Twin Rudders

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julesmoto
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6 Apr 2022 11:10am
Here's another solution :-)
PacificStar
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7 Apr 2022 1:55pm
that's gota a be photoshop...surely no-one would be that stupid ?

cheers,
Toph
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7 Apr 2022 4:34pm
Taken from a Facebook page.


PacificStar said..
that's gota a be photoshop...surely no-one would be that stupid ?

cheers,


The comments went on to say that it was a Catalina design and was useful to give rudder authority when the boat was rounding up..

I gave up reading the page to know how many models where built like this or even if it was successful. My Catalina certainly didn't have this design rudder.
Yara
Yara
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7 Apr 2022 7:21pm
Thats for doing handbrake turns. Perhaps when being chased by naval architects?
shaggybaxter
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7 Apr 2022 7:25pm
Yara said..
Thats for doing handbrake turns. Perhaps when being chased by naval architects?


Craig66
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7 Apr 2022 8:31pm
Maybe the name on the transom gives some insite
Jolene
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7 Apr 2022 7:17pm
Beechcraft v tail pilot
Toph
Toph
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7 Apr 2022 7:27pm
^^^ The V-Tail Beachcraft Bonanza AKA the Doctor Killer.
tarquin1
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7 Apr 2022 8:08pm
Trying to think of something funny to write but just can't.
I'm trying to picture whats going on when the boat has a bit of heel and weather helm. It could only get worse the more heel and helm you have.
Yara
Yara
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8 Apr 2022 11:14am
tarquin1 said..
Trying to think of something funny to write but just can't.
I'm trying to picture whats going on when the boat has a bit of heel and weather helm. It could only get worse the more heel and helm you have.


The flaw is that the pivot is not in line with the axis of the blade. Large increase in drag when you turn the wheel/tiller.
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