An amphibian that sank?

John Kimmel wrote:
Roy Smith wrote:

One of the fundamental truths of boat design is that the center of gravity
has to be lower than the center of bouyancy. If it's not, then eventually
the boat (helicopter, whatever) will figure out how to turn itself over so
that it is.

Absolutly wrong. The center of bouyancy of most large boats and ships
is well below the center of gravity.

--
John (I Took Naval Science) Kimmel


GET YER STINKING PAWS OFF ME YOU DAMN DIRTY APE!

I saw a head-on picture of a carrier and boy did it look top heavy...

The Monk
GET YER STINKING PAWS OFF ME YOU DAMN DIRTY HUMAN! ~ Panet of the Apes
II

"Flyingmonk" wrote in message
ups.com...
I saw a head-on picture of a carrier and boy did it look top heavy...

The point of no return on a carrier is about 15 degrees, if I remember
correctly... For one of the Spruance class destroyers, it's around 60
degrees... At full speed, a ship should be able to apply full rudder
deflection and not go past the point of no return... I knew a guy once who
said that he was on a DD that was pulling 55 degrees as it made it back to
Norfolk -- light fuel load, storm off the coast, etc... You basically have
to strap yourself to your rack to sleep...

Grumman-581 wrote:

"Flyingmonk" wrote in message
ups.com...
I saw a head-on picture of a carrier and boy did it look top heavy...

The point of no return on a carrier is about 15 degrees, if I remember
correctly... For one of the Spruance class destroyers, it's around 60
degrees... At full speed, a ship should be able to apply full rudder
deflection and not go past the point of no return... I knew a guy once who
said that he was on a DD that was pulling 55 degrees as it made it back to
Norfolk -- light fuel load, storm off the coast, etc... You basically have
to strap yourself to your rack to sleep...

sleep?

Are you kidding?