tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301757140313310161.post512505537881886655..comments2024-03-14T14:46:53.095+00:00Comments on Nigel Fisher's Brigg Blog: STORM DORIS & BRIGGNIGEL FISHERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00105982962344084267noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301757140313310161.post-4501657464194484062017-02-25T19:46:29.942+00:002017-02-25T19:46:29.942+00:00Correction to Correction.....ignore...I was right ...Correction to Correction.....ignore...I was right the first time, as always!!!Ken Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719906304442070128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301757140313310161.post-32914205239350896202017-02-25T07:56:51.619+00:002017-02-25T07:56:51.619+00:00Correction.....the gondola's asyemmetry - has ...Correction.....the gondola's asyemmetry - has significant curve bias on the right side, not left......built-in design to counter drag at the water line...<br />Ken Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719906304442070128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301757140313310161.post-33214663277413214592017-02-24T14:34:01.795+00:002017-02-24T14:34:01.795+00:00I've told you about my experience in a Blackb...I've told you about my experience in a Blackburn Beverley....a lumbering RAF transport aircraft....flying back from Cyprus to Malta, there was a very strong headwing....the airspeed was recorded as 120 knots, but progress over the Med was about 35 mph....we had to divert to an RAF station in north Africa before the fuel ran out.<br />And having mentioned the ventori effect, did you know that a gondola has one side that is more curved than the other side.<br />The gondalier propels the craft from a standing position, paddling over the right stern..in normal circumstances this would turn a craft to the left...but to compensate, the right side is curved more to produce a lower water pressure on the right side, thus sucking the gondola to the right and therefore, balancing thr effect of the gondolier's paddling...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ken Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719906304442070128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301757140313310161.post-51638589524117703212017-02-24T14:03:49.661+00:002017-02-24T14:03:49.661+00:00My plastic down-pipe blew off....admittedly, I had...My plastic down-pipe blew off....admittedly, I hadn't secured it the wall!<br />Force 12 is a hurricane/yphoon....but all sorts of natural and artificial features can affect both the basic wind speed and direction.<br />For example, moderate wind blowing between high rise buildings can increase speed to storm force (Re ventori effect)...and wind crossing a coast will invariably change its direction about 10 - 20 degrees...<br /><br /><br />Ken Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719906304442070128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301757140313310161.post-80749145437086519212017-02-24T14:03:13.243+00:002017-02-24T14:03:13.243+00:00My plastic down-pipe blew off....admittedly, I had...My plastic down-pipe blew off....admittedly, I hadn't secured it the wall!<br />Force 12 is a hurricane/yphoon....but all sorts of natural and artificial features can affect both the basic wind speed and direction.<br />For example, moderate wind blowing between high rise buildings can increase speed to storm force (Re ventori effect)...and wind crossing a coast will invariably change its direction about 10 - 20 degrees...<br /><br /><br />Ken Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719906304442070128noreply@blogger.com