Talk:Voith Schneider Propeller

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The title of this article was changed by a possible vandal, request move back to original title 'Voith Schneider Propeller'. Aldis90 (talk) 05:43, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

This propulsion system really requires a diagram. Geo Swan 18:10, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Animation

I've made and added an animation of a VSP which I think helps explain how it works. Any comments? Chrisjohnson (talk) 17:45, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] verbal description

I don't think the verbal description that replaced mine is any clearer than mine. Less so in fact. This article really requires a diagram. -- Geo Swan 17:10, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)

The z-drive paragraph draws comparison between z-drives and kort nozzles. I'm not an expert, but I do have a reasonable working knowlege of each system. Whilst I can see how a z-drive could be compared with a VSP, I don't believe a kort nozzle is directly related to either as a kort nozzle is intended to increase the efficiency of a propeller, not influence the direction of thrust. I believe the author of this paragraph intended to write schottel or Azimuth thruster instead of kort nozzle. --mralston

[edit] History

Not sure if it belongs here, but the airscrew section needs help. Following the Wrights, wooden airscrews progressed from a "windmill" profile in WW1 aircraft to a recognizably modern shape soon after. Then metal props appeared, along with constant speed and variable pitch, then hollow blades, wide-chord ("paddle" blades, problems with tip speed approaching Mach 1, very thin & very wide-chord (hypersonic) blades (tested on the RF-84H), & finally the "propfan". Trekphiler 15:01, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Additional Information

Links: [1] [2] [3]

Interactive Demo: [4]

Publications: "Der Voith Schneider Propeller als Schiffsmodellantrieb" Author: Kurt Benz ISBN 3-922414-10-9 "Der VSP-Antrieb im Schiffsmodell" Author: Theodor Vieweg ISBN 3-7883-187-2