Chapter 876 Flying Fish, Flying Sailboat
Luo Chong likes ship models. Almost everyone who knows him a little knows it. Even if others don't know, She Xin, as the governor of Liuyang County, and Liuyang Shipyard is a key production unit under him, how could he not know Luo Chong's hobby?
Outside the gate, two guards came over carrying a delicate wooden ship model, with a special bracket underneath. This ship is exactly the flying fish-shaped sailboat that She Xin mentioned, a sailboat that the Han tribe does not have now.
Luo Chong, who is more familiar with the structure of sailboats, naturally saw the characteristics of this ship at a glance. The length-to-width ratio of the "Flying Fish" is very large, and the first impression it gives people is that it is long, longer than all the ships of the Han tribe now.
Moreover, this ship changed the design of the round bow of the Han tribe in the past, and used an inverted V-shaped blade-shaped bow for the first time. The two sides of the bow also used a concave streamlined design, making the bow sharp and thin. The stern is not a tunnel-like structure, but also a sharp blade-like, but there is no indentation on both sides. The arc-shaped structure can maintain better stability, the belly in the middle is rounded, and the bottom is slightly flat.
This ship has a shallow draft and a blade bow, which means less resistance in the water. There is no superstructure on the side of the ship, which means a lower center of gravity, more stable sailing, and less wind resistance. In addition, the designer abnormally inserted six masts on it, and the width of the six longitudinal sails arranged vertically is one section wider than the side of the ship. In the field of sailing, this means more powerful power.
After all, sailing ships are driven by wind. The larger the area of the sails, the more power there is. Is that right?
So in summary, the speed of this ship should be very abnormal!
The name Flying Fish also confirms this point. This ship can "fly" on the water.
"Are there specific parameters or drawings? This should be a sailing ship that pursues the fastest speed, right?" Luo Chong asked while looking at the ship model.
Other people around him didn't understand these things very well. They only knew that this ship looked long and thin, and there were a lot of sails, and the masts were more than the current flagship of Fubowei.
"Yes, I brought the drawings of this ship."
She Xin asked the drawings from the entourage and handed them to Luo Chong, and then he added an introduction beside him.
"Chief, this ship is indeed designed for higher speed. It uses a pointed bow for the first time, and the length-to-width ratio is stretched to the maximum extent. The design parameters are a beam of 16 meters, a draft of 5.2 meters, and a length of 136 meters. The length-to-width ratio reaches 8.5:1, which is more than twice that of the Fubo. The tonnage also exceeds that of the Fubo, reaching about 5,000 tons. There are six ultra-wide longitudinal sails arranged vertically on it, which can provide more sufficient power."
Having said this, She Xin paused for a moment before continuing, "Chief, the territory of our Han tribe is getting bigger and bigger, especially the north and south ends, connecting It is quite inconvenient. Although we have many sailboats in the Han tribe, the speed is too slow. It takes at least 43 days to reach Tuohai County from Liuyang County, and it takes at least 50 days to reach Qiongzhou Island from Liuyang County. It is for this reason that I asked the craftsmen of the shipyard to design this new type of ship. "
Everyone around nodded slightly. They were all local officials at the level of county governors. Naturally, they knew the current situation of the Han tribe. The territory of the tribe was too large, and the distance between the north and south ends was too far. It was extremely inconvenient to communicate once, which greatly restricted the development speed of the tribe.
At this time, She Xin suddenly made a shocking revelation, "Chief, the configuration of this flying fish is very light. According to our design and speculation, it can carry 600 people and 1,000 tons of cargo, and it can sustain itself for two months. It only takes 8 days and nights to reach the three counties of Honghu Lake, and 12 days and nights to complete the entire journey from Liuyang County to Tuo County, shortening the original 43-day voyage by about 3.5 times. If it is from Liuyang County to Qiongzhou Island, I am confident that it will reach the destination within half a month."
After hearing She Xin's introduction, everyone was stunned again. This was the second time everyone was surprised by a gift after the cripple presented a pair of porcelain bottles.
Running to the three counties of Honghu Lake on the grassland in eight days? !
12 days to complete a journey that originally took 43 days? !
Arrived at Qiongzhou Island from Liuyang County in half a month? !
What a perverted speed? !
If this flying fish can really reach this speed, it will be a leap forward for the construction of the south and the communication between the north and south of the Han tribe.
However, compared to the surprise of everyone, Luo Chong was relatively calm. In fact, from the structural point of view, the flying fish boat presented by She Xin was similar to the clipper boat that Luo Chong had heard of in his previous life. They were both large aspect ratio, streamlined design, and multi-sail structure sailboats. The design goal was the same, designed to pursue the fastest speed.
Luo Chong didn't know how fast this flying fish could run, after all, there was no real object, but the clipper boat did create a super-fast record of crossing the Atlantic in 13 days. This type of sailboat had reached the limit of the fastest speed of sailboats before the birth of steam turbines, and the speed could exceed 20 knots.
However, this kind of ship is just fast. Its stability is extremely poor and its turning radius is too large. If it encounters a strong crosswind, it is very easy to capsize. Whether it is transporting people or goods, it is more suitable for transportation, but it cannot be used as a warship because of its poor lateral stability. If dozens of cannons are installed on the side of this kind of ship to fire a salvo, it is estimated that the recoil alone can overturn the ship.
However, Luo Chong has never thought of using this thing as a warship. It is still very suitable for transportation.
After he finished reading the drawings, he commented, "I like this ship very much. I am also very pleased that you can take the trouble to deal with the inconvenience of communication between the north and the south of our tribe. However, I have some suggestions. This ship is good, but it is only suitable for use as a sea ship. If it runs on inland routes, this ship is too long.
The main waters of the Liuyang River are more than 100 meters at the narrowest point and several kilometers at the widest point. The average width is about 400 to 500 meters. The length of your ship is 136 meters, and the ship width ratio is too large, so the lateral resistance is large. If such a ship is in Liuyang, it will be very difficult to use it. Running in the river, you can't even turn around unless you have wide waters.
However, the design of this boat is very good, and this should be praised. However, it cannot be made that big when it is manufactured. It should be reduced in proportion. The width of the 16-meter boat should be reduced to 10 meters, and the length-to-width ratio should be 8.2. In this way, the length of the boat is 82 meters, a little longer than the Fubo. For other parts, you can reduce the proportions as you see, and the boat will be built after the New Year.
I also accept your gift. I hope this flying fish can really run at the speed you said.
"Yes, thank you for liking it, Chief!" She Xin happily stepped aside. This New Year's gift was a great honor for him. If the cripple's gift was a top-notch work of art, then his gift was a national treasure, and it was no less than that pair of porcelain bottles.
Yun Zhi of Ruyang County was in a more miserable situation. He originally thought that his gift should be good, but in the end, there was a treasure bottle, a living little lion, a beautiful jade and a super-fast sailboat in front of him. Thinking about his own things, he really didn't have the face to show them.
Seeing the leader and everyone else looking at him, Yun Zhi couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"Leader, I feel like I'm being disliked!" Yun Zhi said jokingly.
(End of this chapter)
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