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In hull form, Surprise was a medium clipper, with a prismatic coefficient of 0.82 (compared to Witch of the Wave: 0.66; Sea Witch: 0.64 - typical values for a "sharp" clipper). Nevertheless, she made some notably fast passages, setting a record, at the time, of 96 days and 15 hours on her first trip from New York to San Francisco.
Orthographically projected diagram of the A-5A Vigilante. Cockpit instrument panel. Data from North American Rockwell A3J (A-5) Vigilante, [36] Aircraft engines of the World 1966/67, [37] Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1964–65 [38] General characteristics. Crew: 2; Length: 76 ft 6 in (23.32 m) Wingspan: 53 ft 0 in (16.16 m) Height: 19 ft 5 ...
Replica of 1847 "Baltimore Clipper" Californian built in 1984. A Baltimore clipper is a fast sailing ship historically built on the mid-Atlantic seaboard of the United States, especially at the port of Baltimore, Maryland. An early form of clipper, the name is most commonly applied to two-masted schooners and brigantines. These vessels may also ...
The pilot cutter developed from the need for a fast boat to take maritime pilots from harbour to incoming large trading vessels. As most early pilots were local fisherman who undertook both jobs, although licensed by the harbour to operate within their jurisdiction , pilots were generally self-employed, and the quickest transport meant greater ...
The advantage of "motor" type clippers is that they provide a positive power stroke in both directions of cutting (as the blade moves back and forth); The other type of clipper motor is the "vibrator type" clipper which, instead of having a rotating armetured motor, has a magnetic vibrating strip that pulls the blade to one side, and, as the AC ...
The helm station remained unsheltered and unchanged. Finally, the entire teak deck was replaced, and the steel beneath it was found to be badly corroded and had to be repaired as well. For two summers, Eagle sailed without parts of her teak deck. It was discovered that the teak deck is one of the keys to 'stiffening' the longitudinal strength ...
Killed in the accident were two Icon employees: lead engineer and chief company test pilot Jon Karkow, who was the pilot in command; and Cagri Sever, Icon's director of engineering, who was a passenger on the flight. Karkow had been involved in the design of the A5's folding wings as well as parts of the aircraft's control systems.
Michael Healy—Cabin boy on a clipper. Became the first African-American to command a ship of the United States government. [8] Benjamin Cheever Howard—Mate on Witchcraft, Golden Fleece, & Rising Son. Letters written from clippers at Bancroft Library & Peabody Essex Museum. Early San Francisco businessman (Howard & Pool).