A manual of naval architecture. For the use of officers of the Royal Navy, officers of the Mercantile Marine, shipbuilders, shipowners, and yachtsmen (1889)
White, W. H. (William Henry), Sir, 1845-1913 · London, J. Murray · leaf 662
rtia will thereforevary as the fifth powers; the area of the middle-line plane willvary as the square ; and therefore, under this mode of viewing thequestion, the rudder-areas should be proportional to the productsof the areas of the middle-line planes into the squares of thelengths. Expressed… … This would give a much larger area to the rudders of long shipsthan is commonly adopted; and as a matter of fact, long shipsusually turn more slowly than short ships in consequence of theirproportionately small rudders. Great differences of opinion have been expressed respecting thebest form for…
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