Hi Scott: NOT an exhaustive list... Pros: gets weight out of the stern; provides access to the stern for boarding, whatever. Cons:...
Regarding calculaltion of the hull's CLP, are you gents saying that the rudder should be included in the calculation? Logically I would have...
I would be concerned with differential expansion rates as well as the quality of the mechanical bond with a straight laminate -- didn't Chris...
Nigel/all: www.philsfoils.com There is an interesting technical section that talks about thickness/chord and other real-world issues for...
The section (symmetrical, inverted or right-way-up) makes no difference -- it's all in the angle of attack (AoA). You need the 'panic pedal' to...
While new to the kind of Reynolds numbers dealt with here, my first job out of school was running flutter and dynamic loads analyses for...
One technique used in aircraft wing design (hollow aluminum section construction) is to use a concave trailing edge, i.e., instead of having the...
