aerodynamic hull

  • 1Tunnel hull — A Tunnel Hull is a type of boat hull that uses two typically planing hulls with a solid center that traps air. This entrapment then creates aerodynamic lift in addition to the planing lift from the hulls. Many times this is attributed to ground… …

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  • 2Semi-rigid airship — Semi rigid airships are airships with a partial framework. These often consist of a rigid, occasionally flexible, keel frame along the long axis under the aerodynamic hull envelope. The partial framework can also be inside the hull. Semi rigids… …

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  • 3Orbiter (simulator) — Orbiter Developer(s) Martin Schweiger Version 100830, 110822(beta) …

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  • 4Orbiter (sim) — Infobox VG| title = Orbiter (2006 Edition) developer = Martin Schweiger publisher = distributor = designer = license = Freeware engine = version = 2006P1,060929 released = May 4, 2006 (first patch released September 29, 2006) genre = Simulation… …

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  • 5John M. Riebe — Infobox Scientist name = John Michael Riebe box width = image width = caption = birth date = birth date|1921|5|8|df=y birth place = Lansford, Pennsylvania death date = death place = residence = Newport News, Virginia citizenship = nationality =… …

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  • 6Aamv — An AAMV is an Aerodynamically Alleviated Marine Vehicle, a high speed marine vehicle configuration that uses aerodynamically generated forces (lift) to ‘alleviate’ its weight. The advantage is that the hydrodynamic lift requested to sustain the… …

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  • 7Sailing — is the art of controlling a sailing vessel. By changing the rigging, rudder and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat. Mastery of the skill requires… …

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  • 8Airship — For other uses, see Airship (disambiguation). Dirigible redirects here. For the 1931 film, see Dirigible (film). Not to be confused with Balloon (aircraft) or Blimp. Airship …

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  • 9air-cushion machine — ▪ vehicle Introduction also called  ground effect machine,  or  hovercraft,         any of the machines characterized by movement in which a significant portion of the weight is supported by forces arising from air pressures developed around the… …

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  • 10ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …

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