via the link below:

https://www.ussaries.org/about-us