Bee type vessel, designed in Germany, with Voith-Schneider propeller installed directly below cabin, is capable of moving tractor in any direction and eliminates need for rudder; it is only 33 ft long, with beam of 9 ft 10 in., draft of 4 ft 7 in. and displacement 12 tons; two larger models being built: Hornet and Sea-type with Voith-Schneider propellers and driven by two diesel engines. See Engineering Index 1953 p 1124, under Tugboats -- Diesel.


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    Titel :

    Water "tractor" with Voith-Schneider propulsion


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Engineering


    Erschienen in:

    Engineering ; 178 , n 4617


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1954


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


    Voith-Schneider propulsion

    Goldsworthy, E.C. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1937


    Cycloidal voith-schneider propulsion

    Goldsworthy, E.C. / Brown, A.B. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1958


    Cycloidal voith-schneider propulsion

    Goldsworthy, E.C. / Brown, A.B. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1957


    Voith-Schneider system of propulsion

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1934


    Voith-schneider method of propulsion

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1932