Stormfageln prototype

Discussion in 'Powerboats' started by High Life, Dec 18, 2012.

  1. High Life
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    A 2008 concept boat
    http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/vehicles/watercraft/boats/Stormfageln.html




     
    High Life, Dec 18, 2012
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    Stormfågeln RIP

    What is the positva intention to link to this project which was closed down long ago?

    It was because it did not work as intended. Look carefully at their own data. With such efforts, the results are not particularly impressive. Most of it was just clever marketing to get uninformed to invest capital. The company went bankrupt after several years of heavy losses.

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    HJS, Dec 18, 2012
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    Is there a previous discussion on Stormfågeln?

    The bankruptcy coincided with the 2008 global financial crisis when many ventures shut down.
     
    High Life, Jan 6, 2013
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    10th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation
    FAST 2009, Athens, Greece, October 2009 ANALYSES OF THE PITCHABLE SURFACE PIERCING PROPELLER STORMFÅGELN
    http://www.imes.zhaw.ch/fileadmin/u...n_Berichte/FAST2009paper_149_29june_final.pdf
    Berghult L1, Meier J2 and Müller B2
    1 CTD Marine, Computational Turbomachinery Design Marine, Olgastrasse 8, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
    2 Institute of Mechanical Systems, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland​
     
    FMS, Jan 7, 2013
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    Thank you for the stress analysis PDF. That the mechanism requires strengthening for the analyzed 68 knot speed draws attention to its complexity. I also agree the top speed is not stunning for the horsepower on the prototype. I remind myself it was only a prototype.

    Was there any previous discussion that outlined tested performance in more detail?
     
    High Life, Jan 20, 2013
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