Comments on: An OCEAN LINER Built Like a Zeppelin http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/an-ocean-liner-built-like-a-zeppelin/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:28:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/an-ocean-liner-built-like-a-zeppelin/comment-page-1/#comment-1065652 jayessell Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:44:20 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5250#comment-1065652 Rustysickle... AKA "The Caspian Sea--Monster." Rustysickle…
AKA “The Caspian Sea–Monster.”

]]> By: Rustysickle http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/an-ocean-liner-built-like-a-zeppelin/comment-page-1/#comment-1065649 Rustysickle Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:14:57 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5250#comment-1065649 A ship that treads air instead of water. This reminds me of the russian Ekranoplanes, ships that have wings and uses the lift generated to skip over the water at high speeds. Some of these russian ships can be quite huge. The largest is around 100 meters and weighs 540 tons. A ship that treads air instead of water. This reminds me of the russian Ekranoplanes, ships that have wings and uses the lift generated to skip over the water at high speeds. Some of these russian ships can be quite huge. The largest is around 100 meters and weighs 540 tons.

]]> By: Hachi http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/an-ocean-liner-built-like-a-zeppelin/comment-page-1/#comment-1060675 Hachi Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:51:53 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5250#comment-1060675 Maybe if it had hydrofoils... Maybe if it had hydrofoils…

]]> By: Eliyahu http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/an-ocean-liner-built-like-a-zeppelin/comment-page-1/#comment-1060177 Eliyahu Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:05:57 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5250#comment-1060177 Very inefficient. Airboats in the Everglades work because they're small, light, and operate on extremely smooth water. This thing would churn up a lot of air without moving very fast because it would never be able to get up on plane. I see a few other little issues, like having four engine rooms rather than one, bathrooms at both ends of the ship rather than in the cabins, and the dependence upon the secret new lightweight metal claimed by the designer. Very inefficient. Airboats in the Everglades work because they’re small, light, and operate on extremely smooth water. This thing would churn up a lot of air without moving very fast because it would never be able to get up on plane.
I see a few other little issues, like having four engine rooms rather than one, bathrooms at both ends of the ship rather than in the cabins, and the dependence upon the secret new lightweight metal claimed by the designer.

]]> By: Stephen Edwards http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/an-ocean-liner-built-like-a-zeppelin/comment-page-1/#comment-1060149 Stephen Edwards Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:21:07 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5250#comment-1060149 Wouldn't this be terribly inefficient because the propellers move air instead of water? Wouldn’t this be terribly inefficient because the propellers move air instead of water?

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/an-ocean-liner-built-like-a-zeppelin/comment-page-1/#comment-1060094 jayessell Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:17:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5250#comment-1060094 The propellors make it look something like ‘The Gigantic’ from the motion picture “The Big Broadcast of 1938?*. It was a radio energy powered high speed transatlantic ocean liner. Maybe this article inspired the prop designer! (A cookie for whoever finds a photograph!) *Forgotten except for Bob Hope's "Thanks for the Memories". The propellors make it look something like ‘The Gigantic’
from the motion picture “The Big Broadcast of 1938?*.
It was a radio energy powered high speed transatlantic ocean liner.
Maybe this article inspired the prop designer!
(A cookie for whoever finds a photograph!)

*Forgotten except for Bob Hope’s “Thanks for the Memories”.

]]> By: Myles http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/01/an-ocean-liner-built-like-a-zeppelin/comment-page-1/#comment-1060082 Myles Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:03:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5250#comment-1060082 Nice article, and there is actually a prototype. The main drawback I see compared to current cruise ships is the lack of windows, balconies, and spaces to be outside. Nice article, and there is actually a prototype. The main drawback I see compared to current cruise ships is the lack of windows, balconies, and spaces to be outside.

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