I would have killed for a model like that, when I was a kid. :rolleyes: -Will (Dragonfly)
Definitely get everyone clean water. You are also implying that they wouldn't be cutting down their forests of they had fossil fuels to heat and...
Amen!
[ATTACH] Found in the mud on the Georgia coast. Probably not a dinosaur, but maybe. Wouldn't it be something if it did turn out that dinosaurs...
Wow. Look how much Raindeer have evolved since then. From basically a pig to what we know as raindeer today. -Will (Dragonfly)
[IMG] It looks like more of a whisker pole for running downwind with a sort of asymmetrical staysail. There was probably some strange nautical...
I think it is more like comparing an electric motor to a dynamo.
I love stilt houses, extra work/play space without adding to your floor plan. -Will (Dragonfly)
I second wet feet's sentiments. She is a beautiful boat, by the way. I envy your luck in acquiring her. She is a solid glass hull underneath....
Course speed vs momentary speed? Maybe both. Since the power is dependant upon the natural forces of wind, current and sea state, should a record...
Good, and about time. My interest in electric vehicles is more in the line of progressive science, than in concerns for the environment....
"Where is everybody?" -Dr. Enrico Fermi -Will (Dragonfly)
Yes!
I'm not so sure. People are always losing their patience and often, it just takes a few drinks to lose time. :p -Will (Dragonfly)
I'm sure I'm wrong, but from what I've been reading, there is little or no forward component to lift, only the lift relative to angle of attack....
[ATTACH] -Will (Dragonfly)
If only that were true for dockage.
I don't have a boat building story, but I think you all can relate to this. Years ago, I worked as a mold builder for an architectural concrete...
Only a sailboat gains forward motion from lift on the sail. With a sailboat, because the airfoil angle can be adjusted to the direction of motion...
And yet... all you have to do is walk east and you'll be going faster. :p (of course, that also means you can't be at too high or too low of a...
