Welcome Jeff. I envy you your youth in this computerised age, and also your dual diciplines. Aerospace Engineering and Naval Architecture are...
Broad spectrum there then. An averaged specific fuel consumption of 210 grammes of fuel burnt every hour, for every kiloWatt of power required...
Owners can and do carry a load of gear and spares. Flybridge type yachts arguably allow a bit more room to do this. Some owners (not all) run the...
:D Being glued and screwed is fine when you are a boat, but not a boat user.
(following is fictitious, NOT applicable to any marque or type:) ) Once upon a time, there was a hull design for a 50 foot boat. It boasted a 22...
The Camargue 44 is an example of a hull design with a cranked aft deadrise. The deadrise is steeper from the keel to the outboard edge of the...
As with many questions asked on here, there is not a singular correct answer. The term 'deep V' itself can be applied to a myriad of yacht types,...
The one in here no good ? http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/luxury-mega-super-yacht-builders/4672-westport-yachts.html
Did I just reply to a thread thats ten years old ? I'm confused:)
"Passengers can board on the Stbd side at Southampton, and disembark on the Port side at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, without her even leaving port"
At too small a scale, Lego allows you too few pixels, if you catch my drift. The trick is to up-scale your model. I'd guess a model about 40 feet...
:) Yup, its been discussed before, and individual preferences remain. Personally, my liking for UG has grown over the last year or so. I still...
:) I suppose it depends on how old they are....I used to borrow a collegues, then one day ('79) I found one at a Car Boot Sale (thrift / junk...
You forgot the slide rule and ivory-dialled planimeter;)
....I dont think the designers thought this one through.
Very good and very funny.
It was posted on another forum I'm a member of. I've asked the OP for any links etc he may have.
....from a time when kilt wearing was the norm.
:) Thanks. Such a beautiful design. I like all marks of Mustangs and Spitfires, but when the bubble canopy was introduced on later versions of...
Thats a great site. Thanks for the link. I love classic planes, my favorites are the late model Mustang, late model Spitfire and the Sopwith...
