How much surface area is there on the hulls of a catamaran Like an F16, or F18?
I just got done reading this: http:/
Chapter 18 goes over the buiding of the aluminum body for a AC Cobra replica that Larry Ellison had built. Read the whole thing as its really fricken cool. Looking at the body made me want a polished aluminum catamaran, just wanted to take a wag at what each hull skin would weigh. The curiousity is overwhelming.
Karl,
You could work on around 7m2 for an F16 and a bit over 8m2 for an F18.
These are just ballpark figures. I have the exact figures stashed away somewhere but these should be close enough to play with.
I would be interested in hearing what you come up with.
Regards,
Phill
Is that one hull or both?
Aluminum weighs .098lbs per cubic inch. A plate 12
x12
x.125
would weigh 1.764lbs. If there's roughly 75ft^2 of area, that would be 132lbs if my math is correct.
I can't imagine 1/8
aluminum is too friendly to work with either, or neccessary. Probably wouldn't need any bulkheads though! You could probably use 1/16", or likely even less.
I'm not actually looking to pursue anything, I don't have the money or the resources to build or have anything built. Just mental masturbation.
This thing is flat out beautiful though!![[Linked Image]](http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/427_sc/gallery/baregal12.jpg)
The skill and craftsmenship it takes to build a polished aluminum body is just amazing.
Karl,
That is per hull.
I agree that is a beautiful machine. Such great work. How could they make such a silly mistake as put the steering wheel on the wrong side? <img src="<>/frown.gif" alt="frown" title="frown" height="15" width="15" />
Regards,
Phil