With custom panel and sound.
Like the real thing, the model is capable of 40 knot speeds.
Try it out at Edwards, or, with the "road.net" file from Andrew Benzies, on any road in X-P 8.50. (Some roads work already)
Mark Fisher's X-Planes: "Sail Power"
Mark Fisher can be contacted at mf70@hotmail.com
X-Plane is a flight simulator available from www.X-Plane.com
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Sandpiper 34 Sanderling (710 Version) Walt Scott designed this thin-water cruiser as
a modernization of Commodore Munroe's Presto. In X-Plane, it performs better than
in real life, due to the lack of wave drag. While it is not possible to reef, it IS
possible (and necessary, above 10 knots wind on a beat) to take in sail! (Read the POH) With custom panel and sound. |
| Team Philips Wave-piercing Catamaran (710 Version) At the very peak of the dot-com boom, Pete Goss persuaded
Philips Elecronics to pop for this 120-foot monster. It was intended to compete in
TheRace, a romp around the world with no barriers on the vessel used, provided it was
powered by sail. In reality, it snapped off the wave-piercing bow of the port hull twice.
The second time, the craft was abandoned in the Atlantic. Like the real thing, the model is capable of 40 knot speeds. |
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Iron Duck
So, how fast can you sail? For good reasons, this looks like an ice boat. A
group of Vermonters assembled three Volvo wheels, 1600 pounds of iron, and
some foam and plywood to produce the world's land speed record holder for
sail power. (Final assembly is with duct tape.) Try it out at Edwards, or, with the "road.net" file from Andrew Benzies, on any road in X-P 8.50. (Some roads work already) |
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