To: gandalftb
The forces involved in turning a ship that large at 30 knots have to be incredible. Hats off to the engineers who made it a reality! I would have loved to have been a part of the project.
4 posted on
07/14/2012 10:05:47 AM PDT by
JayNorth
(Barack Obame and Joe Biden are proof positive that two wrongs don't make a right!)
To: JayNorth
Remember, these aircraft carriers are making such force moves while empty.
6 posted on
07/14/2012 10:07:08 AM PDT by
cranked
To: JayNorth
High speed turns are SOP for all boats during both sea trials and normal underway maneuvering.
CVN-76 30 October 200788 posted on
07/14/2012 7:28:18 PM PDT by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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