Posted on 01/22/2015 8:33:52 AM PST by BenLurkin
Called the "Vindskip," the Norwegian design uses the high sides of its container ships as sails, turning the whole vessel into a wind-assisted airfoil.
Designed by Lade AS, the Oslo-based company says the hybrid merchant ship -- which would still have a liquefied natural gas-powered engine -- could achieve fuel savings of 60% and reduce emissions by 80%.
It's the brainchild of Terje Lade, who used his skills as a speed sailor to develop his aerodynamic design. He says the futuristic container ship works more like an airplane than a conventional sailing ship.
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The ship would be able to point as high as 18 degrees into the wind, the vacuum created on the lee side of the vessel (the side sheltered from the wind) enough to propel the ship forward.
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bump
nice boat
no relation to Toshiba?
The name seems to be a contraction of Ta Shing (the manufacturer) and Baba (the name of a very popular boat they built in the past).
Toshiba is Japanese
Tashiba is Taiwanese
Either way, we hope to sail her to both places one day.
That picture shows the hull/sail “set” on one course. It will help if the wind is in one direction and hurt otherwise. They won’t build it and lose interior volume.
don’t leave out Korea
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