X-Bow takes to the high seas
The KTM X-Bow is currently making its debut at the Geneva Motor Show but I tripped across this other, lesser known bearer of the same name and thought some of you may be interested. The Ulstein X-Bow is a ship designed using the same principles employed by the far-ranging Vikings. According to what I found, the X-shape of the hull helps reduce the drag and improve airflow around the vessel. Thus, fuel is saved, transit time is decreased, stability is increased. What more could you ask for in a big honkin' ship?
If you're in the market for a sweet ark, you might want to hurry because these things are flying off the shelves. Twenty are to be delivered over the next two years. Want to see this baby in some high sea action? Hit the jump for some video with a kicking sound track.
[Source: inventorspot.com and youtube]
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Tim 4:26PM (3/07/2008)
To my eye, it's an ugly design but it seems to divide the wave crests equally instead of riding up on one only to dive deeply into the next. This makes for a more stable, dry and efficient vessel. Function over form. Then again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder or the owner in this case.
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Murc 4:24AM (3/08/2008)
not bad. It looks ok, I think I like its looks a bit better then the current normal design, ans it looked like it faired better in those rough seas....I'd say they have a pretty good freighter on their hands.
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Jonathan 7:25AM (3/08/2008)
The BS stops when the anchor's aweigh, or something like that.
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